Part of this process was adding notes on a spreadsheet, a copy of which was obtained by Polygon, that was essentially a master list of cards. Writers added anonymous notes providing their thoughts on the cards.
The Toni Morrison card was eventually removed from the game. We are considering ideas for crediting everyone who contributed to a new product — either online or on the packaging — in a similar way to TV credits. Employees of color who worked elsewhere in the company voiced similar concerns when speaking to Polygon. Stewart feared speaking out about what she and others experienced at Cards Against Humanity due to potential retaliation inside and outside the workplace.
Cards Against Humanity, which is headquartered in Chicago, is a citywide institution — it often felt like a hub, said Stewart. Cards Against Humanity also has its own theater, Cards Against Humanity Theater, which frequently holds community events. Or worse, I would get taken to court and be bled dry. Update : We have updated this sentence to clarify that this apology comes from the company as a whole. On June 6, Stewart started the hashtag CAHisover in a Twitter thread where she discussed some of her experiences at the novelty card game company.
She told Polygon she experienced a barrage of microaggressions — including having to introduce herself to leadership multiple times, and being confused for other Black women at the company — and a culture of fear. Employees and friends who described having challenged Temkin on ideas — even minor ones — said they felt they were risking retaliation from the Cards Against Humanity co-founder, and in some cases, believed that they had been retaliated against.
Oftentimes, these sources said, the retaliation was subtle. Three former employees said he would yell at other employees, and that women on staff often spoke on Slack about the most private places to cry after these encounters with Temkin. Former employees we spoke to described feeling like Temkin had an insurmountable amount of power over their work and social lives. Upsetting him risked your job, but also, who you could keep as a friend, they said.
One former employee, Elaine Short, who worked directly for Temkin in the early days of Cards Against Humanity, said Temkin attempted to assert control over her dating life on multiple occasions. We apologize to Elaine and the officemate for how this was mishandled. Former colleagues and friends of Temkin said this behavior was consistent outside of work, too.
From the beginning, Cards Against Humanity and its related businesses, like Blackbox which is now owned by AdMagic , lacked any sort of structured human resources department. The former employees who spoke to Polygon all agreed that, because of the lack of HR, they often felt confused about who to go to with problems. Nicholas Markos holds a position as chief operating officer at the company. Given the small size of the company and its informal culture, several employees told Polygon they were concerned about bringing complaints to Markos, specifically because of his closeness to the founders.
Former employees said the lack of infrastructure felt like a point of pride for the company. Cards Against Humanity positioned itself both publicly and privately as a cool, laid-back company — a multimillion-dollar venture that grew out of a tiny startup.
Despite the lack of structure, there were perks to working at Cards Against Humanity, such as access to podcasting studios and the office — a place so beloved to employees that some chose to hold their birthday parties there. There were also the informal perks, like social connections or the potential to collaborate on new projects with interesting people. Many former employees described working at Cards Against Humanity as a dream job, whether it was writing jokes in the writers room or working on back-end support.
But former employees who spoke to Polygon also said that the system, or lack thereof, backfired, and that the unorganized chaos of life in the Cards Against Humanity office caused problems.
Multiple sources said that the lack of HR was a running joke in the office. Barthwell, who worked as a writer at Cards Against Humanity, said the jokes were common — down to small things like getting something for the kitchen or making a repair. The lack of an HR department added to what sources described as the culture of fear at Cards Against Humanity. Former employees told Polygon that the company lacked a clarified system for workplace management.
A Cards Against Humanity spokesperson confirmed to Polygon that Temkin is stepping down from the company, but will remain a one-eighth shareholder. Temkin and Cards Against Humanity had not spoken publicly for the two weeks since the new allegations came to light on social media. Buy Family Edition. Moooooore cards! Buy Expansions. For whatever you're into. What is this stuff? Find Out. Steal the game. Black Friday Science Scholarship. Holiday Hole. To find out first when we release new stuff,.
To find out first when we release new stuff, give us your email:. Email Address. Your dumb questions. Where can I buy Cards Against Humanity? How do I play Cards Against Humanity? Do you sell expansions? We need to make money somehow. We don't want to. So are we. Note: this policy does not apply to Hugh Jackman. I love you. I love you, too. According to Temkin, the fecal matter was intended to be a commentary on the sensationalist nature of the hype surrounding Black Friday sales.
The items were purportedly all real and delivered to purchasers. Though Cards Against Humanity has drawn comparisons to Apples to Apples , a wordplay game that was released in , the company is not prone to tolerating lookalike products. Decks like Cards Against Originality and Cards and Punishment , which resemble the now-familiar black and white color scheme and Helvetica font of the original Cards Against Humanity , can invite problems.
The company says it has concerns because fans often confuse the third-party projects with official expansion packs. As a result, the game reportedly became raunchier and weirder. The writers also act as a focus group of sorts, making sure the cards are offensive but not excessively so. That system doesn't always work, however.
In , Target removed an expansion pack from stores after it was criticized for being antisemitic.
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