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."

She went on to "set the record straight" by claiming she did not leak confidential company information to the press as some had speculated. "I have never communicated with any journalist outside the limited, company-authorized interviews I’ve done as part of my job," she said, adding that this includes having no contact with any journalist who reached out to her before today to ask for her side of the story.

Chiang went on to say she did not leave Xbox to join a competitor. "You don’t spend two decades somewhere without developing a deep loyalty to the people, teams, and businesses you’ve helped build," she said

"Xbox was never just another stop in my career. My end game was always to keep building here," she said.

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