What does UK have anything to do with Microsoft Activision acquisition? It's an American company buying another company. At the end of the day, it's the FTC that has the final say right? Stock down 11% cuz UK blocks the deal https://finance.yahoo.com/news/uk-blocks-microsoft-69-billion-123153776.h...Read more
The deal must close by Jul 18. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/11/activision-blizzard-stock-up-11percent-after-judge-rules-on-microsoft-deal.html
How much stock you were offered (as % of base pay) on your job offer with Activision Blizzard? Or how much you are getting currently (per year)? #activisionblizzard
I'm holding Activision Blizzard. It will be acquired soon I believe. What will happen to the stock? Does it automatically cash out at the $95 / share or does it convert to MSFT share? If it does convert, what does the hold time carry forward? I've been holding for 6 months already. #msft #msfts...Read more
I’ve been at eBay for almost a year—I’m just a few months away from my cliff and getting about $25,000 in vested stock early this summer. I have an offer coming from Activision Blizzard today after I told them that their initial offer of 168,000 was too low they releveled the role. My current base i...Read more
https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/eu-unlikely-demand-asset-sales-microsoft-activision-deal-sources-say-2023-03-02/ MSFT is giving almost 65B all cash (70%) of their cash to acquire Activision. I wished this deal gets cancelled but now apparently it’s happening. While AI sentiment is pushing sto...Read more
How does profit sharing / bonus / stock work at Blizzard? Asking for a friend
https://www.businessinsider.com/mtg-congress-stock-sale-microsoft-activision-2022-1?amp
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It’s unbelievable what is happening with employee attrition right now at Blizzard. My LinkedIn feed is filled with “today is my last day at Blizzard” posts and I receive at least 2-4 “farewell” emails every week. And teams can’t even seem to replace those people lost—recruiting is nowhere to be fou...Read more
Things that don't make sense in 2023 Microsoft: - Can afford Activision for $70,000,000,000 - Can afford ChatGPT for $10,000,000,000 - Can't afford PTO payout and converts to unlimited PTO - Can't afford 10,000 workers Amazon: - Wants to be the "Earth's Best Employer" - Wants to "Hire and Develop ...Read more
Hi Blind community I need help deciding on two companies. I am a product designer. One is Activision Blizzard and the other is a unicorn startup with a company size of 200. Blizzard has higher TC and they haven't told me about the stock yet but I'm fairly confident the startup may match it. Assuming...Read more
I have an offer from TikTok and am wondering if it is a good time to join TikTok given the political situation? https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/tiktok-could-be-sold-for-hundreds-of-billions-of-dollars-with-openai-and-former-activision-ceo-floated-as-potential-buyers-as-popular-social-media-app...Read more
Hi all. Got an offer to join Activision and wondering what might happen to the leveling and comp package when they get acquired by Microsoft. Anyone here who has gone through an acquisition of their company? Specifically two things: 1. Level. My offer is for a Sr Product Manager, which looks like 6...Read more
Considering joining a gaming company that’s growing. However I don’t see any gaming companies making it big (hundreds of billions) and staying there for a long period of time. Games eventually lose luster and out of favor, example Blizzard. Given this, what are your thoughts on joining a private ga...Read more
I recently got a verbal offer from Activision for a Lead Data Scientist role. However it was substantially below my current compensation and my company is notoriously cheap. I tried to negotiate but they wouldn’t budge. I ended up rejecting them because the terms were disrespectful. They offered: $...Read more
how do you all feel about the job safety for software engineers in gaming companies like riot, blizzard, niantic going to be in this situation? i am currently considering interviewing for these companies and i feel that they are relatively safe considering everyone is staying at home. current tc: ...Read more
Hello! I’m expecting an offer from Blizzard for a manager role (non-technical, not a game team) and was curious what to expect in terms of compensation outside of base salary. I know the median salary for this role is ~160k but wondering if there might be a signing bonus or any kind of stock includ...Read more
If you have any companies you believe in that you think would be good to take a look at please let me know. Stocks: FB - $60k TSLA - $56k AAPL - $43k AMZN - $8k GOOG - $8k DBX - $8k SNE (Sony) - $8k ATVI (Activision) - $8k PLUG (Plugpower) - $6k PLNHF (Planet 13) - $6k 401k plan: $60k S&P 500 Rea...Read more
As you likely know already, return-to-office policies can vary based on your job, department or location. We surveyed finance, operations and HR professionals in Blind’s community of over 9 million verified professionals to find out companies’ policies and in-office or hybrid work schedules. As a...Read more