Activision Blizzard pushes out dozens of employees over workplace misconduct

I'm baffled at how little shareholders have held Kotick's feet to the fire (and how little he's responded). I guess everyone who cared about company politics sold out when the accusations started flying...

Re: Activision Blizzard pushes out dozens of employees over workplace misconduct

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Post by JohnJamesRambo » Tue, Jan 18, 2022, 4:11 AM UTC

Question, when these people find a new job will the person hiring them know?

Re: Activision Blizzard pushes out dozens of employees over workplace misconduct

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Post by claaams » Tue, Jan 18, 2022, 4:11 AM UTC

mysterydip wrote: post #3

And the CEO remains the CEO.

He needs to be fired. I want to play one of their games but I won't until bobby kotick is no longer the CEO. So never.

Re: Activision Blizzard pushes out dozens of employees over workplace misconduct

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Post by aphistic » Tue, Jan 18, 2022, 4:12 AM UTC

smoldesu wrote: post #4

mysterydip wrote: post #3

And the CEO remains the CEO.

I'm baffled at how little shareholders have held Kotick's feet to the fire (and how little he's responded). I guess everyone who cared about company politics sold out when the accusations started flying...

He's close friends with many on the board, so they back him at every turn. The shareholders can't do anything when the board doesn't care what they have to say.

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Post by VWWHFSfQ » Tue, Jan 18, 2022, 4:14 AM UTC

JohnJamesRambo wrote: post #5

Question, when these people find a new job will the person hiring them know?

why would they know

Re: Activision Blizzard pushes out dozens of employees over workplace misconduct

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Post by JohnJamesRambo » Tue, Jan 18, 2022, 4:16 AM UTC

VWWHFSfQ wrote: post #8

JohnJamesRambo wrote: post #5

Question, when these people find a new job will the person hiring them know?

why would they know

If they call Blizzard checking references, does Blizzard say “we fired them for sexual harassment.”

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Post by cletus » Tue, Jan 18, 2022, 4:16 AM UTC

How many managers and executives were fired?

My fear is that individual perpetrators have been fired but not the leaders who buried complaints or their own inaction dissuaded victims from complaining.

A fish rots from the head.