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Activision Blizzard CEO commits to waiving forced arbitration, and a temporary paycutAn employee group declare the new plan “a huge win”
An employee group declare the new plan “a huge win”
The company’s initial response to allegations was so weak and dismissive that over 2000 current and former employees signed an open letter condemning it, and many staged a walkout. Kotick’s letter, initially sent to employees thenpublished online, is better. He laid out five main points for the new plan:
“This is what happens when we work together to create a better future for game devs in our company,” ABetterAKBtweetedin response. “Together we will continue to push for other changes that need to be made so that we can make a better ABK.”
“We continue to push for light to be shed on other industry practices, like crunch, which can be especially harmful the health of game devs, and especially the health of disabled and chronically ill game devs,” theycontinued. They also pointed out that theABetterUbisoftgroup still have unmet demands.
Kotick’s letter said the company “believed we had the systems, policies, and people in place to ensure that our company always lived up to its reputation as a great place to work. Clearly, in some vitally important aspects, we didn’t.
“The guardrails weren’t in place everywhere to ensure that our values were being upheld,” he continued. “In some cases, people didn’t consistently feel comfortable reporting concerns, or their concerns weren’t always addressed promptly or properly. People were deeply let down and, for that, I am truly sorry.”
