Raven Software employees walk out following layoffs in the QA team
Summary
However, on Friday 3rd December 12 QA testers had their contracts terminated in "good standing", meaning without underperforming or committing a fireable offense. Terminating the contracts of high performing testers in a time of consistent work and profit puts the health of the studio at risk. Some of those team members who were let go had relocated to Wisconsin, without assistance from Raven, in anticipation of the return to in-person work, due to reassurances from the studio that their workload would remain consistent. Employee group ABetterABK tweeted out their support: "We watched in shock today as our peers at Raven lost their employment in real time. Just last month, 150 Activision Blizzard staff walked out demanding the removal of CEO Bobby Kotick following damning reports of workplace harassment and misconduct.