近日，一則頗為黑暗的新消息在社交網路上流傳開來。在拳頭遊戲公司（Riot Games）工作三年後，一位名叫Nicole Ge的員工遭到了解僱。
Yesterday was my last day at Riot Games. It’s been 3 years since I dropped out and joined the company. And despite the way my relationship with Riot ended, this has been the best learning experience I could have asked for. I had the chance to work with an amazing, passionate group of people, and count it among my many blessings. I was fired. I did not leave, and I was not laid off. I’m not going to come on here and pretend otherwise. They flat out fired me, and offered me 15k to keep my mouth shut. Needless to say, I did not take them up on that. The official reason for my termination that I was given was about an Applied AI pitch deck I made. I had put it up as a website with a password protection on it before sharing the site with our execs. They are claiming that I broke confidentiality. While I highly doubt that this was the real reason, I’m not gonna open myself up to libel by saying here what I believe the real reason to be. There has been no proof that anyone outside of Riot has seen the pitch deck, and that the security measures I’ve taken were not enough. What is more absurd, however, is that our CEO and various other execs have read it, told me how much they enjoyed reading it, and further encouraged me to explore the concepts I’ve outlined in the deck. Zero mention of needing me to take it down. If this was the decision of a random middle manager up my chain of command, I would have found that a lot easier to accept. What broke me though was the fact that an exec who I viewed as a role model, one of two people that I shared the deck with originally, who explicitly told me to share it out further, he knew about my termination ahead of time. And he did nothing to stop it. I was sad. Then I was pissed. Then I was sad and pissed. Now though, all I feel is an overwhelming sense of freedom. Normally, posting something like this is a big no no, since it will kill your chances of ever working in corporate. Luckily for me, I have made the decision that I will never work corporate again. Riot, if you’re reading this, I have also made the decision to not legally pursue the case of wrongful termination. We’re cool. I’m taking today off. Tomorrow is my first day as an entrepreneur. This is a step that I’ve thought about taking for a while now, but could never bring myself to leave Riot for. In a twisted way, I’m grateful the decision’s been made for me. I have a few ideas on direction. I will not be raising money. And I cannot wait to build, truly build.
在X平台上，這位當事人表示，自己在發布了一份關於人工智慧應用的企劃書後，便被「毫不留情地」解僱了。這份企劃書包含「關於拳頭公司如何更好地利用人工智慧來打擊不良行為、優化客戶反饋處理流程等問題的思考」。
在將這份演示文稿分享給公司部分高管之前，她曾將其儲存在一個受密碼保護的網站上。這些高管指責這位年輕女性「侵犯了集團保密協議」，隨後將其解僱。據妮可·葛稱，拳頭公司提出給她1.5萬美元，讓她保持沉默，但她表示自己拒絕了這一提議。
在她的長篇帖子中，她對自己被解僱的真正原因表示質疑，並指出「沒有任何證據表明拳頭公司以外的任何人看過這份企劃書」。多位高管，包括拳頭公司的首席執行官，都閱讀過這份企劃書，而且他們「很樂意閱讀」。沒有人要求她刪除這份企劃書。不過，她決定不起訴前僱主，而是選擇創辦自己的公司。
