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In a disturbing study published by Kotaku, it is alleged that contractors moving astatine Nintendo of America done contracting steadfast Aerotek person been subjected to "years" of intersexual harassment and favoritism from some chap contractors and full-time Nintendo employees.

The study is the latest successful a series of accusations against some Nintendo of America and Aston Carter, the institution into which Aerotek was reorganised and done which galore of the workers interviewed were employed. Kotaku spoke to 10 sources who worked astatine Nintendo successful varying capacities successful the past 10 years, and they picture a investigating section astatine NOA that often felt similar "a frat house", echoing similar accusations made against Activision Blizzard successful 2021.

Incidents reported by contractors to their employers were allegedly played down, with 1 interviewee claiming that the contracting steadfast "warned her to beryllium little outspoken". The nonfiction details however the imaginable of gaining a imperishable relation astatine Nintendo — wherever full-time employees are known colloquially arsenic 'red badges' successful notation to their unsocial institution ID cards — would often marque alleged victims reluctant to study inappropriate behaviour for fearfulness of irreparably harming their vocation prospects.

This is conscionable 1 facet of a overmuch larger study that details contractors' conflict to asseverate wage equality, allegations of favouritism and cronyism, and claims made against circumstantial full-time employees astatine Nintendo of America that see stalking and verbal threats.

It's a sobering and disturbing read, but we'd promote you to caput implicit to Kotaku to read the afloat article.

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[source kotaku.com]