Blizzard has already refused to settle, that’s what these court documents are, bringing this case to court. If they had any intention of settling these documents wouldn’t exist and be publicly available for us to see.
Don’t reply to the troll (both senses of the word), there’s a lot of people in this thread trying to fill the void in their lives with negative attention.
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If you create a toxic environment, your product is going to suffer. People can’t focus on their jobs if they’re being terrorized at work. It ABSOLUTELY affects the state of the game, from the top down.
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Honestly IF THIS IS TRUE, I hope they lose the company. I hope it’s such a massive fine that they have no choice but to shut down.
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we dont #believevictims…not when our favorite game company is involved.
I cant stand CA…but I dont believe for a second theyd investigate that long if there were no real evidence and then actually bring a case.
…and players knighting in here anyway…
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Could this be why SL and 9.1 were so bad?
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It’s gonna be delightful to watch this. Blizzard has no win here honestly. They either have to completely discredit the person and make their case. If they do this then they’re going to have to explain why they didn’t afford the same to some voice actors that got the axe immediately before having a chance to prove themselves. All while provoking the MeToo movement that are upset over the idea Blizzard could be implying women would ever lie (anyone who believes this is actually stupid btw, every human will lie. Especially now that we’ve made victimhood some kind of virtue.)
It’s going to be a crazy time.
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Riot got itself into the same thing… settled for 10 million and the state of cali is attempting to move the ball to the 400 million mark with its recent filings.
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Is anyone surprised by this?
Acti blizz - The State of California are unaccountable bureaucrats that distort reality!
Also Acti Blizz - Exists.
I imagine they can still back down at any point where common sense kicks in.
$100 says they WONT win in court. Not with everything Im reading.
Nope but it seems to be the case they are presenting in the allegations is it not where woman are not promoted. My use was to provide a circumstance were it would not only be permissible but required.
And it depends on the woman. I’ve seen woman who leave for 18 years and woman who leave for no more then 3 days. Consider it an average as taking care of a new born requires round the clock care and most daycares will not accept any child that young.
Yup emergency do occur and if it was an emergency thats fine. If your hired from 5-9 and you have to leave every day to pick up your kids at 4 then your not fulfilling your responsibilities. As such its better for the company to look for someone who will.
I don’t live in CA and were I live this is insanity. Why would you waste floor space on a room that would remain unused the majority of the time unless your entire work force was woman with infints. I mean lets assume there are even two employees brest feeding how much time does that take up? In the mean time that room can be used ofr something else as well such as storing office equipment or meetings provided they are willing to work around the ladies.
But all that aside why would you breast feed at work? There are breast pumps that allow you to do it at home and take the milk to work with you. And furthermore what company allows children in the building? That is a serious liability issue if that child gets hurt.
Your point being? We have yet to see any of the actual proof. Once the witness statements are released it will tell us more about the situation.
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Yeah. Me, too. And it’s odd.
I’ve never even considered logging out for real. But I can’t log in right now.
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Just to be clear, it’s not just one person making these claims, it’s a lot. I don’t know the exact number but from reading the evidence it seems like a lot of people they’re going to need to discredit.
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You’d be surprised how often high power companies & executives discriminate & promote a frat boy culture because they believe they can get away with it. Your options are simple: (1) believe that a large corporation that has shown contempt toward its own players with incredible hubris in a context that is typically hostile toward women did the very things a 2-year investigation says they did or (2) believe the allegations and the conclusions of a 2-year state investigation are completely fabricated because… reasons… Gosh, decisions, decisions…
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The problem with out-of-court settlements is that there is a persistent belief that its an easy way out and the taint of guilt is still there - effectively the accused/defendant is buying its way out of the situation. And when its a company that is dependant on investor good will, that can end up with an investment drop off by people who don’t want to be associated with them. Certainly large investers probably don’t care, but a lot of small investors taking their money and moving on can start a downward trend.
However, if they can take it to court and end up with a situation where the accusation can’t be proven to the satisfaction of the court, or an outright win, that’s a better result for them.
Innocent until proven guilty.
But a 2 year investigation means there exists enough evidence to bring it to court.
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nobody would admit it openly but im sure this happens secretly pretty often.
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Seriously?
They don’t BREAST FEED at work. They pump at work…so the milk doesn’t leak, so they don’t get mastitis, and so they’re not in excruciating pain.
I’m sure there are a handful of workplaces that actually have women who breastfeed on the premises, but that’s not what lactation rooms are for. They’re for pumping.
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Ian is probably sweating.