Esports org under fire after threatening casters for discussing pay Valve \/ GRIDFreelancers and esports broadcasters are speaking out against GRIDesports talent manager Kieran Cullinan who reportedly threatened to fire those who discussed their pay, sparking a bigger conversation of fair wages. The Snow Sweet Snow event organized by Relog Media and sponsored by GRID invited teams like Cloud9, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Gambit, and many more to compete in a $100,000 CSGO event that spanned an entire month. But CSGO analyst and host \u2018Pr0nogo\u2019 slammed the TO\u2019s of these events for the pay that they were reportedly offering for Tier 2 and Tier 3 events. Then, matters were made much worse after a leaked message from Cullinan showed him advising his Snow Sweet Snow talent to keep their agreed payment undisclosed to the public. 35 euros a best of 3. 12.5 euros a best of 1. 100 euros for playoffs. Don’t talk about these things or you’ll get fired.Who the fuck does this guy think he is? \u2014 Pr0nogo (@pr0nogo) March 10, 2021 \u201cGRID Talent: for anyone sharing [Snow Sweet Snow] payment rates outside of this group, I advise you go and read Section 6.1 of the contract you all signed with us, headed \u2018Confidentiality, Sata Protection.\u2019 Any further news I hear of this will result in immediate dismissal,\u201d Cullinan\u2019s message read. Read more: How to watch ESL Pro League Season 13 – Firing employees for discussing wages is illegal in the United States under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) with similar protections in place for the EU, making many question Cullinan\u2019s threat. Contracts obtained by Pr0nogo revealed the low wages that Snow Sweet Snow talent were working under. Best of 1: \u20ac12.5 (about $14.91) – Best of 3: \u20ac35 (about $41) – Playoffs: \u20ac100 (about $119.27) – \u201cAtrocious,\u201d popular esports host Alex \u2018MACHINE\u2019 Richardson said after seeing the reported wages. \u201cWhen I was first starting to cast for ESL UK [in 2014] I was working on \u00a3200 day rate if that\u2019s helpful info.\u201d Brutal. In 2012-2013 I was getting between \u20ac0 \u2013 300 for 3 day events. Occasionally I would get flight covered but not accommodation. I like to think the industry has moved on a lot since, but these stories are cropping up now and then. \u2014 Xavier Dhorne (@ThisisZoot) March 10, 2021 This instantly created a larger conversation among esports talent and broadcasters about discussing wages, where more people had unpleasant run-ins with Cullinan. As esports grows in both size and financial standing, broadcasters are showing an initiative to educate each other in proper practices and previously earned wages to give rising talent a better understanding of fair pay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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