Activision Blizzard Fired 20+ Employees and Sanctioned 20+ More in an Attempt to Clean Up Its Workplace Culture

Activision Blizzard Executive Vice President for Corporate Affairs Frances Townsend revealed in a letter to employees (available for public reading) that over 20 individuals have been fired, in addition to a similar amount who'll remain at the company but have been sanctioned, for their behaviour on the workplace.

Ongoing Investigations: Zero is more of import to me - and the entirety of Activision Blizzard leadership - than making certain everyone feels safe and equal in this workplace. At that place is no place for harassment, discrimination, or retaliation in this company.

In recent months, we have received an increase in reports through diverse reporting channels. People are bringing to light concerns, ranging from years ago to the present. Nosotros welcome these reports, and our team has been working to investigate them, using a combination of internal and external resource. Based on the data received in the initial report, they are assigned into dissimilar categories, and resources are allocated to prioritize the nearly serious reports first. In connection with various resolved reports, more than 20 individuals accept exited Activision Blizzard and more than than 20 individuals faced other types of disciplinary action.

We proceed to look into any issues or reports raised through the many channels that are available. But information technology bears repeating:Reports tin be submitted anonymously, and at that place is zero tolerance for retaliation of any kind.

This is, of class, directly connected to the multiple reports of harassment and discrimination that plagued Activision Blizzard in the past months. Those ultimately led to lawsuits (even though they're becoming messy, to say the least) and an ongoing investigation by the SEC.

Townsend told the Financial Times that at that place will be no quarter going forward for whatever such behaviours at Activision Blizzard.

It doesn't matter what your rank is, what your job is. If you've committed some sort of misconduct or you're a leader who has tolerated a culture that is not consistent with our values, we're going to take activity.

The visitor is also planning to triple their investment in training resource, though whether that'll be enough to brand a meaningful change remains to exist seen.