Bragging Rights League Rocked by Former Employees Alleging Harrassment, Citing Toxic "Bot" Culture

By CLBB Staff

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A few months after Taylor "Tee" Meachum began working for Rowdy Rhinos in 2018, he settled into a daily routine: he would meet a fellow Fortnite novice in the bathroom during their lunch breaks, he said, to comiserate and weep about their lack of success in the hit video game known as, "Fortnite".

The tears were not due to performance in the job they were hired to do, nor their treatment of other employees. But the belittlement, insensitive remarks and threats spawned directly from Meachum's inability to stay alive in Fortnite, his commitment to jumping from the Battle Bus early, and talent for bringing the team down.

This game, and the culture around the game within the Rowdy Rhinos building, ultimately drove Meachum out of Fantasy Football front offices in April 2020 admist a global pandemic with no warm feelings, and plenty of therapy needed. 

Though team owner Alex Sloan is not directly connected to any of the verbal threats or assaults and Sloan does not engage in the game regularly, he has yet to launch a team investigation or discipline any of Meachum's superiors who had a hand in his dismissal.

This is the story of how a toxic Fortnite culture has run rampant through the Bragging Rights league, and despite numerous requests for comment from team owners and the comissioner himself, the CLBB editorial team has not received any response.

"Bot" is the new "N00B"

The Fortnite story begins within the league at the commissioner's own headquarters, now named Annual Fucking Landslide. Team owner and league commissioner  Steve Workman has always been well-known to be at the forefront of video game discovery and mastering. Usually known as the standard for mild-mannered, several employees confirmed to CLBB that when he gets a controller in his hand, those mild manners turn into a rip-roaring, rampaging beast, particularly with two white claws in him.

Once Fortnite appeared on the scene, he regularly invited his closest executives late into his office to play coordinated three-to-four team man teams late into the night, surrounded by soda pops and chips.

This allowed AFL to get a jump start on the competition, and by the time other teams had picked up the game, AFL was the best player, both building and sniping. Workman was known to shout "fucking BOT" anytime he sniped a player, insinuating the other player had no more intelligence then a computer-controlled player.

Enter Nathan Cole, one of Workman's closest advisors who headed up AFL's digital media team. Cole, known for his dank memes and photoshopping Workman onto more athletic, stronger bodies (a favorite of Workman's) was repeatedly dying early one night at team headquarters. 

This greatly frustrated Workman, as team officials confirmed with the condition of anonymity that if Workman died, it was someone else's fault. "If you died early or didn't land where Steve wanted you to know, there was hell to pay," one official said.

Not only did Cole repeatedly die early, leaving his team in a compromised position, he landed at  Loot Lake rather than following the team to Flush Factory.

Workman unloaded on Cole. When Cole attempted to quickly cook up a meme with Steve on Lebron James' body doing the chasedown block of 2016 with Nate's head on Andre Iguodala, Workman tossed his phone aside, and said "I don't want your meme you fucking BOT, I want you to listen."

The room was said to have hushed back. The next day, Cole's office was empty.

Building the Perfect Player

Two team owners, Travis Dalton and Jacques Leblanc, are said to have seen an opportunity in the Fortnite craze.

In a private Zoom call with confirmed 225-bencher and fellow owner Tyler Larned, Dalton and Leblanc devised an Eastern European Fortnite training academy, sending their prospects to Larned's current camp for him to privately train physically, mentally, and emotionally the skills required to dominate Fortnite.

The details there are harder to confirm, as all graduates are sworn to secrecy for life under the covenant "LeLoose Lips Sink Ships".

Those who were weeded out from the gueling eight week camp are terrified to speak out for fear of retribution from Dalton or LeLats. The trainings were said to include hours of thumb excercises, drills to hone their reactions, and push their building skills to the absolute limits.

On graduation night, Leblanc and Dalton are said to write a blank check, allowing the Troops to spoil the grads on the vice of their choosing.

Those who fail out don't get the same treat, having to foot the bill home, in whatever way necessary.

Larned dutifully watched over all classes while fulfilling his US Army requirements, closely monitoring how fast he could run and how much he could bench, and ghosting the entirety of the (formerly) Soviet Union female population between the ages of 20-29.

The top graduate from the first class, Justin Hofsetter, switched camps after previously playing for Commisioner Workman's team. 

When asked for comment on the classes and if the cadets were being given all necessary provisions to meet the necessary human rights, Dalton and Leblanc granted a joint interview.

"Look, we're giving these young men (and women) a chance for a different life," Dalton said.

"These people were going to be IT Auditors, Insurance Agents, Indoor Trampoline Supervisors," Leblanc says. "Now, we're giving them a chance at a real life."

Up to this date of publication, there has been no indication the Class of 2020-21 will be halted/altered in anyway due to COVID-19. The CLBB News will continue to follow these developments as they happen.

Mully Madness

Bump It Like Beckham, known among casual fans as a model franchise and one-time champion in one of the more improbable title runs in this Great League's history, is not without his own gaming controversy.

One of the most devout players of Fortnite since its inception, team owner Kevin Mullaney, team president Hannah Mullaney and Co-Presidents of Good Boy Ops Beau and Brewer have established a family-like culture in the wake of the multiplayer phenomenon. At least, that's what the advertisements say.

Officials with knowledge of the nightly activies at Beckham HQ have confirmed to CLBB that the driver of Fortnite functions (and subsequent pressuring of employees) come from the other half of Charlotte's foremost power couple, Hannah "Raji" Mully.

"Not only does she play Fortnite, she drives how they play and where they land," one official said.

Raji has been known to hop on the headset with brother Ben and sister-in-law Sarah, routinely placing higher than rivals Workman, LeLats and the other league competition.

CLBB News contacted team owner Kevin elbow deep in an Apple Pie baking on a Sunday afternoon, to which the husband of Raji said, "my wife likes to play Fortnite. So what? Now I've got to bake this crust, fake news."

Raji and Kevin are said to have leveraged a chocolate syrup in shampoo bottle incident into a three-year contract of Fortnite indentured servitude from former Cornerstone resident (and league publication namesake) Chris Le.

When asked if Le is holding up his end of the bargain, Raji has been quoted within league doors as saying "we're ready to buy him out. He's trash."

Both Mullaneys deny this quote publicly, choosing instead to focus on buying their first house together, causing a questioning of priorities amidst league circles.

As for the rest of the team's morale, it remains high due to Beau and Brew being among the best at what they do in Good Boy Ops.

It appears the saying holds true. Behind every man is a strong woman and stronger Fortnite player.

Auditing for Perfection

When fans and league personnel speak of Ready for a Full Load, the words spoken vary between admiration, exploitation, but ultimately of respect.

Team owner Patrick McFarland is a man to be known to read the rules carefully, and find the small spaces between to give his team an edge. His voice rings among the most persuasive and measured in the league.

So when the Fortnite craze began, McFarland was said to have zoomed out to look at the big picture. How can Full Load win, while actively distancing he and his team from the pack?

For he and his team, that meant putting in the hours first and foremost. And put in the hours they did.

One former team official said the Full Load offices worked 20-hour days, starting with a hot yoga class directed by McFarland himself, only to go into a 16-hour marathon dropping at various locations across the map. McFarland himself notated locations of weapons, best building techniques, and locations to do so. He is said to have trusted no one else for this task.

As new Fortnite updates came out and other teams chose to spend on "skins" or different cosmetic upgrades, the entire Load team was directed to stay in their generic brown "n00b"outfit, suffering ridicule from other teams.

However, it would be nothing compared to discipline from his inner circle if one deviated, at the forefront Kevin the Gazelle.

Amongst the inner Fortnite circle was one-time league member, zero-time lineup changer and former 

roomate Blake McClead. 

Between Kevin's speed for miles and McClead's chest and bicep size, they combined to protect McFarland and his interests both in and out of Fortnite as well as any organization.

That protection paid off when one former Fortnite player was denied a severance package after being laid off from Full Load Inc. for repeatedly buying skins without McFarland's approval.

"He (McFarland) just walked into my office one day, and said 'pack your shit, and get your weak ass Za from the fridge,'" the employee who only requested to go by 'Steele' said.

After examining the contract he had signed upon joining the team, Steele and his lawyers realized they had no wrongful termination ground to stand on, as the contract absolved McFarland, Gazelle and McClead from any wrongdoing.

The retraction of the lawsuit was a serious blow to other employees suing Full Load Inc. for wrongful termination in states across the country.

Getting Dubs, Protecting Assets

League Owner and CLBB Publisher Max Seng took a different route when they Fortnite craze hit. He went out and recruited. After all, sales were his game.

Seng was said to have believed he could talk a 65 year old man into a 30-year term life insurance policy, a group of 50-somethings into a game of beer pong and himself picking Le'Veon Bell second overall.

Where the controversy hits is when it was discovered he was packaging Fortnite contracts into required life insurance policies.

"I didn't realize it until I was with Bump N Bundle for 18 months, but I had $2,000,000 in life insurance. I was 27 years old renting an apartment, with no kids" one former team official said.

Seng had worked into every team employee's contract who agreed to join the BnB Fortnite team that for every dub, they'd increase their life insurance with the corporation by $10,000 dollars, meaning more dollars into Seng's pocket.

"No wonder he was so fucking happy," the official said.

The mastermind behind this was disgraced Cornerstone-resident and former roomate of Seng's Rob Fryar.

Fryar is said to be the Ernie Adams behind Seng's plans, dating back to when he installed the ad-blocker on his laptop freshman year.

"I'll give somebody $100 if they can tell me what Rob Fryar does other than check tweets," one official is said to have quipped in the building.

It appears only Seng and Fryar know the full scope, but employees who have left the company have felt the brunt of the damage, getting bills for thousands of dollars, realizing now they have more life insurance than needed a dozen times over.

When reached by the CLBB, the network's publisher said, "look at our facilities. We have the best facilities in the league. We have a driveway pool. Do you think this stuff pays for itself?"

Seng's laywers and Fryar himself have not commented on the legality of automatically adding more life insurance to employees' contracts without their consent, but signs aren't looking good.

When asked if Seng would voluntarily surrender his 2016 Toyota Corolla if required by the courts, Seng said, "over my dead body."

No charges have been filed yet, but are expected by several former employees in the coming months.

 What Comes Next

The Bragging Rights owners and commisioner are set to meet over Labor Day Weekend, with Larned the only would who will be attending remotely due to work duties overseas.

Workman's publicist said they will then address these concerns brought forth by former employees of all teams within the league.

"Do I think anything will be done?" One former employee said. "Of course not. They'll talk about it, but somebody will suggest playing Boom and it'll be over. They'll probably even play Fortnite. They just  get after it."

All quotes of all parties in this article may or may not have been said, and we don't stand by any of the reporting done. Nonetheless, the CLBB staff is proud of this article and the work done by all parties involved.