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Helen Chiang, the veteran Xbox staffer who got promoted in July and left the company amid mysterious circumstances just recently, has shared her side of the story--but her response doesn't the book on this saga.
In a LinkedIn post titled "Clarity is Kindess," which itself is a reference to her former boss (and Xbox CEO) Asha Sharma's much-ridiculed and cringey mantra, said it's "not accurate" that she was "fired for a policy violation" as multiple reports said.
Chiang said she will not "turn this into a play-by-play" and reveal the specifics, but she wanted to speak out to dispel rumors. "What has been said about my departure, and what has been left unsaid, has created a picture of me that I hardly recognize."
Xbox is undergoing a "reset" currently.
She went on to "set the record straight" by claiming she did not leak confidential company information to the press as some had speculated. "I have never communicated with any journalist outside the limited, company-authorized interviews I’ve done as part of my job," she said, adding that this includes having no contact with any journalist who reached out to her before today to ask for her side of the story.
Chiang went on to say she did not leave Xbox to join a competitor. "You don’t spend two decades somewhere without developing a deep loyalty to the people, teams, and businesses you’ve helped build," she said
"Xbox was never just another stop in my career. My end game was always to keep building here," she said.
That may all be true, but it's also unquestionable that people regularly spend lengthy periods of their career at one company, in high-level positions, and then move to other companies.
Third, Chiang said she "did not engage in discrimination, bullying, harassment, insider trading, embezzlement, or other fraudulent activity."
"I stand by my record: both the results I delivered and the way I have treated people throughout my career. I won’t let speculation define my character or erase that record," she said.
Chiang added that she did not leave Xbox because she was "passed over for a bigger role." She said that since having children, she became more "intentional about how I define ambition and success." She said she has purposefully not sought out bigger roles or jobs with more responsibilities; she said she hadn't interviewed for a job since 2011.
"My reputation and results paved the way for the opportunities that followed. I went where the company believed I was needed and where I could have the greatest impact," she said, adding that she did not ask to become Xbox's first-ever COO.
"I believe in fairness, accountability, and holding ourselves to the standards we expect of others. Those standards only mean something when they’re applied consistently," she said.
Chiang said she has "serious concerns" about how those standards were applied in her case, and she said those concerns "deserve to be taken seriously."
"I share this because I dRead more: Full article on www.gamespot.com
What do you think about this?
In a LinkedIn post titled "Clarity is Kindess," which itself is a reference to her former boss (and Xbox CEO) Asha Sharma's much-ridiculed and cringey mantra, said it's "not accurate" that she was "fired for a policy violation" as multiple reports said.
Chiang said she will not "turn this into a play-by-play" and reveal the specifics, but she wanted to speak out to dispel rumors. "What has been said about my departure, and what has been left unsaid, has created a picture of me that I hardly recognize."
Xbox is undergoing a "reset" currently.
She went on to "set the record straight" by claiming she did not leak confidential company information to the press as some had speculated. "I have never communicated with any journalist outside the limited, company-authorized interviews I’ve done as part of my job," she said, adding that this includes having no contact with any journalist who reached out to her before today to ask for her side of the story.
Chiang went on to say she did not leave Xbox to join a competitor. "You don’t spend two decades somewhere without developing a deep loyalty to the people, teams, and businesses you’ve helped build," she said
"Xbox was never just another stop in my career. My end game was always to keep building here," she said.
That may all be true, but it's also unquestionable that people regularly spend lengthy periods of their career at one company, in high-level positions, and then move to other companies.
Third, Chiang said she "did not engage in discrimination, bullying, harassment, insider trading, embezzlement, or other fraudulent activity."
"I stand by my record: both the results I delivered and the way I have treated people throughout my career. I won’t let speculation define my character or erase that record," she said.
Chiang added that she did not leave Xbox because she was "passed over for a bigger role." She said that since having children, she became more "intentional about how I define ambition and success." She said she has purposefully not sought out bigger roles or jobs with more responsibilities; she said she hadn't interviewed for a job since 2011.
"My reputation and results paved the way for the opportunities that followed. I went where the company believed I was needed and where I could have the greatest impact," she said, adding that she did not ask to become Xbox's first-ever COO.
"I believe in fairness, accountability, and holding ourselves to the standards we expect of others. Those standards only mean something when they’re applied consistently," she said.
Chiang said she has "serious concerns" about how those standards were applied in her case, and she said those concerns "deserve to be taken seriously."
"I share this because I dRead more: Full article on www.gamespot.com
What do you think about this?