Investigating and removing people who engage in assault and abuse is hardly a bad thing. Esp when the State is suing you for allowing it to go on for so long. Being responsive to the employee complaints that led to the State lawsuit seems reasonable.
I get that someone removed from a job might try to sue over it, but if the investigation is done correctly with documentation and proof, that makes it an easily justifiable removal. More so if Blizz KNEW the person had complaints and did nothingâŚthere is history on the worst of the folks who were there. They should have been gone long ago, no matter who they were friends with.
Fired. Itâs utter negligence, no one who commits ONE of those things would have their job afterwards a year later, much less BOTH of the things heâs stated to have done.
Can you detail how much groping, leering, nasty comments, coercsion, etc, an employee should have to put up with before firing the person responsible is acceptable to you?
If you are honest and a good person, you have nothing to hide. Thatâs how I live my life. Those that are mean, abusive, insulting, unprofessional eventually get caught. Itâs unfortunate it has taken so long for certain ones to be delt with.
Keep in mind this is not just Blizz. We tend to focus on Blizz every time we read an ATVI article while forgetting it includes everything under the stockholder umbrella.
This is Activision, the studios they own and control, Blizzard, etc. It is most of the industry. Riot, Ubisoft, etc all have similar issues.
No one is defending Blizzard, no one is condemning Blizzard, the fight here is about the wording of the OP (who isnât weighing in) who said that the firings were this week.
Neither of those, but thanks for trying. The article states that has been the number since july of last year. It does not state that new fires have happened in the last week, only that bobby didnât want the number of people let go, to be out in the open.
Anyone who has done any of those things to anyone, if that were me, would be let go on the spot. regardless of your position or tenure.
This is a tough topic and I think we all get swept up in it. It is ok to go down the wrong track once in a while. Too many comments flying around and a bit of context gets missed.
Clark initially said firings for all of 2021. When pointed out he was wrong, he did correct it to be âSince Julyâ. Then keeps moving goal posts.
Had they just addressed the article straight up honestly that would have been better. The OP is inaccurate and created a bait thread. BUT the topic is still important and it is good ATVI is taking action across their companies and studios.
, what a tragedy
