If you thought QM was toxic , wait 'til you read about the real pros…
Can’t include links, but if you search “Activision Blizzard Lawsuit” , there’s a bunch of news articles relating to sexual harassment and gender discrimination at Blizzard. Here’s an excerpt from one article :
The lawsuit alleges that Activision Blizzard’s female workers who spoke to investigators “almost universally confirmed” that their time at the company was “akin to working in a frat house.”
Male employees drank on the job and came to work hungover, the lawsuit said. The alleged sexual harassment ranged from comments about women’s bodies and jokes about rape to the unwanted touching of female employees by their male peers.
The complaint, which was the result of a two-year investigation by DFEH, claims that the unequal treatment of women went beyond company culture to the more formal parts of their jobs.
Women were allegedly paid less than men, both when they were hired and during the course of their employment. They were also assigned to lower-level positions and passed over for promotions, despite doing more work than their male peers in some cases, according to the lawsuit. One woman said her manager told her she wouldn’t be promoted because “she might get pregnant and like being a mom too much.”
The sex discrimination was even worse for women of color, the suit claims. At least two African-American women reported being singled out and micromanaged.
Some of the women who came forward with complaints of discrimination or harassment faced involuntary transfers, were selected for layoffs or were denied certain opportunities, the suit said."
Investigation started about the same time Bobby K cut most of the staff, pro scene and still pulled millions in bonuses.
To all the Blizzard staff (that’s not abusive management) , I love ya. You deserve safe work environments, where you have the space to excel and grow. The best you makes the best everything for all of us. Take care of each other and watch each others backs. Also, fired bosses means promotion time, document EVERYTHING.