Infographic: How Did YOU Get Fired From Activision?

Infographic: How Did YOU Get Fired From Activision For Insubordination? Joystick Division polled a random selection of 1,572 former Activision employees who were fired for insubordination and asked them what happened. Here's the breakdown of their responses: 9% Just a big misunderstanding after waiting 15 minutes to order at Infinity Ward luncheon when you muttered: "Do we need to start an online petition to get some damn servers?" 5% Made wisecrack at quarterly financial meeting: "Well, I guess all that's left for us now is to build a Death Star." <1% Made the company a few billion dollars with a couple FPSS and then presumptuously assumed you had something to do with it. 14% Overheard replying to colleague asking for some of your lunch: "I'm not going to just let you take half of something I made. Maybe if your name was Harmonix it'd be a different story." 28% Started referring to employment at Activision as "getting played via the subscription model." 30% Lamented in earshot of supervisor:"Someday, l'd like to work for one of those smaller places, where there's a good vibe and it's still about games - you know, like EA or something." 13% Wrote design document for a new casual downloadable title with the edict: "So simple, even Kotick could play it." Polling data courtesy of Gary Hodges, 2010 Infographic: How Did YOU Get Fired From Activision For Insubordination? Joystick Division polled a random selection of 1,572 former Activision employees who were fired for insubordination and asked them what happened. Here's the breakdown of their responses: 9% Just a big misunderstanding after waiting 15 minutes to order at Infinity Ward luncheon when you muttered: "Do we need to start an online petition to get some damn servers?" 5% Made wisecrack at quarterly financial meeting: "Well, I guess all that's left for us now is to build a Death Star." <1% Made the company a few billion dollars with a couple FPSS and then presumptuously assumed you had something to do with it. 14% Overheard replying to colleague asking for some of your lunch: "I'm not going to just let you take half of something I made. Maybe if your name was Harmonix it'd be a different story." 28% Started referring to employment at Activision as "getting played via the subscription model." 30% Lamented in earshot of supervisor:"Someday, l'd like to work for one of those smaller places, where there's a good vibe and it's still about games - you know, like EA or something." 13% Wrote design document for a new casual downloadable title with the edict: "So simple, even Kotick could play it." Polling data courtesy of Gary Hodges, 2010 Infographic: How Did YOU Get Fired From Activision For Insubordination? Joystick Division polled a random selection of 1,572 former Activision employees who were fired for insubordination and asked them what happened. Here's the breakdown of their responses: 9% Just a big misunderstanding after waiting 15 minutes to order at Infinity Ward luncheon when you muttered: "Do we need to start an online petition to get some damn servers?" 5% Made wisecrack at quarterly financial meeting: "Well, I guess all that's left for us now is to build a Death Star." <1% Made the company a few billion dollars with a couple FPSS and then presumptuously assumed you had something to do with it. 14% Overheard replying to colleague asking for some of your lunch: "I'm not going to just let you take half of something I made. Maybe if your name was Harmonix it'd be a different story." 28% Started referring to employment at Activision as "getting played via the subscription model." 30% Lamented in earshot of supervisor:"Someday, l'd like to work for one of those smaller places, where there's a good vibe and it's still about games - you know, like EA or something." 13% Wrote design document for a new casual downloadable title with the edict: "So simple, even Kotick could play it." Polling data courtesy of Gary Hodges, 2010 Infographic: How Did YOU Get Fired From Activision For Insubordination? Joystick Division polled a random selection of 1,572 former Activision employees who were fired for insubordination and asked them what happened. Here's the breakdown of their responses: 9% Just a big misunderstanding after waiting 15 minutes to order at Infinity Ward luncheon when you muttered: "Do we need to start an online petition to get some damn servers?" 5% Made wisecrack at quarterly financial meeting: "Well, I guess all that's left for us now is to build a Death Star." <1% Made the company a few billion dollars with a couple FPSS and then presumptuously assumed you had something to do with it. 14% Overheard replying to colleague asking for some of your lunch: "I'm not going to just let you take half of something I made. Maybe if your name was Harmonix it'd be a different story." 28% Started referring to employment at Activision as "getting played via the subscription model." 30% Lamented in earshot of supervisor:"Someday, l'd like to work for one of those smaller places, where there's a good vibe and it's still about games - you know, like EA or something." 13% Wrote design document for a new casual downloadable title with the edict: "So simple, even Kotick could play it." Polling data courtesy of Gary Hodges, 2010 Infographic: How Did YOU Get Fired From Activision For Insubordination? Joystick Division polled a random selection of 1,572 former Activision employees who were fired for insubordination and asked them what happened. Here's the breakdown of their responses: 9% Just a big misunderstanding after waiting 15 minutes to order at Infinity Ward luncheon when you muttered: "Do we need to start an online petition to get some damn servers?" 5% Made wisecrack at quarterly financial meeting: "Well, I guess all that's left for us now is to build a Death Star." <1% Made the company a few billion dollars with a couple FPSS and then presumptuously assumed you had something to do with it. 14% Overheard replying to colleague asking for some of your lunch: "I'm not going to just let you take half of something I made. Maybe if your name was Harmonix it'd be a different story." 28% Started referring to employment at Activision as "getting played via the subscription model." 30% Lamented in earshot of supervisor:"Someday, l'd like to work for one of those smaller places, where there's a good vibe and it's still about games - you know, like EA or something." 13% Wrote design document for a new casual downloadable title with the edict: "So simple, even Kotick could play it." Polling data courtesy of Gary Hodges, 2010 Infographic: How Did YOU Get Fired From Activision For Insubordination? Joystick Division polled a random selection of 1,572 former Activision employees who were fired for insubordination and asked them what happened. Here's the breakdown of their responses: 9% Just a big misunderstanding after waiting 15 minutes to order at Infinity Ward luncheon when you muttered: "Do we need to start an online petition to get some damn servers?" 5% Made wisecrack at quarterly financial meeting: "Well, I guess all that's left for us now is to build a Death Star." <1% Made the company a few billion dollars with a couple FPSS and then presumptuously assumed you had something to do with it. 14% Overheard replying to colleague asking for some of your lunch: "I'm not going to just let you take half of something I made. Maybe if your name was Harmonix it'd be a different story." 28% Started referring to employment at Activision as "getting played via the subscription model." 30% Lamented in earshot of supervisor:"Someday, l'd like to work for one of those smaller places, where there's a good vibe and it's still about games - you know, like EA or something." 13% Wrote design document for a new casual downloadable title with the edict: "So simple, even Kotick could play it." Polling data courtesy of Gary Hodges, 2010