Activision Blizzard employees are being forced to return to the office soon, it’s claimed
Activision Blizzard is informing its US staff that it must return to the office in the coming months, it’s claimed.
Two separate social media users, who say they are Activision Blizzard employees, say the company informed staff on Monday of a ‘return to office plan’, which will see staff being made to return to the office from a specific date.
VGC has reached out to Activision Blizzard for comment on these claims.
Twitter user LeastMyHairIsOk, who says they work for Blizzard,posted a thread about the situation saying: “Today, Activision and Blizzard announced a return to office plan to employees. It begins April/June, depending on the studio. The company will see a large reduction in force if this occurs.
“The majority of employees at ABK have no interest in returning to office either full or part time. This isn’t to say that nobody sees the value in an office environment, but we’ve overall decided the risks do not outweight those benefits.”
They cited the continuing risk of Covid-19 as one of the reasons employees want to continue working from home, and argued that the increase in cost of living means some staff have chosen to live further away from the city or chosen to sell their vehicle to save on costs.
“For over a decade now, lower earning departments have pleaded with leadership to include yearly CoL adjustments into salary to prevent this, but been denied, and our most recent meetings from last month suggest that there are no plans for this to change this year,” they continued.
“Two to four months is not enough time for the company to shift this stance, even if they were willing. Even assuming they are, it is not enough time for those who made the hard decision to move away to uproot and return.
“Leadership isn’t
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