A former Activision executive has sued the publisher in California state court accusing the company of age discrimination and violating the state’s whistleblower protection law, as reported by Law360.
The suit was filed earlier this week by a 57-year-old former tech executive who worked for the company from 2014 until being laid off as part of a restructuring in the Activision Blizzard’s Central Tech department last August.
The lawsuit gives several examples to establish that Activision Blizzard discriminated against him, starting with statements Bobby Kotick allegedly made at a leadership conference that the “problem” with Activision Blizzard is that “there are too many old white guys.” (The suit doesn’t say exactly when the conference was.)
It’s still bullshit that age discrimination is 100% legal until you’re 40 years old…
But that’s what happens when the majority of people making laws are past retirement age. They don’t think anyone under 40 knows anything, so they think discriminating against them is valid.
40 ?
Old White dude being pushed out?
Cry me a fucking river.
Edit: Downvoters are defending a boomer tech executive. Tech executive salaries at Activision is in the millions range. This guy is pissed he couldn’t buy a fifth house or add another payment to his boat.
If the reason you’re being laid off is your skin colour or your age, no matter what color your skin is or what age your are, it’s wrong.
(Unless you are getting fired for lying about your age and you’re actually under the legal minimum)