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WSJ News Exclusive | Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Tells Colleagues He Would Consider Leaving if He Can’t Quickly Fix Problems

Bobby Kotick has told senior managers he would consider leaving the company if he can’t quickly fix the culture problems at the videogame giant, according to people familiar with his comments.

www.wsj.com

Activision Blizzard Inc. Chief Executive Bobby Kotick has told senior managers he would consider leaving the company if he can’t quickly fix the culture problems at the videogame giant, according to people familiar with his comments.

Mr. Kotick, who has led Activision for three decades, stopped short of saying he would step down in a Friday meeting with executives of the company’s Blizzard Entertainment unit, but left the possibility open if misconduct issues across the company weren’t fixed “with speed,” these people said.

 

[Valedix]

He never chose to fix the problems to begin with.

 

[M1chl]

Imagine Raven Software makes their own games again. Singularity 2, etc

 

[EverydayBeast]

They’ll put aside their issues and make COD yearly.

 

[Polelock]

Fuck Bobby. Dude is a fucking scumbag and should be tarted, feathered , and then the tar peeled off slowly, pluck by pluck until he begs for the release of death. Then, we do it again. I hate the guy so much

 

[ClosBSAS]

Lol what an ass. Not surprising though.

 

[tusharngf]

 

[hybrid_birth]

Fuck Bobby. Dude is a fucking scumbag and should be tarted, feathered , and then the tar peeled off slowly, pluck by pluck until he begs for the release of death. Then, we do it again. I hate the guy so much

Not sure how death threats make us better than Bobby.

 

[VAVA Mk2]

He is part of the problem. He cannot fix it if he is still employed there.

 

[jhjfss]

He is part of the problem. He cannot fix it if he is still employed there.

 

[Deerock71]

He gon' fire dose bitches!

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

sure

 

[LOLCats]

Fuck Bobby. Dude is a fucking scumbag and should be tarted, feathered , and then the tar peeled off slowly, pluck by pluck until he begs for the release of death. Then, we do it again. I hate the guy so much

Really? You are that invested in this?...

 

[Thaedolus]

Fuck Bobby. Dude is a fucking scumbag and should be tarted, feathered , and then the tar peeled off slowly, pluck by pluck until he begs for the release of death. Then, we do it again. I hate the guy so much

 

[Jennings]

Good luck, Bobby Kotick. If anybody can quickly fix all these problems, surely a $150,000,000/yr CEO would have the skill to pull it off.

 

[dwish]

I mean, its been thirty years apparently. How quickly is quickly?

 

[MrA]

Fuck Bobby. Dude is a fucking scumbag and should be tarted, feathered , and then the tar peeled off slowly, pluck by pluck until he begs for the release of death. Then, we do it again. I hate the guy so much

That ain't healthy

 

[Knightime_X]

He just needs to exit the gaming industry asap

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

.

 

[Spukc]

Fuck Bobby. Dude is a fucking scumbag and should be tarted, feathered , and then the tar peeled off slowly, pluck by pluck until he begs for the release of death. Then, we do it again. I hate the guy so much

Have a snickers

 

[balls of snow]

Most probably already a billionaire. You think he cares if he get shunned out or not.

 

[Braag]

Ah yes, quickly fix a deeply rooted problem that all stems from him.

 

[Drizzlehell]

The biggest injustice is that even if he were to quit today and never get hired in another company again (which he totally would), he still has enough money left in his offshore accounts to live like a king fo the rest of his life and none of this would have mattered.

Hell, even if you were to put him behind bars for all the money making schemes and the abuse he's done, he'd still be living there comfortably like it was a visit at spa.

 

[kyliethicc]

Jimbo's gonna stop buying the CoD battle pass.

Hurry the fuck up Bobby.

 

[Fare thee well]

Shit floats to the top. And I think bobby is too fat to flush.

 

[Cyborg]

He is part of the problem. He cannot fix it if he is still employed there.

Yup, he and his buddies!

 

[Nocturno999]

The moment it hits their wallets is when he is going to get kicked.

 

[bender]

 

[chromhound]

Bye Felicia

 

[Dick Jones]

I thought that pay cut would have resolved all the issues

 

[Warablo]

I mean, the dude was in Epsteins black book.

 

[ParaSeoul]

Guy still has his millions,I bet he wishes he could just fuck off and disappear somewhere.

 

[jigglet]

Fuck Bobby. Dude is a fucking scumbag and should be tarted, feathered , and then the tar peeled off slowly, pluck by pluck until he begs for the release of death. Then, we do it again. I hate the guy so much

Be honest. If he were to suck your dick you’d give him a pass. I know I would.

 

[GreatnessRD]

Fuck Bobby. Dude is a fucking scumbag and should be tarted, feathered , and then the tar peeled off slowly, pluck by pluck until he begs for the release of death. Then, we do it again. I hate the guy so much

Anything short of him fucking your wife makes you look... wild.

Love the energy, however.

 

[daywarf]

The biggest injustice is that even if he were to quit today and never get hired in another company again (which he totally would), he still has enough money left in his offshore accounts to live like a king fo the rest of his life and none of this would have mattered.

Hell, even if you were to put him behind bars for all the money making schemes and the abuse he's done, he'd still be living there comfortably like it was a visit at spa.

Unless he betrays the death penalty, which doesn't make sense

 

[Clear]

I hate to say it, but much as I dislike Kotick and Activision generally, I despise cancel culture more.

Applying 2021 woke-scold "morality" to past actions basically means noone is safe. The bar for what was considered acceptable behaviour used to be a lot higher. What was once considered banter is now abuse.

People need to wake up and smell the coffee. Tempting as it is to "stick it" to Bobbo, understand that this upheaval offers a tremendous opportunity for some people, and they are going to leverage it for everything they can. Human beings respond to incentives, and right now its incentivized to hunt witches because its an expedient way to settle old scores and gain position and clout.

If there's egregious stuff going on, let the legal system handle it. Because that way (at least theoretically) safeguards transparency, due process, and proportionality of penalty. Whereas trial by mob/media is inevitably a kangaroo court.

 

[Thaedolus]

I hate to say it, but much as I dislike Kotick and Activision generally, I despise cancel culture more.

Applying 2021 woke-scold "morality" to past actions basically means noone is safe. The bar for what was considered acceptable behaviour used to be a lot higher. What was once considered banter is now abuse.

People need to wake up and smell the coffee. Tempting as it is to "stick it" to Bobbo, understand that this upheaval offers a tremendous opportunity for some people, and they are going to leverage it for everything they can. Human beings respond to incentives, and right now its incentivized to hunt witches because its an expedient way to settle old scores and gain position and clout.

If there's egregious stuff going on, let the legal system handle it. Because that way (at least theoretically) safeguards transparency, due process, and proportionality of penalty. Whereas trial by mob/media is inevitably a kangaroo court.

Bruh he didn’t send some questionable tweets. This isn’t cancel culture, it’s a complete failure of leadership and at least complicity, and at most participation, in a culture of actual workplace abuse. Yes, canceling people for minor offenses is BS, but that’s not what we’re talking about with old Bobby Fuckface here

 

[WitchHunter]

WSJ News Exclusive | Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Tells Colleagues He Would Consider Leaving if He Can’t Quickly Fix Problems

Bobby Kotick has told senior managers he would consider leaving the company if he can’t quickly fix the culture problems at the videogame giant, according to people familiar with his comments.

www.wsj.com

Activision Blizzard Inc. Chief Executive Bobby Kotick has told senior managers he would consider leaving the company if he can’t quickly fix the culture problems at the videogame giant, according to people familiar with his comments.

Mr. Kotick, who has led Activision for three decades, stopped short of saying he would step down in a Friday meeting with executives of the company’s Blizzard Entertainment unit, but left the possibility open if misconduct issues across the company weren’t fixed “with speed,” these people said.

Why is this news? The guy himself prophesied what will happen.

Activision games to bypass consoles

CEO Bobby Kotick reveals plans for "untethered Guitar Hero," Facebook integration, emotionally resonant animation, and taking "all the fun out of making video games."

www.gamespot.com

 

[skit_data]

I’m sure he’s up to the task of building a time machine

 

[Skyfox]

in a culture of actual workplace abuse.

Bullet point of actual abuse please.

Every so often the spectre of cancel culture darkens the room and there's pointing of fingers but no substance.

Who did he rape? Who did he kill? I actually dont know because cancel culture always does it like this.

"Problematic"
"Culture of"
"Toxic"

I mean last time it was some ubisoft dude who slept with a consenting coworker but he himself was married? Why is that everyone's business? Are we customers of his wife?

 

[Cyberpunkd]

WSJ News Exclusive | Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Tells Colleagues He Would Consider Leaving if He Can’t Quickly Fix Problems

Bobby Kotick has told senior managers he would consider leaving the company if he can’t quickly fix the culture problems at the videogame giant, according to people familiar with his comments.

www.wsj.com

Activision Blizzard Inc. Chief Executive Bobby Kotick has told senior managers he would consider leaving the company if he can’t quickly fix the culture problems at the videogame giant, according to people familiar with his comments.

Mr. Kotick, who has led Activision for three decades, stopped short of saying he would step down in a Friday meeting with executives of the company’s Blizzard Entertainment unit, but left the possibility open if misconduct issues across the company weren’t fixed “with speed,” these people said.

That's easy - burn Blizzard to the ground, since it looks like majority of problems are there.

 

[Kenpachii]

But what if you are the problem bobby. Still pretending its not him i see.

 

[nush]

That's easy - burn Blizzard to the ground, since it looks like majority of problems are there.

I'm sure a lot of commenters on the wider internet thing there's Just one Activision building with everyone in it and Bobby sitting on the top floor.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

But what if you are the problem bobby. Still pretending its not him i see.

Most likely VP People or HR Director should be the one to get a boot.

 

[Kenpachii]

Most likely VP People or HR Director should be the one to get a boot.

Jup and input some token woman like they already tried to do a while ago.

 

[Thaedolus]

Bullet point of actual abuse please.

Every so often the spectre of cancel culture darkens the room and there's pointing of fingers but no substance.

Who did he rape? Who did he kill? I actually dont know because cancel culture always does it like this.

"Problematic"
"Culture of"
"Toxic"

I mean last time it was some ubisoft dude who slept with a consenting coworker but he himself was married? Why is that everyone's business? Are we customers of his wife?

I’m not going to go cliff notes all the shit that was going down for you. He knew what he knew and covered it up. And what he knew about wasn’t some made up bullshit like microaggressions or some culturally insensitive comments. It was abusive bullshit that has no place in a professional work place. Fuck him.

 

[Drizzlehell]

Shit floats to the top. And I think bobby is too fat to flush.

Fun fact: did you know that only unhealthy poops with lots of fat in them float? A healthy turd sinks to the bottom like Kursk.

 

[Clear]

Bruh he didn’t send some questionable tweets. This isn’t cancel culture, it’s a complete failure of leadership and at least complicity, and at most participation, in a culture of actual workplace abuse. Yes, canceling people for minor offenses is BS, but that’s not what we’re talking about with old Bobby Fuckface here

Where's the substance?

Take the whole "Cosby suite" thing. It was a joke. Literally.

Laddish? Sure. Bad taste? Definitely. But so fucking what? That function of the thing as a party area was to party in it. And we all know that means standards of behaviour and decorum are loosened!

You want to go to a party where people announce their pronouns, talk sensibly, and drink moderately?

Yet apparently, we're supposed to believe that because it wasn't like that it was the 2nd coming of Sodom and Gomorrah! That it was some sort of shame on the entire company?

What. The. Fuck!

Just stop and question the narrative.

 

[treemk]

Bruh he didn’t send some questionable tweets. This isn’t cancel culture, it’s a complete failure of leadership and at least complicity, and at most participation, in a culture of actual workplace abuse. Yes, canceling people for minor offenses is BS, but that’s not what we’re talking about with old Bobby Fuckface here

The only failure of leadership on his part was allowing this woke culture to grow in Blizzard. Probably unavoidable outside of moving it out of California. You all talk a lot of shit about Kotick but you don't have receipts for any of it.

 

[Skyfox]

I’m not going to go cliff notes all the shit that was going down for you. He knew what he knew and covered it up. And what he knew about wasn’t some made up bullshit like microaggressions or some culturally insensitive comments. It was abusive bullshit that has no place in a professional work place. Fuck him.

So....

Nothing?

I was actually expecting to be put in my place with clear info about this story that I know little about but looks like I was right all along.

Anyone got an actual concrete thing here?

Otherwise I'll continue to ignore it like other social media "news".