It is clear that it is not being the best year for Activision Blizzard. When the lawsuit against Blizzard came to light that exposed the number of cases of abuse against women in the company in the past, the company had to defend itself and the first response was to deny the facts. However, as the days passed, the CEO of Activision Blizzard, Bobby kotick, wanted to speak.
He sent a letter to all his employees assuring that they were being “difficult and disappointing weeks” and that they would face the problem together. Now, we are talking about the end of July, now, three months later, Kotick has published another letter where he reports some initial progress and additional steps that the company has taken to have greater impact and transparency since then.
In this letter, which you can read yourself, thanks to all the players his dedication, to the communities and, of course, to his company and its franchises: “My goal, and the goal of our Board, our entire senior corporate team, the leaders of our business units and their teams, is to make sure I have the resources, culture and leadership commitment you need to succeed in our collective aspiration to be the model workplace in our industry. “
The CEO explained that over the last decade he has grown the workforce and expand your business with the idea of maintaining a high reputation, although he admits that the latter has not been done. It is also clear that its main objective is to be welcoming and inclusive in the workplace and to continue to discuss all ideas with a healthy skepticism, in addition to demanding excellence and rigor with dignity and respect.
On the other hand, Kotick has continued to emphasize that they are a business that has been driven by passion and performance, fostering diversity and creating a better work environment. “The investigation process into discrimination and harassment helped shed light on the practices that We must improve“, he explains in the statement. Even so, he indicates that they have much more to do and lists five initiatives that are underway:
- New harassment policy zero tolerance across the enterprise.
- Increase the percentage of women and non-binary people in the workforce by 50%. On 3DGamesPC We have already told you for some time that more than 1,000 company employees do not trust their leaders.
- Base employee comments, waive the required arbitration of sexual harassment and discrimination.
- Increase visibility of salary equity.
- Provide more updates periodic progress.
In addition to all of the above, Kotick wanted to make sure that all available resources are used for the service and, consequently, has asked the Board of Directors, to reduce your salary. “To be clear, this is a reduction in my general compensation, not just my salary. I am asking not receive any bonuses nor that I am granted any equity during this time, “he adds.
“I really wish no employee had a work experience that has result in pain, humiliation or worse, and for those who were affected, I sincerely apologize. I am committed to doing all we can to honor our values and create the workplace that every member of this team deserves, “Bobby Kotick concludes. Updating on progression is a good idea, but fans they are disappointed and more with the latest news from the canceled BlizzCon 2022.