Blizzard Entertainment reviews

Culture shift was ongoing but arguably ran most afoul once Activision entered the picture. HR became like secret police and several new middle managers from non-game industries began showing up. These are people who chase money and higher rungs on the corporate ladder; this is all they understand. The quest to be publicly awarded “best place to work” seemed to override the focus on making great games. The “me too” era was an essential and overdue harbinger of change and growth, but HR began assuming the worst about all men, doling out punishments/terminations rather haphazardly, while actually doing very little to protect women. Zero “due process”. The resulting state lawsuit and fall from grace became inevitable. Many people were broken during those years and some never recovered. Some became unalive, some were never heard at all. To be fair—the bad times seem to have passed for the most part, but the place never felt safe again for many who were there prior, whether or not one had misbehaved, broken the law, or simply caught in the crossfire. There were some good times for sure, but I am of the opinion most people who have moved on are better off.

Career advancement was not easy. You could be qualified but had to wait your turn.