Activision Blizzard: Additional sexual harassment lawsuit initiated by an employee

Activision Blizzard is again under accusation. An employee started one sexual harassment lawsuit. The woman, who uses the fictional name “Jane Doe”, is represented by attorney Lisa Bloom.

The prosecution explains: “For years, Activision Blizzard’s fraternity environment has made rampant sexism, harassment and discrimination possible with 700 incidents under the gaze of Robert Kotick.”

Doe joined Activision Blizzard in 2017 as a senior administrative assistant to the company’s IT department executives. THE problems they started from day one. During the “initiation lunch”, she was pushed to drink shots of tequila and the company leadership told her that she should tell all employees an “embarrassing secret” about herself.

Doe states that she has often been asked to drinking alcohol during his time with the company. Additionally, she received sexist comments, was touched and pushed to play Jackbox, a game that often asks participants to find “creative answers” to questions that tend to be sexual in nature.

Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard

Doe then started dressing in a way that didn’t attract the attention of colleagues and tried to talk about the problem, but was told they were just “trying to be friendly”. She would also have been asked to do not disclose publicly their concerns not to “harm” Activision Blizzard.

Later, Doe found herself having to facing a hostile work environment and it was made impossible for her to change departments. Ultimately, after writing to then Blizzard president Allen Brack, she was offered a different role, but in a lower position and with a lower salary.

Prosecution also demands that Activision Blizzard implement a “Human Resources department that changes its employees on a regular basis to avoid conflicts of interest with management, asks to work with a neutral investigation firm and to fire CEO Bobby.” Kotick “. In addition, medical bills, lost earnings, and reparation payments are required.

Furthermore, Activision Blizzard has not long been reported by the family of a suicidal employee.