It turns out that 37 people were dismissed and 44 were disciplined due to sexual harassment and scandals in Activision Blizzard


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Colony of Gamers

It turns out that Activision Blizzard, a major game company facing trials and strikes due to problems such as sexual harassment, has disposed of a large number of employees after the problem was discovered. The company was planning to announce the appointment, but it was reported that CEO Bobby Cotic, who hated the magnitude of the problem, decided to keep it secret.

Activision Blizzard Pushes Out Dozens of Employees Over Workplace Misconduct --WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/articles/activision-blizzard-pushes-out-dozens-of-employees-over-workplace-misconduct-11642428001

Over 30 Activision Blizzard employees have'exited' since July, WSJ reports --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/17/22887855/activision-blizzard-employees-fired-sexual-harassment-misconduct-controversy

Activision Blizzard fires more people in sexual harassment probe | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/business/activision-blizzard-fires-more-people-sexual-harassment-probe-report-says-2022-01-17/

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) said on January 17, 2022, '37 Activision Blizzard employees have'retired'after July 2021 due to the response to sexual harassment issues, and alleged misconduct in the workplace. It turns out that 44 people have been disciplined in connection with. ' The internal documents obtained by the WSJ also reveal that a total of 700 internal accusations of fraudulent activity, including those that may have been reported in duplicate, were reported.

Activision Blizzard reportedly released a report at the end of 2021 summarizing the findings of a series of issues, including mentioning personnel measures. However, Bobby Cotic's refusal to disclose the disposition, saying that 'the company's problems will look bigger,' has turned the findings down.


by Thomas Hawk

A spokeswoman for Activision Blizzard, Helaine Kraskey, told The Wall Street Journal that 37 employees had been dismissed and 44 had been disciplined. On the other hand, regarding the fact that the number of reports from employees has reached 700, he said that it is 'the total number of posts on SNS' and 'it is only inappropriate for a sensible workplace.' , It includes a small number of possible serious accusations and is under scrutiny, 'he emphasizes that not all 700 cases are individual serious issues. 'We are committed to sharing accurate data and analysis results,' he said, denying that CEO Cotic kept the information private.

Another spokeswoman, Rich George, told The Verge, an IT news site, 'We take every report we receive, whether it's a comment on our corporate culture or a proposal to improve our work environment, and take it one by one. We have significantly increased the number of investigators so that we can investigate quickly and thoroughly. More than 90% of internal reports have been scrutinized. '

The Kotikku CEO, not only had to stand while recognizing the fraud within the company, and he himself was complicit in sexual harassment and bullying the press there is also. In addition, about one-fifth of the 10,000 employees at Activision Blizzard have signed a petition calling for the resignation of CEO Cotic.

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