The first time both Jen and I were offered a new contract, it was the same across both of us for the new co-leader of Blizzard roles, so our compensation was going to be the same.”
I ran and she ran, so our pay was different. Jen and I were both on existing contracts. “Jen and I shared with management that we wanted to be paid the same to co-lead Blizzard together. The article quotes from the Activision Blizzard Slack channel for employees, where Ybarra apparently described the situation to his colleagues as follows: According to a Wall Street Journal report published on Tuesday, Oneal sent an email to the company’s legal team a month after accepting her new role as co-leader in that message, she expressed a lack of faith in leadership, saying “it was clear that the company would never prioritize our people the right way.” The Wall Street Journal’s report also noted that Ybarra was paid more than Oneal, despite both serving as co-leaders.įurther reporting from IGN on Wednesday sheds more light on the pay disparity between the two co-leaders. Blizzard’s announcement of Oneal and Ybarra’s new roles presented them as equals, but that apparently did not extend to their paychecks.Ī mere three months after accepting her new position, Jen Oneal departed Blizzard, and this past week, further reporting has painted a picture as to why.
Allen Brack with two co-leaders, Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra. Facing a lawsuit for gender discrimination brought by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, Activision Blizzard replaced its president J.
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