J. Allen Brack, president of Blizzard, is not the only executive to leave the company today. He presided over a culture that was accused of fostering sexual harassment. Jesse Meschuk has also left the company, an Activision Blizzard spokesperson confirmed with Bloomberg and The Verge.Jesse Meschuk has left the company. Activision Blizzard spokesperson said that Meschuk was no longer employed by the company. The company declined further comment. Meschuk seems to have also deleted his Twitter account.Brack was alleged to have been the overseer of the entire Blizzard brand. He was also named in the lawsuit by the state California as an enabler. However, Blizzards Human Resources department was also implicated. According to Kotaku, an ex-Blizzard developer spoke to Kotaku, the lawsuit implied that employees were discouraged to complain as HR personnel were known to be close with alleged harassers. One of the Cosby Suite photos featured a HR employee.Get it!Axios published a report today that revealed multiple former and current employees of Blizzard called the company's human resources department part of the problem. They claimed that they would report problems only to have them ignored, dismissed, and retaliated upon. One employee was told by an HR representative to "suck it up" because they were acting like brats. Another said that she had been assaulted and that the HR rep offered his support, telling her to go home or to switch departments. He is really sorry and wants to work for Blizzard. He said that you were very friendly with him.Bobby Kotick, Activision Blizzard CEO, promised to clean up the place, writing that anyone found to be interfering with our processes for evaluating claims or imposing appropriate penalties will be fired.Kotick, Activision Blizzards earnings conference call Tuesday, defended the company's intention to make necessary changes. To start, I want to make it clear that no one at our company will tolerate discrimination, harassment or unequal treatment. He said that there was no place in the company where discrimination, harassment, or unequal treatment would be tolerated. He said that over the years, we have made substantial changes to improve our company culture.We make the most of our teamwork, and when we do that, we create the best games in the business. Jen Oneal, who was named one of Blizzards co-leads Tuesday, spoke later on the call. Although there is still much to do, the passion and productivity are already there. The rest will fall into place when our people feel secure and supported.
