Blizzard share with you wage salaries protest disparities

The employees of Blizzard Entertainment, a division of Activision Blizzard Inc., began on Friday anonymously share of wage and salary increases in a recent circular table the latest example of tension in the game on wage differentials and increase the managers salary sector. Blizzard, based in Irvine, California, makes the popular games, including Diablo and World of Warcraft. In 2019, according to an internal survey revealed that were more dissatisfied than half of Blizzard employees with their remuneration, staff informs society, there would be no one made fair compensation study to ensure, according to people familiar with the situation . Blizzard implemented, led to the results of this study last month on Slack internal messaging boards of the company for a protest. An employee then creates a table and encourages employees to share their compensation information. The anonymous document, reviewed dozens of Bloomberg News contains, feigning shock Blizzard and salaries. Most of the increases are below 10%, significantly lower than the Blizzard said they expected as a result of the study. “Our goal has always been to ensure that we compensate our employees fairly and competitively,” said spokeswoman Jessica Blizzard Taylor. “Let’s review the compensation philosophies constantly better the talent to recognize our top performing and keep us competitive in the industry to invest all with the aim of rewarding and best employees.” This year, Blizzard interpreters have received a salary increase that 20% more than in previous years and have more people Promotions, added Taylor. “Our total investment is consistent content in previous years,” he also said. Wage disparity has a billion video game hot topic button $150 to grow as the industry calls for unionization. A pro-working group has recently proposed to pay for Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick. His 2019 compensation was compiled value of $40 million at the end of the year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg and the package has since increased the stock the company has grown. Last year, the company also has $15 million in stock awards and sign-on bonuses to incoming Chief Financial Officer Dennis Durkin. In the Anonymous table, an employee listed the salary, annual bonuses and stock price actions CEO. In an internal message occurs by Bloomberg News said Blizzard struggled to make ends meet, while the Blizzard sales grow year after year to watch. Some manufacturers and Blizzard engineers can even make $100,000 a year, but others, like video game testers and customer service representatives are often paid minimum wage or close to it. Blizzard Entertainment has always been independent from its parent company, but in recent years, the seat of Activision, the study of game development has pushed to reduce costs. Last year the company eliminated hundreds of jobs and some of the remaining employees asked to take responsibility for who should let go. The extra work does not come with higher wages, according to people familiar with the company, sensitive private information on the subject did not want to be named. A veteran Blizzard Bloomberg News said they received an increase of less than 50 cents per hour. They represent less than almost a decade ago because they work less overtime than then. Several former Blizzard said that it was the other companies after leaving the nearest rival Riot Games Inc. in Los Angeles only substantial wage increases. In 2018, reports of Blizzard’s internal communication channels by Bloomberg News review, staff spoke saving measures that have made them to stay with the company. One employee wrote that skipping meals to pay rent and have used the free coffee as an appetite suppressant of the company. Another said he would only eat oatmeal and the rescue team lunch because they could not afford to buy food in the cafeteria. A third said that she and her partner stopped talking to children, because they knew they could not afford able. The with the images they saw as opposed to enjoy your vacation to Disneyland with their families with older employees Blizzard. -With the help of Anders Melin.
Picture copyright by Patrick T. Fallon / Bloomberg Getty Images