Employees at Activision Blizzard step out and ask CEO Bobby Kotick to step down

Employees at Activision Blizzard are demanding the resignation of CEO Bobby Kotick after revealing new developments in the workplace that has disrupted the company. Tuesday, published a full report on Kotick’s alleged crimes against humanity in California Work (DFEH) filed a lawsuit against the publisher in July. In a nutshell, the site says Kotick was not only aware of the company’s worst case scenario, but in some cases, he may have taken action to protect the employees who harassed them.

“We Have Established Zero Tolerance Policy,” the Activision Blizzard A Better ABK staff advocacy group on Twitter when the report came out. “We will not remain silent until Bobby Kotick is appointed CEO and will continue our demand for Third Party enlightenment as a source chosen by the staff.” The team is planning to make a move today.

What has been said by Magazines more and more, but few appear. Based on documents obtained by the company, Kotick wrote what is now known Frances Townsend, Vice President for Corporate Affairs at Activision Blizzard, was referred to DFEH staff after their case was filed. In a statement, the company said the complaints provided “a false and false image of our company, including false, old and foreign news – some more than a decade ago.” The response angered many Blizzard employees, who said “it’s”. “

The report also provides information on . One month later , Blizzard’s first female executive reportedly sent an email to the company’s legal team stating that she did not believe Activision Blizzard would change its policy. Describing a moment earlier in his career at the company, he says in an email, “I have been stigmatized, discriminated against, and discriminated against.”

Elsewhere, the report tells the story of Dan Bunting, one of the directors of Activision’s Treyarch studio. In 2017, Bunting was charged with harassment of a working woman. Following an internal investigation, HR’s Activision HR department recommended that he be fired, but it is alleged that Kotick intervened to save the company.

Activision Blizzard spokesman argued The Journal Reports. All company information is as follows:

We are disappointed with a report by the Wall Street Journal, which gives the wrong impression of Activision Blizzard and our CEO. The sexual scenes he heard were at stake. The WSJ ignores the important changes that are taking place to make the work more welcoming and inclusive and fails to respond to the efforts of the thousands of hardworking employees every day to meet our – and – needs. The constant desire to be good has always shaped the company. That is why, under the direction of Mr. Kotick, we have made significant changes, including a policy of tolerating inappropriate behavior. This is why we are moving forward with a steady look, speed, and resources to continue to diversify our companies and industries and ensure that every employee comes to work feeling valued, safe, respected and motivated. We will not stop until we have the best place to work for our team.

The company also commented on the upcoming trip. “We are fully committed to creating a safe, cohesive and productive environment for all our employees around the world. We support their right to express their views and concerns safely and respectfully, without fear of retaliation,” Activision spokesman said. Blizzard told Engadget.

Amid the chaos at Activision Blizzard, Kotick introduced himself as a colleague of studio staff. “Our first response to the problems we faced together, as well as your concerns, was, honestly, deaf,” he said in a statement. sent after Townsend message. In the same message, he also said that he would “take immediate action” to create a safer and more cohesive work environment. When Kotick announced the company’s latest developments , said he would take a lot of money until the board of director of Activision Blizzard heard that he had achieved the various goals and security he described.

Even after today’s report, it’s hard to see Kotick resigning. He has been with Activision since the early 1990s, and then developed a 2008 combination that created Activision Blizzard. The company Board of Directors he has also said it “remains confident” in his leadership.