Helen Chiang, the veteran Xbox staffer who got promoted in July and left the company amid mysterious circumstances just recently , has shared her side of the story--but her response doesn't close the book on this saga. In a LinkedIn post titled "Clarity is Kindess," which itself is a reference to her former boss (and Xbox CEO) Asha Sharma's much-ridiculed and cringey mantra, said it's "not accurate" that she was "fired for a policy violation" as multiple reports said. Chiang said she will not "turn this into a play-by-play" and reveal the specifics, but she wanted to speak out to dispel rumors. "What has been said about my departure, and what has been left unsaid, has created a picture of me that I hardly recognize." Xbox is undergoing a "reset" currently. She went on to "set the record straight" by claiming she did not leak confidential company information to the press as some had specu
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