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Why isn't the issue of working conditions at Blizzard getting more play on this site?
Submitted 4 years, 4 months ago by
meisterz39
This article came out yesterday: https://www.businessinsider.com/activision-blizzard-salary-disparity-issues-2020-8
It's one of many articles like it over the last few years, but it has some earnestly disturbing descriptions of what workers have had to do to get by, and it seems uniquely important during this pandemic and moment of economic downturn. As a community dedicated to these games, that implicitly relies on the workers of these companies to produce new games and content, this seems like a very pressing issue that ought to get a broader platform here.
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This article came out yesterday: https://www.businessinsider.com/activision-blizzard-salary-disparity-issues-2020-8
It's one of many articles like it over the last few years, but it has some earnestly disturbing descriptions of what workers have had to do to get by, and it seems uniquely important during this pandemic and moment of economic downturn. As a community dedicated to these games, that implicitly relies on the workers of these companies to produce new games and content, this seems like a very pressing issue that ought to get a broader platform here.
Honestly, I haven't seen the spreadsheet and don't feel comfortable blindly posting about it without seeing the data. I also believe the headlines coming out are more sensational than factual which again, leads to blindly posting about it.
Plus, it isn't exactly news that Blizzard pay is garbage. It's been quite widely known in the industry you're there more for passion than pay. Is it wrong? Oh yeah. It's one of the reasons I never ended up applying for a job there. High cost of living in the area, shitty pay, long hours is a recipe for disaster.
But yes, Bobby Kotick can go fuck himself.
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