The state of California has been investigating Activision Blizzard regarding its workplace culture, sexual harassment, and more for some time, gathering tons of evidence for the case. One Activision Blizzard employee has gone on the record discussing a demotion they received for reporting the harassment.

An Activision Blizzard employee, known simply as Christine due to privacy concerns, recently shared her long story of sexual harassment at the company alongside her attorney Lisa Bloom. Spotted by Dexerto, Christine spoke at the main Activision offices to state that her dream was to work for the company and confirm that she still works for the company. She also stated that she didn't want to come forward with her story of abuse at Blizzard, but that major changes need to be made at the company moving forward.

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Throughout her four years with the company, Christine has been subject to unwanted sexual advancements from her peers and supervisors alike. Including the suggestions of casual sex from her superiors at Activision Blizzard, Christine has also been inappropriately touched, given rude comments about her body, and brought to alcohol-fuelled events and "cube crawls." Cube crawls are one of the many activities at Activision Blizzard noted in the Californian lawsuit that has been detrimental to the mental health of female employees at the company.

On top of the sexual harassment and other depraved experiences Christine had to endure, she was quickly punished when she reported the issues. Once she reported her story to her supervisors, Christine was told that the offenders were just joking and that they hadn't broken any law. Christine's supervisors suggested that the men were "just trying to be friends" with her and that the issue wasn't serious enough to bring up with Human Resources. From that point, Christine was reportedly demoted before encountering more gender discrimination at Activision Blizzard, being offered minimal raises and and denied full profit-sharing and shares in the company.

After Christine's statements at a December 8 press conference, Lisa Bloom gave three demands on behalf of the harassed employees. Bloom requested that Activision increase its legal fund from around $18 million to “in excess of $100 million," and would also like victim advocates to be able to "participate in setting the rules” of Activision Blizzard settlements. She finished by highlighting the lack of a proper apology for the harassed employees from Activision and demanded that the company prioritize victims like Christine.

A compay spokesperson gave a statement in response to harassment victims at the company, praising their courage in coming forward and apologizing for the workplace culture that led to these stories becoming common. Despite the reporting systems in place, Bloom has suggested a “neutral third party” to discover what career damages employees have suffered as a result of sexual harassment. Regardless of statements like this recent one, multiple state treasurers are looking into Activision Blizzard's misconduct allegations. The spokesperson's statement reaffirmed Activision Blizzard's values, standards, and expectations which don't reflect the offenders' actions.

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