Activision Blizzard, a video game developer that produces popular titles like World of Warcraft and Call of Duty, is not only a case study in how not to respond to allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace—it’s also the latest blatant showing of managerial recklessness in an industry ripe for transformational change.
For a company whose senior leadership allegedly knew of widespread sexual harassment and discrimination more than a decade ago but did nothing about it, the complaint filed by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) on July 20 following its two-year investigation is long overdue. Since that lawsuit was filed, former Activision Blizzard employees have come forward with their own experiences of abuse and harassment at the company.
