Activision Blizzard employees did not show up for work

Blizzard Entertainment employees have banded together to stir up a riot against the bosses, which recently announced their stance on discrimination in their organization. Top managers, in the opinion of employees, greatly softened what was happening in the company, and in some cases completely concealed the facts from the public. Employees called this act "a spit in the face of current and former employees."

Today, all employees decided not to go to work in order to clearly express their position regarding this situation.

Jeremy Feasel, who is the lead designer for World of Warcraft, said that action reveals a lot more words:

Today, many of us will not work in solidarity with women who have reported problems in the company. Activision Blizzard's management statements do not represent our views. We trust women, and we will try to improve the situation and bring those responsible to justice. Actions are stronger than words

Elsbert Larkin, a software engineer at World of Warcraft, who has not personally encountered such stories, but heard about them many times and is ready to support the victims, striving to improve the atmosphere in the team:

Personally, I have not experienced such behavior in the past two years, however, I have heard many stories that, as far as I know, are true. They cannot be dismissed. The fact that the management has brushed them off twice already is just awful.

She also noted the fact that the executives' response did not like the employees of Activision Blizzard:

The executive responses we received disappointed not only me, but also my colleagues. Please be aware that many developers do not support[discrimination]and struggle with it. Be kind, even though many of us are embittered and disappointed

Overwatch 2 narrative designer and title writer Justin Groot did not stand aside and also commented on what is happening:

Increasingly, there is a feeling that the people running the company would rather destroy it than admit their guilt or leave their position.

On July 22, the California Department of Labor and Housing Rights charged Activision Blizzard with an unacceptable flourishing of a "guy-of-brotherhood" culture in its employees. This includes sexual harassment of female employees as well as drinking alcohol in the workplace.

The incumbent President of Activision Blizzard, Jay Allen Brack, sent a letter to all employees condemning this behavior, noting his fight against this phenomenon, and also urged them to stop their actions.