
Again, I don't know what others' experiences may be like. "And even sending me get well baskets with food and essentials. "I've been with CIG for four years," she continued." We've gone through a lot together! They helped me through the deaths of my Mother & Grandmother in the same day, They were there for me through my health diagnoses and my surgeries, offering constantly kind words and support" While I'm not aware of everyone's particular situation, I wanted to talk about my own." They've always been there for me in dire times, especially during my double mastectomy. "CIG has always been really good to me," her Twitter thread began. "I've not experienced what is being said in this article.

She is hesitant to comment on the experiences of others, but she was more than happy to publicly share her own history with the company during some of the worst times of her life. Michele is a former Twitch streamer who also claims to work at HR at Cloud Imperium Games. We've found a total of five people that have disputed the claims from anonymous Star Citizen developers in the Kotaku article, but one of these responses stands out in particular. "This is a confusing article that annoys me because from everyone I know and work with in Austin it is not the experience that people have had," read another response from Lead Vehicle Programmer David Colson. "CIG has been extremely supporting and helpful throughout this and this article is just clickbait" "Along with some amazing community members and friends offering assistance and support for which I can't thank them enough"

"This was my experience as well along with studio managers asking if I needed food, water, or emergency help after my apartment flooded and I lost quite a lot of time, personal items, and living space dealing with it along with the power outages and lack of water for days," read another response from a Twitter user who claims to be a "Player experience nerd" for Roberts Space Industries and Cloud Imperium Games. "Everyone I'm checking with was 'told to clock in as if they had worked, and to focus on personal safety first, not work.'" – Tyler Witkin, Director of Community at Cloud Imperium Games In the immediate aftermath of the Texas storm, studio leadership reached out to all 100+ Austin employees through their managers and individually to offer support and continues to do so with actionable assistance for all of those who were affected."Ī QA tester added to Witkin's response, categorizing the Kotaku article as "somewhat bewildering" and adding that Cloud Imperium Games was "nothing but supportive and understanding." This response from Tyler Witkin was far from the only public commentary on the matter. The Austin offices have remained closed to general staff since the beginning of the pandemic, with teams working from home. "Our staff’s safety and well-being are a priority to us at all times. "CIG is saddened to hear these allegations from the anonymous sources," a company spokesperson told Kotaku via e-mail. Naturally, Cloud Imperium Games provided Kotaku with a response to the claims from these anonymous Star Citizen developers. The Initial Statement from Cloud Imperium Games on Anonymous Claims "This lack of awareness was evidenced when some of us were discussing the aftermath of the storm, and coworkers from another studio location asked if we had been dealing with tornadoes." "Head leadership for the company never appeared to acknowledge that we even faced a natural disaster and seemed to completely neglect to communicate our situation to other studios," one of these sources reportedly told Kotaku.
