A Letter From CEO Bobby Kotick Regarding Progress and Commitments Made at Acti-Blizz

**Gaebryel Quintyne** · 2021-10-28, 04:19 PM

Originally Posted by Al Gorefiend

The funniest thing about this thread is that whatever diversified talent they do hire, said person is way more qualified to make videogames than all these whining posters who wouldn't even get their foot through Blizzard's office, lol.

Yeah, this basically. This fact will probably just go over people's heads anyway though. it's sad. I mean, why don't people realize that Acti-Blizz is a BUSINESS and they will most likely ONLY hire people who are qualified and not just some random person who has no qualifications but fulfills this quota? Why would they want to lose more money by doing that? I mean, yeah there are cases where a person without qualifications will get hired by a company just because they fulfill a diversity quota they might have... BUT, that doesn't mean that every company out there will be like that? That they won't be able to find a qualified individual for a specific job AND fulfill the diversity quota at the same time? Why does no one think about this but only think in the negative all the time? That BOTH conditions can be met and not just one over the other for the sake of pleasing some people? I mean they are a money-making business (most businesses are really) so why would they want to purposely tank their financial success? It's mind boggling. Most of the people who have posted in here really show their true colors.

**Vakna** · 2021-10-28, 04:19 PM

Originally Posted by darklogrus

So basically you're a racist...

How's that?

**twothe** · 2021-10-28, 04:20 PM

Replacing harassment with racism and sexism... way to go Blizzard, way to go.

My feeling is that we will see another former great company to be taken down by the woke minority and their ridiculous demands.

**Hotmail** · 2021-10-28, 04:20 PM

Who cares. Bobby Kotick can take all the pay cuts and fund all the "United Negro Colleges" he wants, he definitely does not need the money.

**regardoz** · 2021-10-28, 04:22 PM

Originally Posted by Zeek Daniels

So stupid. Have fun tanking your company into the ground. Keep hiring based on gender and not on actual ability to perform in your job. Maybe thats why you cant get shit done. Keep hiring lazy people who check off boxes on your stupid stat sheet. See how far it takes you.

what the hell is going on ? why he is hiring based on gender now , im not being biased but this is crazy if 2 persons apply and one with 0 experience in mmo but female and someone who worked in mmo for 4 years for example are you going to hire the woman ?

i know he is being forced to do that since they will not let him go unless he do some decision like that i heard the state in america he live in is very crazy on this type of things

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Originally Posted by twothe

Replacing harassment with racism and sexism... way to go Blizzard, way to go.

My feeling is that we will see another former great company to be taken down by the woke minority and their ridiculous demands.

he is forced cant you see it ?

**|Dexter|** · 2021-10-28, 04:22 PM

Here is some science class for some of the comments above!

A person with XX chromosomes usually has female sex and reproductive organs and is therefore usually assigned biologically female.

A person with XY chromosomes usually has male sex and reproductive organs and is therefore usually assigned biologically male.

The keyword is usually here become in science we do not look at what is between your legs but at your chromosomes, other arrangements of chromosomes, hormones, and body parts can happen, (far more often than you think!) which results in someone being intersex.

Gender is much bigger and more complicated than assigned sex. Gender includes gender roles, which are expectations society and people have about behaviors, thoughts, and characteristics that go along with a person’s assigned sex.

For example, ideas about how men and women are expected to behave, dress, and communicate all contribute to gender. Gender is also a social and legal status as girls and boys, men, and women.

It’s easy to confuse sex and gender. Just remember that biological or assigned sex is about biology, anatomy, and chromosomes. Gender is society’s set of expectations, standards, and characteristics about how men and women are supposed to act.

Your gender identity is how you feel inside and how you express those feelings. Clothing, appearance, and behaviors can all be ways to express your gender identity.

Most people feel that they’re either male or female. Some people feel like a masculine female or a feminine male. Some people feel neither male nor female. These people may choose labels such as “genderqueer,” “gender variant,” or “gender fluid.” Your feelings about your gender identity begin as early as age 2 or 3.

Some people’s assigned sex and gender identity are pretty much the same, or in line with each other. These people are called cisgender. Other people feel that their assigned sex is of the other gender from their gender identity (i.e., assigned sex is female, but gender identity is male). These people are called transgender or trans. Not all transgender people share the same exact identity.

**darklogrus** · 2021-10-28, 04:23 PM

Originally Posted by Vakna

How's that?

Youre the one hiring a minority because they are a minority after all..

**Vakna** · 2021-10-28, 04:26 PM

Originally Posted by darklogrus

Youre the one hiring a minority because they are a minority after all..

I think you misunderstood, I said hiring the best person for the job is the way forward. If there are multiple people that are the best at the job, then you should diversify the workplace, there is nothing wrong with that. By your logic you are racist no matter your choice.

**kornek21** · 2021-10-28, 04:28 PM

keep politics the fuck away from WoW and every other game, true gamers focus on the games, not the god damn subliminal messages sent.

im so fucking tired of zealout feminists ruining everything on this god damn planet.

im all for equality, but equality means exactly that...equality...so let gamers have the equal right to decide what THEY like and what they want to see and hear in a game!

**regardoz** · 2021-10-28, 04:29 PM

Originally Posted by darklogrus

So basically you're a racist...

not really , excellency first ,

there is no difference between arab , black , white , red people . if you think of this "diversity" without excellency then you are the racist here. imagine 2 people came to you one is white is but having experience on directing combat system and a black person that doesnot have experience , who are you going to hire ? or vise versa. it doesnot matter that color i chose its what the best for the company .

how ridiculous it is going to be in the future to go to the website applying for job and you see " Need a game director , non-black ,must be female ". like what the fuck?

**Starscreamer** · 2021-10-28, 04:29 PM

Originally Posted by Gaebryel Quintyne

Yeah, this basically. This fact will probably just go over people's heads anyway though. it's sad. I mean, why don't people realize that Acti-Blizz is a BUSINESS and they will most likely ONLY hire people who are qualified and not just some random person who has no qualifications but fulfills this quota?

I have yet to see anyone saying they are better designers than those putting in applications. Quit putting words in people's mouths. We think they will hire anyone just to look better because it constantly happens and they need to do it quickly to stop their business from tanking.

**regardoz** · 2021-10-28, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by Starscreamer

They did this at my job years ago too where they're like "there's too many white people in leadership positions. Promote/hire non-whites immediately so we don't look bad." My next boss was a black guy who worked at another company and apparently they didn't vet him at all cause he was as dumb as a brick. This isn't even a joke: A circuit blew on our dock lights so ya just have to hit the little button between the outlets to reset it. I found him stabbing it with scissors...

Omg ... god help you man , hopefully you find better job if you are not doing fine

**The Stormbringer** · 2021-10-28, 04:31 PM

Huh... Bobby took a huge compensation cut, and they're ending the forced arbitration. They've actually done more than I expected, I'm kind of impressed. They haven't fired any of the higher-ups unfortunately, but this seems like some change in the right direction. Now if only we could see some progress on unionization...

Also, I'm amused to see people are hyper-focusing on the workforce diversity stuff. Keep on showing your true colors, folks.

**Doombringer** · 2021-10-28, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by Starscreamer

They did this at my job years ago too where they're like "there's too many white people in leadership positions. Promote/hire non-whites immediately so we don't look bad." My next boss was a black guy who worked at another company and apparently they didn't vet him at all cause he was as dumb as a brick. This isn't even a joke: A circuit blew on our dock lights so ya just have to hit the little button between the outlets to reset it. I found him stabbing it with scissors...

There ARE cases of incompetence hires, I ran into one myself... I don't think it was a diversity thing (although he was a Pakistani), it was more a matter of him lying on his resume. Lying like a rug. His incompetence came out very quickly, fortunately.

BUT -- most employers won't hire an unqualified person. I mean a grossly unqualified one... if there's a qualified person of color vs. a highly qualified white person, yeah, they might tick the diversity box and hire the person of color. That doesn't mean that person can't do the job.

Blizzard especially wants competence. They have products to make. They're a triple A studio and aren't employing dregs just to satisfy a diversity quotient. What they ARE doing, by gunpoint now (as most employers are), is giving non-whites a better shot at a position. The gunpoint part is unfortunate but we've learned most corporations won't do what's decent unless there's significant oversight and regulations.

**Raelbo** · 2021-10-28, 04:32 PM