Kotick is said to be considering leaving Activision -apkrig
The situation at Activision Blizzard has not been improving for a long time. Publishers of famous game series face a series of accusations of inappropriate workplace behavior, bullying and sexual harassment, which are the subject of litigation and public debate. In addition, the overall situation worsened last week when the president of the company, Bobby Kotick, was involved in the problem, who, according to the Wall Street Journal, was supposed to ignore some of the transgressions and act in an inappropriate manner towards his colleagues. However, after this finding, which Activision denied and opposed Bobby Kotick, the company’s employees came out in protest and, together with some investors, are demanding the president’s resignation. And it seems that pressure from investors can really mean the end of Kotick. According to another Wall Street Journal report, he was told at a meeting with Blizzard’s management that he would consider resigning if the situation in Activision and other affiliates could not be resolved quickly.
According to the WSJ, the next meeting, which was to take place with Activision’s top executives, said that some of the employees would not be satisfied until Kotick resigned.
“Mr. Kotick, who has been at the helm of Activision for three decades, did not say directly that he would step down at a meeting with Blizzard Entertainment’s management on Friday, but left it open unless problems of inappropriate behavior in the company were resolved quickly,” the Wall Street Journal said. by reference to sources close to this case. According to the WSJ, the next meeting, which was to take place with Activision’s top executives, said that some of the employees would not be satisfied until Kotick resigned. To which the current president of the company was to respond by saying that he was ashamed of some of the previous incidents and apologized for how he dealt with these problems. However, as Kotaku points out, the problem is that Kotick himself was naturally involved in the gradual merger with Blizzard in 2007 and 2008, so he is also directly responsible for setting the core values of the corporate culture and emphasizing their adherence.
And this is exactly what has been addressed in recent months in the light of all the allegations, and it was Kotick who spoke again about zero tolerance for inappropriate behavior. Therefore, according to the Wall Street Journal, employees should have asked why the rules are not applied to Koticka, but the situation has remained unchanged since the last statement of Activision. A spokesman said last week that there was currently no evidence to support what the Wall Street Journal was saying, so there was no reason to apply it to the company’s president. In the meantime, according to WSJ, a workplace safety inspection committee is being set up at Activision to help improve the work culture, but there are reportedly no specific plans to get involved in the improvement or to investigate Bobby Kotick.
Nevertheless, the situation does not seem to be deadlocked – if Kotick’s words from last Friday are true, the very consideration of resignation suggests how enormous pressure is currently being exerted by employees, but rather by investors, and in places where When it comes to money, no one can be completely sure about their position.
