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Quantic Dream has faced considerable problems in recent years due to the maltreatment of employees, so the developers decided to introduce a number of changes. The French studio has issued a statement regarding the initiatives and activities related to its team.
In 2019, a French court found Quantic Dream guilty of introducing toxic working conditions , and bosses were said not to react to harassment of employees. Developers have since faced the consequences of the investigation, which reportedly even has problems with hiring new employees.
However, Quantic Dream will soon be celebrating its 25th anniversary, so the developers have decided to confirm that they are in the “process of reassessing the studio’s internal practices”. The company wants to make sure that “the atmosphere of the studio remains supportive, safe and respectful for all employees”.
It is for this reason that Quantic Dream has unveiled initiatives and activities to better express employees and better present the true face of the team behind Detroit: Become Human and Heavy Rain, among others.
Quantic Dream has confirmed that it wants to better represent LGBTQIA + characters, stories and themes in the next games:
“We are partnering with an LGBTQIA+ organization to advise on authentic representation of LGBTQIA+ characters, stories and themes in our games. Training sessions and brainstorms have already started.”
The company is also involved in the Diversity Charter initiative, employs people representing the LGBTQIA + community or emphasizes that people from the LGBTQIA + community have been in the team since its inception:
• We are partnering with an LGBTQIA+ organization to advise on authentic representation of LGBTQIA+ characters,
stories and themes in our games. Training sessions and brainstorms have already started.
• Quantic Dream is engaged with the Diversity Charter promoted by French organizations SNJV and SELL, the governmental agencies DGE and CNC.
• We have also brought on LGBTQIA+ representatives to ensure that diverse voices and authentic representation are
infused in everything that we do, and that a diversity of viewpoints are represented at all levels in the studio.
• We have and will continue to hire and elevate diverse talent, including within our writing staff, to ensure that we reflect the diversity of our audience and the games we want to create.
• Employees from the LGBTQIA+ community have been present at the studio since its creation. Many have seniority of
ten years or more in the company, occupying all positions and levels of responsibilities.
• We are welcoming a DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) leader to the team, with a specific budget dedicated to DEI
initiatives.
• More than 50% of our managers are women, including our Production Directors, our Marketing VP, our Sales Director, our Communications Director, our Human Resources Director, many Project Managers, Producers and Department
Leads. Our Equity score (evaluated by the French Government) shows equity in salary and equal treatment between
women and men.
• Internal processes allow any employee to report workplace issues anonymously through non-executive staff. Different channels, including dedicated digital spaces, are available to express themselves, share ideas and voice concerns.
Anonymous surveys are also conducted in our team on a regular basis by independent third-party companies specialized in human resources so anyone can freely express their opinion or concerns.
David Cage, Guillaume De Fondaumiere and the rest of the Quantic Dream team emphasized that the company wants to demonstrate its fundamental values and beliefs, and that employees will expand their knowledge and make the workplace as safe as possible. The company intends to support various communities and its employees all the time.
