The departure of the president of Blizzard is said to be due to the salary of Vortex
The Activision Blizzard case, rekindled by a Wall Street Journal article, did not only come with serious allegations against company president Bobby Kotick. It also opens the case of outgoing Blizzard President Jen Oneal, who was appointed to the post with J. Allan Brack and her male counterpart, Mike Ybarra. Together, they were to bring Blizzard into a new era, framed not only by a safe work environment, but also by quality games without controversy and annoying cases. However, Jen Oneal announced at the beginning of November that she was leaving the company at the end of this year, leaving the presidency again in the hands of a single man. However, the reason was not communicated very clearly, which IGN magazine is now trying to clarify with reference to information from its Blizzard staff. They were to confirm to IGN that Oneal had applied in vain for the same salary as Ybarr had offered, which she did not achieve until she announced her resignation.
The information was to escape from Slack – a communication tool that gained immense popularity during the pandemic and the necessary work from home. The IGN editorial office came up with screenshots, the authenticity of which was to be anonymously confirmed by several people working at Blizzard. The content included several reports from Ybarry and Oneal, which describe the situation outlined in the introduction and the problem that arose from its failure. “Jen and I came to the management, saying that if we were to lead Blizzard together, we wanted to have the same salary,” Ybarra said. “As a manager, I stand for equality in the broadest sense of the word. “I am determined to support this idea so that we make Blizzard what we all want,” he added before talking about the heart of the matter. According to Ybarry, the financial evaluation was to be based on the existing employment contracts, which both of them had concluded with Blizzard, which were different from the previous job description. “I ran Battle.net and the online products, she ran Vicarious Visions, so our salaries were different,” explains Ybarra, adding that with the new contract, they logically wanted the same amount of financial reward. However, the management had to reject these demands, which was subsequently confirmed by Oneal itself.
Although the company informed me before resigning that it was working on a new proposal, the offer of the same salary was submitted to us only after I resigned, says Jen Oneal.
“When Mike and I took the same co-manager positions, our salary was based on previous contracts that were not equivalent. It has remained so for some time, even after we have made several negative applications for compensation, “Oneal wrote in a message to Slack. “Although the company informed me before resigning that it was working on a new proposal, the offer of the same salary was submitted to us only after I resigned,” adds Oneal. So it’s still going to end at Blizzard at the end of the year and move to the board of Women in Games International, which Oneal said should cultivate society and promote equality and diversity throughout the gaming industry. It also holds a $ 1 million grant to Blizzard to support its future plans, which will be handled in accordance with Oneal’s and the organization’s plans.
