Activision Blizzard Sued by California over ‘Frat Boy’ Culture

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jul 22, 2021, 2:28 PM UTC

mabbo wrote: post #16

gundmc wrote: post #2

> The suit also points to a female Activision employee who took her own life while on a company trip with her male supervisor. The employee had been subjected to intense sexual harassment prior to her death, including having nude photos passed around at a company holiday party, the complaint says. Yikes. After the stories that came out about Riot Games, it seems like this sort of behavior isn't super uncommon amongst…

And their response is: > We are sickened by the reprehensible conduct of the DFEH to drag into the complaint the tragic suicide of an employee whose passing has no bearing whatsoever on this case and with no regard for her grieving family.

Post by momodadragon » Thu, Jul 22, 2021, 5:02 PM UTC

Post by ryan93 » Thu, Jul 22, 2021, 7:25 PM UTC

Comevius wrote: post #22

carnitas wrote: post #10

Anecdote: I work on a game team at Activision Blizzard and have seen nothing like this behavior. If anything people are terrified of creating a harmful climate because the company is so “woke”. (2 hour webcast featuring a non-binary skateboarder’s experiences growing up in the middle of the workday! [that’s just this week])

I don't work there and I'm shocked after reading all the 29 pages, not to mention your company's response to the allegations. https://aboutblaw.com/YJw https://www.ign.com/articles/activision-blizzard-sued-by-cal... This investigation by California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing uncovered a substantial amount of discrimination, harassment and retaliation. A female employee killed herself on a company tri…