An employee holds a sign during a walkout at Activision Blizzard offices in Irvine, California, US, on July 28, 2021. The walkout was organised to protest the company’s responses to a recent sexual discrimination lawsuit and demanding more equitable treatment for underrepresented staff. — Bloomberg
One summer day in 2018, employees of the video game maker Blizzard Entertainment opened their email to find a brusque message from the chief executive officer, Mike Morhaime. It said the company parted ways with Ben Kilgore, the chief technology officer and Morhaime’s heir apparent.
The email didn’t give a reason, but employees immediately began to gossip. Kilgore presided over the most notorious group of sexist drinkers at the Irvine, California, headquarters, where sexism and drinking were rampant, current and former employees said.
An employee holds a sign during a walkout at Activision Blizzard offices in Irvine, California, US, on July 28, 2021. The walkout was organised to protest the company’s responses to a recent sexual discrimination lawsuit and demanding more equitable treatment for underrepresented staff. — Bloomberg
Employees of the video game company, Activision Blizzard, hold a walkout and protest rally to denounce the company’s response to a California Department of Fair Employment and Housing lawsuit and to call for changes in conditions for women and other marginalised groups, in Los Angeles on July 28, 2021. — AFP
Blizzard Entertainment employees and supporters protest for better working conditions in Irvine, California, on July 28, 2021. — The Orange County Register via AP
A striking employee holds a ‘Nerf Male Privilege’ sign during a walkout at Activision Blizzard offices in Irvine, California, US, on July 28, 2021. — Bloomberg
Blizzard Entertainment employees and supporters protest for better working conditions in Irvine, California, on July 28, 2021. — The Orange County Register via AP
Employees gather for a group photo during a walkout at Activision Blizzard offices in Irvine, California, US, on July 28, 2021. — Bloomberg
