After sexism scandal: Activision-Blizzard

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If the reputation is ruined, then it lives quite unabashed, it says. If the reputation but also massive criminal consequences are draining, then you prefer to stay with the variant: I knew, and I know nothing of anything.

Robert Kick talks about resignation

And so Robert Bobby Kick, his sign CEO of Activision Blizzard, now according to a new report of the Wall Street Journal (payment barrier) that he would think about it that Company to leave. And then, if it should not succeed in improving the culture of misconduct in his company as soon as possible.

This statement should have fallen during a meeting with leading employees of the company. Before that, it was said to be in an internal statement to all employees that one would rely on a zero tolerance policy, which is inappropriate behavior in the workplace.

We have summarized this original scandal in detail some time ago.

Kick should have known about abuse

What Kick Branch is its own role in the whole story. The fact that it should have given with Activision Blizzard massive incidents of abuse, sexual harassment and bullying, which led to at least one case to suicide has been known for some time. And ACTIVISION Blizzard is in the sad list of other companies such as Ubisoft and Riot Games, where there are similar unacceptable structures or still exist.

Sexism scandal at Activision Blizzard pulls wide circles

However, a report of the Wall Street Journal a few days ago is to be seen that Kicks role in the scandal should have been a completely different from that claimed by him, in which he does not want to notice anything of all the transactions. He should have been integrated in it, knowing exactly what happened behind the office doors, and have protected employees who have had the most serious misspells. We have summarized these new developments in a report in detail.

While the Employees Activision Blizzards meanwhile sign to thousands petitions, go on the streets and lay their work in order to bring Kick to take responsibility and withdraw responsibility, supports him the board of the company — at least outwards Towards, still officially the back.

Board stands — still — to kick

How to assess Kickss current statement remains to be seen. That he does not want to give up is at least obvious. Most recently, he graduated in publicity is his salary, again with the implied note that he would have not known by the scandals and, only as a virtually uninvited observer, to drive the enlightenment.

Finally, the outcome of history and how feast Kick is really sitting in the saddle, probably mainly determined by the financial impact on the company. Gradually, more and more major partner companies find clear words and demand consequences, including Sony and Microsoft. The share price Activision Blizzard is also on descent.

From Lukas Schmidt Editorial manager 22.11.2021 at 13:06