{"id":217637,"date":"2021-03-17T13:08:46","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T13:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/gamers-calling-out-activision-blizzard-layoff-announcement\/"},"modified":"2021-03-17T13:08:46","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T13:08:46","slug":"gamers-are-calling-out-activision-blizzard-after-layoff-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/03\/17\/gamers-are-calling-out-activision-blizzard-after-layoff-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Gamers Are Calling Out Activision Blizzard After Layoff Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"syndicated-attribution\"><meta name= \\\"keywords \\\" content= \\\"\u96fb\u5b50\u8a08\u7b97\u6a5f, \u6559\u80b2, IT \u96fb\u8166\u73ed,\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2\uff0c \u96fb\u8166\u73ed\uff0c \u5bb6\u6559\uff0c \u79c1\u4eba\u8001\u5e2b\uff0c \u8cc7\u8a0a\u6280\u8853\uff0c \u7a0b\u5e8f\u8a2d\u8a08\uff0c \u96fb\u5b50\u8a08\u7b97\u6a5f\uff0c \u904a\u6232\uff0c \u860b\u679c\uff0c \u96fb\u5f71\uff0c \u8a08\u7b97\u6a5f\uff0c\u7de8\u78bc\uff0c Java\uff0c C\/C++\uff0c JavaScript\uff0c PHP\uff0c HTML\uff0c CSS\uff0c MySQL\uff0c mobile\uff0c Android\uff0c \u52d5\u6f2b\uff0c Python\uff0c teacher\uff0c \u88dc\u7fd2\uff0c \u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2 \u8cc7\u8a0a, \u7535\u5b50\u8ba1\u7b97\u673a, IT ,Game, apple, movie, Computer,student,Java,\u6559\u80b2, ,\u5b66\u751f, \u5b66\u4e60, learn, \u6559\u5b66,  Android, apple,anime, animation, \u4fe1\u606f\u6280\u672f, \u7a0b\u5e8f\u8bbe\u8ba1, \u79fb\u52a8\u7535\u8bdd, \u8cc7\u8a0a\u79d1\u6280,Game, Jeu, Juego,Call Of Duty ,\u4f7f\u547d\u53ec\u559a , \u6e38\u620f, \u7535\u5b50\u6e38\u620f,, \u591a\u4eba\u7535\u5b50\u6e38\u620f, \u7f51\u7edc\u6e38\u620f\uff0conline\uff0conline game, \u624b\u673a\u6e38\u620f, mobile \\\"><\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static3.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/blue-activision-blizzard.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Gamers are angry at <strong>Activision Blizzard<\/strong> after the company laid off almost 200 employees as its CEO is set to receive a massive cash reward of $200 million.<\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg\u2019s Jason Schreier reported earlier today that <a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/blizzard-laying-off-employees-despite-success\/\">Activision Blizzard laid off 190 employees<\/a> across multiple departments, including 50 employees who worked on esports programming. A spokesperson for Activison said the cuts were made because of losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic, which cancelled last year\u2019s major esports events. The job cuts arrive after a massively successful year for the company that saw its stock share price hit its highest point since 1984. Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is also set to receive a $200 million cash payout as part of the \u201cShareholder Value Creation Incentive\u201d provision is his employment contract, despite the layoffs.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"related-single\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/activision-blizzard-office-versailles-france-closure\/\">Activision Shutting Down Longtime Office in France<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The provision loophole allows Kotick to collect a full performance cash payout regardless of whether the <a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/tag\/blizzard\/\">Activison Blizzard<\/a>\u2019s milestones were met through rewards dating all the way back to 2017. Several gamers swarmed Twitter to voice disgust over Activision Blizzard terminating 190 employees while paying its CEO hundreds of million dollars, especially during a time as economically turbulent as the ongoing pandemic-fueled recession.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static3.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bobby-kotick-activision.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Many users on Twitter said\u00a0Activision\u00a0Blizzard would probably save more money and jobs by simply firing Kotick. This argument was made by user MisterKontos, who added that the company would not lose anything worth worrying about by firing Kotick.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MisterKontos\/status\/1371971909752078339\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Some users criticized <a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/activision-blizzard-layoff-sales-2018\/\">Activision Blizzard\u2019s history of laying off employees as it makes record profits<\/a>. The company laid off more than 800 employees in 2019 and shut down its French office last fall, despite its share prices steadily increasing. Twitter user Futterish said it was Activision&#8217;s choice to lay off the workers in a time on uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Futterish\/status\/1372013140381143047\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Some users also had disdain for the severance that was offered to the laid off workers. The former employees will reportedly receive 90 days of severance, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/blizzard-battle-net-giftcard-layoffs\/\">$200 in gift cards for Battle.net<\/a>, Blizzard\u2019s online pay.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nexussfire\/status\/1371938889229762560\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Fans are not the only ones angry at Activision Blizzard and Kotick. CtW Investment firm, one of Activision Blizzard\u2019s investors, also criticized the layoffs in a statement that suggested that Kotick was not responsible for the company\u2019s uptick in sales. Activision\u2019s share price has increased by 66 percent since December 2019, though CtW Investment said this is likely from <a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/2020-game-industry-revenue-digital\/\">players buying more games while in lockdown during the pandemic<\/a> rather than Kotick\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>This is <a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/activision-blizzard-bobby-koticks-salary-criticism\/\">not the first time that Kotick has come under fire for his massive pay<\/a>. CtW spend much of last year slamming the CEO\u2019s exorbitant pay. According to the firm, Activision Blizzard\u2019s employees typically earn less than one third of 1 percent of Kotick\u2019s yearly salary. Kotick received more than $96.5 million in cumulative income from Activision Blizzard between 2016 and 2020.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"next-single\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/overwatch-what-to-do-while-waiting-for-sequel\/\">How Blizzard Can Keep Overwatch Fans Busy While They Wait for Overwatch 2<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-03-16\/blizzard-fires-50-people-amid-shift-away-from-live-events\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bloomberg<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"syndicated-attribution\"><figure class= \\\"wp-block-image alignnone \\\"><img src= \\\"http:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/logo2-2.png\\\" alt=\\\"IT\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2 java\u88dc\u7fd2 \u70ba\u5927\u5bb6\u914d\u5c0d\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2,IT freelance, \u79c1\u4eba\u8001\u5e2b, PHP\u88dc\u7fd2,CSS\u88dc\u7fd2,XML,Java\u88dc\u7fd2,MySQL\u88dc\u7fd2,graphic design\u88dc\u7fd2,\u4e2d\u5c0f\u5b78ICT\u88dc\u7fd2,\u4e00\u5c0d\u4e00\u79c1\u4eba\u88dc\u7fd2\u548cFreelance\u81ea\u7531\u5de5\u4f5c\u914d\u5c0d\u3002\\\"\/><figcaption>\u7acb\u523b\u8a3b\u518a\u53ca\u5831\u540d\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2\u8ab2\u7a0b\u5427!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<\/br>Find A Teacher Form:\r\n<\/br>https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1vREBnX5n262umf4wU5U2pyTwvk9O-JrAgblA-wH9GFQ\/viewform?edit_requested=true#responses\r\n<\/br><\/br>Email:\r\n<\/br>public1989two@gmail.com<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>\r\n<a href=www.itsec.hk style=color:#FFFFFF;>www.itsec.hk<\/a><br>\r\n<a href=\\\"www.itsec.vip\\\" style=color:#FFFFFF;>www.itsec.vip<\/a><br>\r\n<a href=\\\"www.itseceu.uk\\\" style=color:#FFFFFF;>www.itseceu.uk<\/a><br><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Gamers are criticizing Activision Blizzard for laying off almost 200 employees while rewarding its CEO hundreds of millions of dollars.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":666,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Gamers Are Calling Out Activision Blizzard After Layoff Announcement - ITTeacherITFreelance.hk","description":"Gamers are criticizing Activision Blizzard for laying off almost 200 employees while rewarding its CEO hundreds of millions of dollars."},"footnotes":""},"categories":[607],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217637"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/666"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=217637"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":217638,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217637\/revisions\/217638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=217637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=217637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=217637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}