Can we please get more statements on diversity and inclusivity?
I don't find having a concern for the wellbeing of others an 'addiction' ... and if it is, I don't plan on getting help for it.
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Yes... so what should be happening is those issue get addressed, and support from the customer base should be behind getting them treated fairly.
If every company that screws up like this just gets thrown under the carpet, then these employees just move to another company with the same issues.
MAKING Blizzard fix this problem should be priority - not just ignoring the problem
Challenge Mode : Play WoW like my disability has me play:
You will need two people, Brian MUST use the mouse for movement/looking and John MUST use the keyboard for casting, attacking, healing etc.
Briand and John share the same goal, same intentions - but they can't talk to each other, however they can react to each other's in game activities.
Now see how far Brian and John get in WoW.
Prove he is a liar. Prove that he wasn’t assaulted. Better yet, prove that you were. You can’t prove either. You have to take both seriously right? How in one hand can you be so passionate about sticking up for the assaulted, but then relentlessly degrade a person who claimed to be assaulted. That is the definition of double standard and hypocrisy.
They're screwing this up by trying to steer it towards a vocal minority... PoC, Trans, non binary. The typical SJW bullshit.
No. This shit should affect EVERYONE at Blizzard who has been a victim of this monstrous shit for years. No matter what their skin colour, orientation or identification is.
They're making a huge mistake trying to steer this into a far leftist issue. You mark my words.
Sadly there are people defending them by saying this...pretty awful to tell someone that they should leave their job if they don't like being harassed. No one should be harassed at ANY job, and it's a pretty awful thing to say that someone should accept harassment or leave their job.
Those points aren't being said.
NO ONE who's worked for a company for any length of time vying for a promotion, likes a new hire taking that job (usually there's more than 2 people also looking to get that promotion, too).
The long standing grief employees have had over the decade (Glassdoor has been an interesting read about Activision-Blizzard over the years, especially the harassment CULTure) is mid-management and how exes move in "new talent".
Sometimes companies are too competitive that they hurt their own company morale. They seem to like Mike the most, but mid-managers and the workplace environment the reviews looked bad (even when Blizzard was hiring, not just firing).
From the #1 Cata review on Amazon.com: "Blizzard's greatest misstep was blaming players instead of admitting their mistakes.
They've convinced half of the population that the other half are unskilled whiners, causing a permanent rift in the community."
Yeah, it has been a little disheartening seeing people pretend as though an investigation has not already occurred, advocate for disbelieving and shaming the victims, and some even going so far as to almost make "great replacement" claims regarding pursuing a more diverse staff at Blizzard. It's disgusting.
Sylvanas didn't even win the popular vote, she was elected by an indirect election of representatives. #NotMyWarchief
So you are ok with punishing victims of the crime, well that's just not how I work.
What's worse - is many people are using this crime as an excuse to dish out more hatred for something they've already made up their mind on.
Using the suffering of others to advance their own trivial dislike of WoW.
Challenge Mode : Play WoW like my disability has me play:
You will need two people, Brian MUST use the mouse for movement/looking and John MUST use the keyboard for casting, attacking, healing etc.
Briand and John share the same goal, same intentions - but they can't talk to each other, however they can react to each other's in game activities.
Now see how far Brian and John get in WoW.
Punishing the victims.. by not having them stick around with the supposed noble goal of having to rebuild the place that victimized them and instead allowing them to find a place that does respect them a bit more..
I think it's you who might be too attached to WoW, tbh.