Message from J. Allen Brack

Originally Posted by Broken42

“While our financial results for 2018 were the best in our history, we didn’t realize our full potential."

That is a direct quote from Bobby Kotick after today's announcement. For ActiBlizz it's not about making money, it's about making all the money people be damned.

I mean, that's how companies operate. Few companies keep employees out of the goodness of their heart. They keep them because not keeping them would make them less money, one way or another. The moment they think they'll make more money by letting someone go, they usually will.

That being said, companies are not infallible, and cutting staff isn't always the best thing to do. Whether or not that is the case here, though, is very difficult to gauge. People are quick to make their own judgment and come to their own conclusions, and to ridicule companies' decisions - but don't forget that a lot of people are involved in making those decisions, and a lot of people have a financial interest in ensuring that they are good decisions. It's not a perfect safeguard, of course, but it carries more weight than Mr. Rando Commando on the forums going "lulz Blizz so bad firing all the people that would make the game AWESOME".

Originally Posted by Bennett

I'm sure it was difficult for him to fire 800 people and rake in that $$$, what a champ. Get fucked Brack.

Its not up to him, its up to the executives who then harass the CFO to make the cuts.

Originally Posted by Odintdk

Just let Blizzard peacefully die already. They've had a pretty good run. It's time.

You know you don't have to play or talk about Blizzard games right? It's okay to let it go.

this is honestly nothing new, its just a bit of a surprise to see so many at once. Remember people cycle in and out of large companies all the time as departments are created and dissolved as needed, Example, all the teams Activision Blizzard Holdings assigned to different aspects of Destiny are not no longer needed so they are moved to other project where possible and the rest laid off.

Originally Posted by tehdef

He didn't lay of 800 people you schmuck. Activision BLizzard employs 9600 people GLOBALLY, and 8% of that is 750 people across all branches of the company, including Activision, King, and Blizzard.

Don't be stupid, and shut your fucking mouth before you talk bad about people when you come from complete ignorance.

I was laid off by Blizzard in 2012 after working there for 7 years. This is a shitty day for a lot of people, and you're not helping.

Edit: I'm sure I'm going to get infracted, but this shit sucks, and you guys are all being shits.

I honestly doubt about that 2012 firing, but this is the Internet where almost everything is possible. However even if it was 1 person being layed off, as you should be aware, it sucks that does not mean you get to call everyone shit because they critised a high ranking individual trying to apply some sugar to this shitty situation.

You seem to be unable to understand that there are people who thinks that layoffs are shit, and in quite profitable years, double shitty.

Originally Posted by Coffeh

Mark Kern told the story about why he left Blizzard when he was asked to lay off a bunch of employees.

I'm wondering if Mike Morhaime left because of a similar reason.

He was probably slowly forced out. J. Allen Brack is subservient to Kotick.

Originally Posted by Broken42

“While our financial results for 2018 were the best in our history, we didn’t realize our full potential." That is a direct quote from Bobby Kotick after today's announcement. For ActiBlizz it's not about making money, it's about making all the money people be damned.

Companies exist to make money. Companies, including Blizzard, have been make decisions to make them more money. Just because you've made a good profit doesn't mean that your company can ignore potential problems with in it. If you want to be just another parrot by all means parrot away. Its not like other players in the industry are not doing the same.

Bloat can kill any company.

Remember when Satoru Iwata, the Nintendo CEO cut his own salary by 50% and the rest of the board members cut their salary by 30% so they didnt have to lay off people?

A guy like Allen Brack would never do that, because I honestly dont think he has a drop of compasion in his body. Now I dont know the guy personally, so it might be harsh saying it, but his public image is in shreds.

I almost stood up cheering, until I realized this wasn't his resignation letter

Originally Posted by Grimbolt

A guy like Allen Brack would never do that, because I honestly dont think he has a drop of compasion in his body. Now I dont know the guy, but his public image is in shreds.

You don't know the guy but make a judgement on his character. Lol. Toxicity at its finest.

Originally Posted by Boomzy

Imagine being laid off by a company that just had a record year of profits rofl. Fuck Blizzard, honestly.

Why would a company need 10 people to plunge one toilet just because they made a record profit?

They always make these benefits of being layed off sound so much better than it is.

The " pay " will be a couple of weeks paychecks, the " continued benefits " will be COBRA ( insurance you gotta pay 100% for), and the " career opportunity and job placement " is nothing more than sending you to the unemployment department to get your unemployment and hooked up to a site that gives you lists of jobs you would never want.

I feel bad for them, been through it too many times over the last 15 years.

You think you want a job, but you don't.

These comments are hilarious. Gah people are stupid


edit; getting infracted for this but people wishing actual death upon Brack and others thats totally fine.

Yeah yeah, Im sure the overlords at activision had a hard firing all those people.

What a dry and soulless statement. At what point are they going to start nurturing the Blizzard brand?
It seems the fans relation to Blizzard has gone sour as of late and honestly I don't see them doing much to gain back any goodwill...

You think you're still employed but you aren't.

"You think you want to keep your jobs, but you don't." - J. Allen Brack

should have bought shares in blizzard to keep their jobs.

fire me? I'm a fucking shareholder! you obey my every whim scum!