Overwatch League Workforce Apologizes To Assist Participant For Firing Him Through A Rattling Tweet

Dropping a job is at all times an uprooting occasion, however getting fired in public is straight-up embarrassing, particularly if you don’t realize it’s coming. That’s precisely what occurred this week on this planet of the Overwatch League (OWL), with the New York Excelsior group unceremoniously terminating most important assist participant Sang-min “Myunb0ng” Search engine optimization in perhaps the worst means doable: A rattling tweet. And get this: It occurred simply hours after the NYXL welcomed a brand-new participant to the group. Yikes.

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As noticed by The Verge reporter and former Kotaku Dot Com staffer Ash Parish, the NYXL introduced on August 10 that Quickly-jae “Ansoonjae” Jae had joined the group as the brand new most important assist participant. Roster adjustments occur on a regular basis in OWL, positive, however including one other particular person to the crucial position of preserving everybody alive whereas offering group standing impact boosts would give Myunb0ng a much-needed break. So, it was cool information! I imply, why not enhance the variety of folks in your bench? Nevertheless, that wasn’t the case, as just a few hours after the announcement, the NYXL then tweeted a farewell to Myunb0ng whereas thanking him for his “dedication and arduous work.”

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You’ll be able to most likely think about the stunned Pikachu face Myunb0ng had when this now-deleted tweet hit his TL. The truth is, he was so shook by the announcement that he replied with some query marks. Myunb0ng went additional and quote-retweeted the NYXL with one other query mark, seemingly indicating that he wasn’t made conscious of this out-of-nowhere termination.

After the NYXL took the tweet saying goodbye to Myunb0ng down, the group then posted a press release detailing the matter. The tweet acknowledged that the NYXL “did not correctly talk with the group earlier than this announcement was made.” They apologized to Myunb0ng for the miscommunication, wished him one of the best in his future endeavors, and promised this error received’t occur once more.

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Myunb0ng clarified that he was “notified throughout the group suggestions session” that the OWL itself had dropped him and {that a} social media and advertising and marketing mistake led to the sudden announcement on Twitter. Because of this, Myunb0ng mentioned, the information that he was immediately dropped by the NYXL “feels very unwarranted,” even when it feels extremely abrupt.

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Regardless, the neighborhood was baffled by the information. Most shared within the utter confusion of what occurred, whereas others appeared pissed off by the “mistake” the NYXL made right here. Members of OWL, reminiscent of caster Mitch Leslie and Houston Outlaws tank Shin “Piggy” Min-jun, tweeted in assist of Myunb0ng. Everybody else just about dragged the NYXL via the web filth.

Kotaku has reached out to Ansoonjae, Myunb0ng, NYXL, and OWL for remark.

The Overwatch League returns right now at 3 p.m. ET for the Summer season Showdown Qualifiers Match, which leads as much as the precise Summer season Showdown in Toronto this September. You’ll be able to watch the Qualifiers reside all weekend lengthy on the official Overwatch League YouTube channel.

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