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A Blizzard HR executive has left the company tooJesse Meschuk departed this week, as did now-former president J. Allen Brack
Jesse Meschuk departed this week, as did now-former president J. Allen Brack
Blizzard Entertainment presidentJ. Allen Brack stepped downfrom his position yesterday, leaving theOverwatchand World Of Warcraft developers. But he wasn’t the only executive to make a departure - Jesse Meschuk, Blizzard’s now-former senior vice president of HR, has also left the company. All of this followsa lawsuitthat alleged Activision Blizzard’s company culture created a “breeding ground for harassment and discrimination against women”.
While Meschuk isn’t named in the lawsuit, the filing claims that complaints made to higher ups in the HR department, as well as Brack himself, were allegedly “treated in a perfunctory and dismissive manner and not kept confidential”. This supposedly led to retaliation, from employees being removed from projects, to layoffs. The lawsuit also alleged that staff were “discouraged from complaining as human resources personnel were known to be close to alleged harassers.”
In a new report fromAxios, a number of current and former employees have come forward about their experiences with the company’s HR department, claiming they “undermined and discounted victims' experiences”. The staff provide multiple examples of times HR representatives “bullied, belittled, or showed skepticism after being informed of alleged harassment or assault.”
