Team17 CEO promises “action” following accusations of poor working conditions

nme.com:

Team17 CEO Michael Pattison has told employees that “action has to be taken” following an in-depth and damning report about conditions at the companyLast week, more than a dozen past and present Team17 employees spoke to Eurogamer following the backlash over a proposed Worms NFT project.As well as describing poor working conditions (long hours, bad pay) staff described their lack of faith in the company’s HR team, saying that it failed to act when alerted to issues surrounding sexual harassment.Women were reportedly sent degrading messages and suggestive photos by male colleagues.

After they were reported to HR, the incidents were minimised, perpetrators were given a slap on the wrist, and victims were told to sort it out amongst themselves.One woman said staff are now afraid to go to HR, as they felt they would be “gaslit”.So it turns out Team17 is run by someone worth hundreds of millions of dollars while some of their staff can’t afford three meals a day.

Staff bonuses cut in a year of ‘record profit’. HR not taking action in instances of harassment.Hm doesn’t all that sound a little familiar?

https://t.co/ZdLZzJtMqF— Skill Up (@SkillUpYT) February 10, 2022At the time, Team17 released a lengthy statement that said: “Team17 Digital takes its responsibilities to its staff extremely seriously.