Blizzard Meeting Reportedly Leaves Developers Frustrated
Stack ranking, a mandatory return to office, reduced profit sharing, and a general impression of executives being out of touch has causedBlizzard Entertainmentemployees to feel outraged and demoralized following the company’s recent all-hands meeting. This meeting was meant to address the emerging dissatisfaction whenBlizzard developers were told to return to office work, but the rift between management and employees only grew larger. President Mike Ybarra and other executives atBlizzardspoke to employees over Zoom during the all-hands meeting, addressing the concerns they had regarding toxic workplace practices, as well as the end of the company’s work-from-home policy....