Glenn Israel, an art director who has been working on the Halo series for 17 years, departed Halo Studios earlier this month, implying that he didn't exactly leave on the best of terms. Israel has continued to share statements that are intentionally ambiguous ever since, and if his most recent comments are connected to his former employers, then it paints a grim picture of what might be going on behind the scenes.
In the statement confirming his departure, which Israel shared on LinkedIn on October 9, the veteran art director noted that it won't be safe to tell the world why he left after 17 years of working on the Halo series until next year. However, Israel has been sharing impromptu legal advice on the same platform since leaving his long-time job, with many assuming his comments are connected to why he felt compelled to leave the Xbox studio.
Israel's most recent statement was shared on LinkedIn on Monday. In it, the ex-Halo Studios employee details what constructive discharge means. He notes that if a manager or boss is making your life "so thoroughly intolerable" that it's making you want to quit, this is actually a form of wrongful...
