The president of Blizzard, “furious and sad” by the cases of harassment against the workers of the company

J. Allen Brack offers his help to employees on an internal email that has been leaked.

Last Thursday the news broke: an official agency of the state of California has sued Activision Blizzard for serious cases of harassment, sexual abuse, machismo and inequality towards its workers. The news did not take long to generate numerous criticisms against the Call of Duty and Overwatch company , which issued a statement to the media denying the accusations and claiming that they do not reflect its “current situation . ” However, it seems that this “denial” stance towards the accusations is not very homogeneous internally. This is reflected in an internal email from Blizzard , signed by its president J. Allen Brack , which has reached the hands of journalist Jason Schreier.

The allegations and the pain of the workers is worryingJ. Allen BrackIn it, Brack tells his employees that he felt “a multitude of emotions after yesterday, and I know you have too. The allegations and pain from current and former workers is extremely troubling .” Faced with an Activision Blizzard that claimed just 24 hours ago that the accusations from the state of California are wrong, and that they had already taken sufficient measures to prevent harassment in recent years, Brack seems to acknowledge the opposite in this internal email. Recall that J. Allen Brack is only responsible for Blizzard, the World of Warcraft company acquired by Activision in 2008.

Although the executive cannot offer specific details about the case to his employees, given that he is active, Brack makes it clear that “it is completely unacceptable that no one in the company suffers discrimination or harassment”, that ” everyone should feel safe working here, “which brings the cases to light” requires great courage and all accusations brought to the attention of the company are investigated by internal and external teams. ” The latter is in doubt when the California state lawsuit alleges that the HR department. H H. Activision Blizzard was complicit in the harassment, although Brack guarantees his employees that “you can make accusations without fear of punishment.”

I feel anger, sadness and many other emotionsJ. Allen BrackIn general, the manager of Blizzard is against that “culture of macho” that, they allege, prevails in the company, and affirms that creating a safe environment to work is a priority for him. “It is up to each of us to create the Blizzard we want.” In this, Brack states that he and Blizzard management will meet personally with employees to answer their questions and explain what action they plan to take. He also invites his workers to contact the HR team. H H. to the legal team or even to external aid agencies. “If you feel more comfortable talking to someone from outside, or you prefer to remain anonymous, you can contact the Way2Play Integrity Line”, a third-party service that offers assistance to employees.

” I feel anger, sadness and many other emotions , but I am also grateful for working alongside a group of leaders and thousands of employees who join me in our commitment to continuous improvement,” concludes his message. Given that the lawsuit covers more than two years of cases , it seems hard to believe that J. Allen Brack and Blizzard management were unaware of them. In fact, just a year ago we echoed the riots at Blizzard over salary disparity , for example. We will closely follow the evolution of the case, and we will be attentive in case Blizzard makes a public