The CEO of Bungie asks for apologies and promises measures before the recent accusations of toxic labor culture

Bungee is celebrating his 30th anniversary, the company after Saga Destiny and Halo Parents, have a faithful community of players and enjoy great prestige in the industry, however, a recent article by IGO has placed Above the table Toxic attitudes within the work environment of the company, through the testimony of 26 ancient and current employees.

This would be a response to the angry Bungee statements after the crisis lived in Activision Blizzard. In a July statement, Bungee talked about zero tolerance to work harassment, in a resounding message against toxic culture in the wideners industry. We do not intend to say that Bungee is perfect, but we will not tolerate harassment, and we will face it, they assured from the company.

The testimony of the workers talks about toxic culture and inequality The testimony of the workers has aimed at these same statements with disagreement, spoken of a culture of inequality in the company, long working hours, the well-known crunch, plus of sexism and abuse, all covered in a structural inequality that the company verse over the last decade. The accusations are many and very serious, and the current CEO of Bungee, Pete Parsons, it has not been slow to go out to talk about it.

I want to apologize with anyone who has experienced something less than a safe, fair and professional work environment in Bungee, I am not here to refute or challenge the experiences we are sharing today by people who have honored our study with Your time and your talent. Our actions or, in some cases, financial, caused pain to these people. I apologize personally and on behalf of everyone in Bungee, I know they feel a deep empathy and sadness by reading these stories, Parsons shared.

Pete Parsons has ensured that it does not seek to question the testimonies Parsons's statement has not been limited to apologies, it has also ensured that during the last years, have not stopped working to make significant changes in Bungee, starting with eliminate those who acted unduly within the study without taking into account their position, antiquity in the company or relationships, something that according to Parsons has been carried out when brave people have exposed bad behavior That was held openly.

Parsons has also explained that the first story is currently assimilating for the first time and that, although they believe that people who encouraged those testimonies have already been fired or do not work in Bungee, they will work so that if new information comes to light, they can Act and investigate in a whole way.

Parsons ensures that the changes in the company reflect a great progress has also referred to the crunch accusations, explaining that have focused on better planning and more reasonable launch dates, including the Shadow keep delays, Beyond Light and The Witch Queen, for Prioritize the health of the team. The objective of greater inclusion, diversity and equity has also been one of the efforts in which the company has invested, according to Parsons.

In the letter, he has also shared some of the most recent numbers of the company, which would reflect progress in terms of increased by the percentage of women in the study. The CEO has confessed to feeling encouraged by the progress achieved, although he recognizes that it is not enough and that it has taken too much time, something that also, does not erase the bad experiences that people have had in the study.