Amid the US coronavirus lockdown, Blizzard has been delivering care packages of important provides to homebound employees in California and Texas.
Blizzard challenge supervisor Jens Salvesen took to Twitter over the weekend to focus on the 1000’s of worker care packages of cleaning soap, rest room paper and bathroom paper towels given to firm workers by way of a drive-through service arrange within the workplace parking storage in Irvine, California. Over in Texas, Blizzard’s senior vp of world HR Jesse Meschuk additionally confirmed the corporate had an analogous arrange in its Austin workplace.
Blizzard:
– despatched (most) everybody dwelling to be distant
– continues to be paying janitorial, safety, and cafe employees their customary wages
– gave 1000’s of workers a care bundle of cleaning soap, rest room paper, and paper towels through a drive-thru within the parking storage— Jens (@OhaiJens) March 20, 2020
Blizzard had beforehand introduced it might pay employees in janitorial, safety, and cafe positions their customary wages whereas they continue to be at dwelling.
To shield the well being and security of our workers, we’re implementing work-from-home insurance policies for our Irvine and Austin places of work. Those in our different places of work world wide have been or can be working from dwelling as directed by native governments and well being authorities.
— Blizzard Entertainment (@Blizzard_Ent) March 14, 2020
Coronavirus has had a serious influence on all industries together with video games. Developers began working remotely this month, from Rockstar by way of to Bungie and Microsoft. And as extra folks staying dwelling amid rising well being issues, Steam has experienced record breaking numbers of on-line customers and in-game gamers.
Earlier at the moment we reported Blizzard has launched its new Winds of Wisdom buff to World of Warcraft, which will increase all expertise gained in WoW by 100 % from now till April 20 as avid gamers keep inside and game throughout coronavirus self-isolation interval.
