I think that's where I was confused, it looked like this was something to happen in the next two months, when it apparently was just late being reported. Hence why i said I hoped the reports were inaccurate, and in this case, it looks like they were, or at the very least were very incomplete. I looked up a lot more sources than just the ones I posted, and all/none of them gave me the whole thing, or even the important and relevant parts.
Hasbr-uh-oh - Business and Tariffs Discussion
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It's not about the time frame, IMO. Saying they've had a year is is missing the fact that they're being forced to move at all (or else take their chances in a dismal job market) Moving ain't free; it's a giant headache that costs a lot of time and money, and I haven't heard if Hasbro is providing any assistance in that matter. Even if they are, moving still sucks at the best of times, and having to do so or else you lose your job, all for reasons 100% beyond your control, is a rough situation, and the employees at Hasbro have my sympathies.
It does suck and I sympathize with the workers too, but this is not quite what it's being made out to be in some corners of the internet.
Actually, if I'm reading incomprehensible transit websites correctly, there's even a train that goes back and forth between Pawtucket and Boston, and the Boston stop is a ten minute walk away from Hasbro's new headquarters.
Actually, if I'm reading incomprehensible transit websites correctly, there's even a train that goes back and forth between Pawtucket and Boston, and the Boston stop is a ten minute walk away from Hasbro's new headquarters.
"This is not quite what it's being made out to be" is basically my current read on this. I don't think people are bringing up the wider-than-implied-here time frame to excuse Hasbro for anything, just to clarify that it isn't a desperate one-month-and-change scramble. The time frame is relevant in that employees could take that time to make the necessary financial and practical arrangements if they did plan to move for/with the job, or to seek new employment or make new plans if they didn't plan to move for/with the job. Turnover like this is always a rough imposition and like the workers I'd rather it just not have to happen, but it does happen. The decision having been made that far back also makes a difference versus having it be a late-2026 move: at least, this was set in motion before the ridiculous pedophile war that has informed most of this year.
The employees have my sympathy, too, because moving sucks and it's a lot of work, and having it thrust upon you adds another layer of unpleasantness. I don't think anyone's citing the time frame to dispute that they're put in a tough bind here, because whenever this was set in motion, it's definitely worse for them than if it weren't at all. But again, that's just how working for a company is sometimes.
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On the other hand, being stuck in a dead city because that's where your job is also sucks in its own ways. Pawtucket is dead. Hasbro has been eyeing the exits at least since 2019. It's not just Cocks wanting to move the company closer to his home. Goldner was looking into this too. He would have been more tactful about it because he was special that way, but he saw the writing on the wall. Hasbro HQ is the biggest attraction left in the city. That's kinda why the city had nothing left to offer them to induce them to stay.
This isn't a "Hasbro bad" story, as much as some sites want it to be. This may be the most benign corporate relocation I've ever seen. They're not moving to Texas or Georgia for a tax break. They're moving an hour away to a location that offers mundane benefits over the current location. It's not just tax incentives for the execs, though I'm sure Massachusetts offered that in spades. I'm sure they're looking at that convention center. They're looking at that train station. They're looking at restaurants. This sucks for any employees who can't make the move, but it's not without benefits for those who can make the move.
This isn't a "Hasbro bad" story, as much as some sites want it to be. This may be the most benign corporate relocation I've ever seen. They're not moving to Texas or Georgia for a tax break. They're moving an hour away to a location that offers mundane benefits over the current location. It's not just tax incentives for the execs, though I'm sure Massachusetts offered that in spades. I'm sure they're looking at that convention center. They're looking at that train station. They're looking at restaurants. This sucks for any employees who can't make the move, but it's not without benefits for those who can make the move.
Boston is also hugging expensive though. Massachusetts as a whole is.
Idk how it compares to Rhode Island though I don't really pay attention to RI.
Idk how it compares to Rhode Island though I don't really pay attention to RI.
Neither does Hasbro any more.
They've made pinkie promises that they'll maintain some connections to Pawtucket.
Yes, but they didn't make any Pinkie Pie Promises.
I like pie.
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