While the games it makes may still be widely enjoyed by many, when it comes to the company itself, Ubisoft has fallen far from grace. Recently, Ubisoft Singapore came under investigation for harassment, and that's only one of the latest in a long list of accusations.

What began as a series of allegations and accusations of misconduct from the leadership of Ubisoft in the summer of 2020 has continued through into 2021. After multiple accusations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior, there was a restructuring at Ubisoft that saw several of the accused let go or moved to other positions. This end result, however, left few employees happy.

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Though many may have believed the incident seemingly in the rearview mirror, it resurfaced back in July when it became very apparent that Ubisoft employees were not happy with the company's handling of the misconduct allegations. For starters, while some of those named in the allegations, like CCO Serge Hascoët, were indeed let go, they were allowed to keep their shares in the company, ensuring they would remain very wealthy. Now, the appointment of Igor Manceau, a longtime higher up in the company, as the new CCO, has prompted a letter from employees.

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The letter, written by employee group A Better Ubisoft, expresses employee dissatisfaction with the new hiring, stating that it represents no clear progress towards alleviating a "shocking lack of diversity among the VPs." In other words, it keeps things much the same as they were before, not actually changing the status quo at the company to something constructive and non-toxic. In fact, things were still bad enough for French union Solidaires Informatique to sue Ubisoft for "institutional sexual harassment." This suit largely centers on CEO Yves Guillemot, who has been accused of perpetuating the situation by refusing to make meaningful changes or bring consequences to those responsible.

The letter from A Better Ubisoft states that this leaves employees with a lack of confidence in Ubisoft's commitment to making the company better, especially when it comes to executives. This is the second such letter written this year, with the first being a joint effort by Ubisoft and Activision Blizzard employees.

If Ubisoft does not reform itself to the satisfaction of its own employees, it's likely that the complaints will continue, possibly even with more punitive action behind them. If Ubisoft is trying to turn things around more concretely, it must start showing the effort soon. And if it's trying to earn the sympathy of players, Ubisoft All-Star Blast is a bad way to do it. Hopefully things will change for the better soon.

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Source: IGN