Mantan Bos Blizzard Mengatakan Ia ‘Malu’ Dengan Gugatan Baru-baru Ini
Mantan bos Blizzard, Mike Morhaime mengatakan bahwa ia “malu” karena gugatan mengenai pelecehan seksual dan diskriminasi kepada wanita baru-baru ini pada perusahaan tersebut.
Menulis di media sosial Twitter, Morhaime, yang merupakan co-founder Blizzard dan telah bekerja di perusahaan tersebut hampir tiga dekade sebelum akhirnya pergi pada tahun 2018, mengatakan bahwa “rasanya seperti seluruh yang Saya telah pikirkan dan pertahankan telah hanyut.”
Pada minggu lalu Activision Blizzard telah digugat oleh negara bagian California karena dilaporkan telah gagal dalam menangani pelecehan seksual dan diskriminasi terhadap karyawan perempuan.
Sejak saat itu, berbagai developer Blizzard telah melontarkan kritik kepada perusahaan secara publik melalui sosial media, khususnya mempermasalahkan pernyataan yang dibuat oleh eksekutif Activision Blizzard, Fran Townsend, yang menolak klaim yang dibuat dalam gugatan tersebut.
Berikut tulisan dari co-founder Blizzard, Morhaime di Twitlonger:
I have read the full complaint against Activision Blizzard and many of the other stories. It is all very disturbing and difficult to read. I am ashamed. It feels like everything I thought I stood for has been washed away. What’s worse but even more important, real people have been harmed, and some women had terrible experiences.
I was at Blizzard for 28 years. During that time, I tried very hard to create an environment that was safe and welcoming for people of all genders and backgrounds. I knew that it was not perfect, but clearly we were far from that goal. The fact that so many women were mistreated and were not supported means we let them down. In addition, we did not succeed in making it feel safe for people to tell their truth. It is no consolation that other companies have faced similar challenges. I wanted us to be different, better.
Harassment and discrimination exist. They are prevalent in our industry. It is the responsibility of leadership to keep all employees feeling safe, supported, and treated equitably, regardless of gender and background. It is the responsibility of leadership to stamp out toxicity and harassment in any form, across all levels of the company. To the Blizzard women who experienced any of these things, I am extremely sorry that I failed you.
I realize that these are just words, but I wanted to acknowledge the women who had awful experiences. I hear you, I believe you, and I am so sorry to have let you down. I want to hear your stories, if you are willing to share them. As a leader in our industry, I can and will use my influence to help drive positive change and to combat misogyny, discrimination, and harassment wherever I can.
I believe we can do better, and I believe the gaming industry can be a place where women and minorities are welcomed, included, supported, recognized, rewarded, and ultimately unimpeded from the opportunity to make the types of contributions that all of us join this industry to make. I want the mark I leave on this industry to be something that we can all be proud of.
Mengenai gugatan California yang dilayangkan pada hari Selasa minggu lalu pada Los ANgeles Superior Court, mengklaim bahwa meski berpusat di California “dimana anti-pelecehan merupakan terkuat di negara ini, upah yang sama, dan kesempatan kerja yang sama untuk para karyawan”, Activision telah gagal untuk membuat perbaikan di bidang-bidang ini.
Sumber: VGC
