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Blizzard's full response: "The DFEH includes distorted, and in many cases false, descriptions of Blizzard’s past. We have been extremely cooperative with the DF
by google234123 5y ago
Blizzard's full response: "The DFEH includes distorted, and in many cases false, descriptions of Blizzard’s past. We have been extremely cooperative with the DFEH throughout their investigation, including providing them with extensive data and ample documentation, but they refused to inform us what issues they perceived. They were required by law to adequately investigate and to have good faith discussions with us to better understand and to resolve any claims or concerns before going to litigation, but they failed to do so. Instead, they rushed to file an inaccurate complaint, as we will demonstrate in court. We are sickened by the reprehensible conduct of the DFEH to drag into the complaint the tragic suicide of an employee whose passing has no bearing whatsoever on this case and with no regard for her grieving family. While we find this behavior to be disgraceful and unprofessional, it is unfortunately an example of how they have conducted themselves throughout the course of their investigation. It is this type of irresponsible behavior from unaccountable State bureaucrats that are driving many of the State’s best businesses out of California."
- conception 5y agoClassic - “The picture the DFEH paints is not the Blizzard workplace of today." Even if that’s true, which lol, I love “we may have ruined any number of women’s lives in the past but surely you can’t hold us accountable for that today!”
- michaelhoffman 5y agoNot the Blizzard workplace of today, but according to the DFEH, it IS the Blizzard workplace of a time within the statute of limitations.
- CoryAlexMartin 5y agoAre we reading the same thing? In the very first sentence they claim that the DFEH's descriptions of the past are distorted and false.
- ransom1538 5y agoYes it was misread.
- astrange 5y agoBlizzard's statement is arguing in the alternative. It says both that the claims are false and that they've "changed since then". https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1418017955841982465/photo/2 https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1418017955841982465...
- chasing 5y agoThis is, uh, not the way to reply to such accusations.
- totony 5y agoWhat would be a good way? I've never seen a positive response to a reply to such accusations before.
- chickenpotpie 5y ago“We’re willing to fully cooperate with the state government. Sexual harassment and discrimination isn’t tolerated at this company and we will root out any sources of it and remove them expeditiously”
- tick_tock_tick 5y agoThis is 100x worse if you think the state has no case. You're pretty much tactfully acknowledging a degree of guilt.
- chickenpotpie 5y agoI would be incredibly shocked if Blizzard wasn’t guilty to any degree. There are far too many accusations
- totony 5y agoI think for such a huge company it's both hard - Not to have many accusations - Not to be guilty to some degree But I think admitting guilt might not be a good move either way. My question was a bad one anyway since it'd be hard to know if any response would be well perceived.
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- ksec 5y agoMost of the links or posting doesn't even describe what was the causes, problem and the case is all about. As soon as I saw "suicide" I thought this was very serious. So I had to dig one up myself. https://www.newsweek.com/activision-blizzard-lawsuit-female-employees-1612075 https://www.newsweek.com/activision-blizzard-lawsuit-female-...
- HelloNurse 5y agoQuestion for lawyers: could lying in this sort of public statement expose Blizzard to further legal repercussions (fresh criminal offenses, informally irritating the California DFEH and the judges, proving they are in bad faith, etc.) or are they free to make up any bullshit they find useful?