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Union survey alleges culture of mistreatment at Paradox InteractiveRespondents claim to have experienced bullying and gender discrimination
Respondents claim to have experienced bullying and gender discrimination
Nevertheless, the results of the survey do justify further investigation, and it seems that’s the next step for the company. The union rep informed us that, while it hasn’t been announced internally, Paradox are planning a “third party audit of some sort”, which they had specifically suggested to HR when they presented them with the results.
“As union members, we believe this to be a good idea as long as we’re involved in the process,” they told us. “We believe our involvement is necessary to ensure our members can trust the results, the interpretation of the results, and the choice of questions.”
A Paradox Interactive spokesperson told us: “The management team has been working to reconcile the informal survey with our own internal research, and are eager to take action. Paradox is now in the process of bringing in an external, neutral firm to conduct a thorough audit of our processes and a comprehensive employee survey.”
“This will help us advance our efforts towards all of the subjects that we’ve worked to improve in recent years - harassment and abuse will be paramount among these, but we’ll also be examining subjects like unbiased hiring and compensation, ongoing bias awareness, inclusion, and more,” they added.
This has come out at a strange time for Paradox. Last week, the company’sCEO Ebba Ljungerud stepped down, with former CEO Fredrik Wester stepping in to take up his old role again. The union rep told us that the survey and Ljungerud’s departure are unrelated however, and they have no reason to believe there’s any connection.
It also comes a year afterour own investigation into Paradox’s working conditions, in which current and former staff alleged poor treatment, low pay, and mismanaged layoffs.
