[ATTW-L] Activision Blizzard's message on "Creating A More Accountable Workplace"

[Tharon Howard]

You are such a *treasure*, Sam.  I can’t thank you enough for these gems that you’ve so casually dropped over the years. I just wanted to let you know that I use them regularly in my Tech Writing courses, so you’re not wasting your time. You’ve saved me hours and hours of research looking for both good and bad examples of memo & technical report writing.

Thank you, my friend!

Tharon

From: ATTW-L <attw-l-bounces at attw.org> On Behalf Of Dragga, Sam
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 1:50 PM
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Subject: [ATTW-L] Activision Blizzard's message on "Creating A More Accountable Workplace"

If you are looking for a provocative example of corporate communication on the subject of ethics, consider the e-mail message distributed to Activision Blizzard employees by Executive Vice President for Corporate Affairs Fran Townsend regarding remedies for a corporate culture notorious for claims of sexual harassment and discrimination (see, for example, https://www.wired.com/story/activision-blizzard-employees-walk-out-after-allegations-of-rampant-sexism/) .

The message was published yesterday on the corporate site at
https://www.activisionblizzard.com/content/atvi/activisionblizzard/ab-touchui/ab/web/en/newsroom/2021/10/creating-a-more-accountable-workplace.html

I imagine a lively classroom conversation about the language, organization, and design of this message as well as of the likely/unlikely efficacy of the proposed remedies.

Sam

Sam Dragga
Professor Emeritus
Texas Tech University
sam.dragga at ttu.edu<mailto:sam.dragga at ttu.edu>
1-806-543-6099

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