Today’s case study comes from Blizzard Entertainment, the video game developer/publisher behind blockbuster titles such as Overwatch, Warcraft, Starcraft, and Hearthstone. Yesterday, Bloomberg reported that Blizzard employees began circulating a spreadsheet on Friday to anonymously share salaries and recent pay increases after the company’s placation attempt failed. One employee then created a spreadsheet and encouraged…
Today’s case study comes from Barstool Sports and the “Call Her Daddy” podcast. Unlike the Tribune Publishing case study, this one involves high value employees. Co-hosted by Alex Cooper and Sofia Franklyn, the “Call Her Daddy” podcast revolved around their sexual exploits as single 20-something women in NYC, interspersed with sex and dating advice. The…
Today’s case study comes from the Tribune Publishing Company, the owner and operator of the Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, and the New York Daily News (amongst others). The print media industry was already in secular decline before the coronavirus pandemic, which further devastated advertising revenues. In response, Tribune announced temporary furloughs and permanent pay cuts…
