Bobby Kotick, CEO and founder of Activision Blizzard, at a meeting with the board of the company last Friday, November 19, said that he was ready to consider the possibility of his departure, according to The Wall Street Journal. Leaving can be triggered by multiple complaints of sexual harassment, harassment, and inequality in company pay. As stated by Mr. Kotik to members of the leadership of Activision Blizzard, he may leave the company if all issues related to the scandal can not be “quickly” resolved.
Back in July, following media reports of complaints from Activision Blizzard employees about a harmful corporate culture, the state of California filed a lawsuit against the company and accused it of violating the equality of wages and opportunities for men and women. Separate claims were filed by the company’s investors. In September, company employees filed a complaint with the US National Labor Relations Administration: according to an employee association A Better ABK, the complaint concerns the practice of compulsory resolution of conflicts through arbitration. At the end of September, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) began its own investigation against the company. And later, Activision entered into an agreement with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, under which the gaming company will allocate $ 18 million in compensation to victims of discrimination and sexual harassment.
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