sanitation@lemmy.today to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoRockstar Games Workers Union Just Had Its First Ever Meeting With Management, Demands Include "No AI," "No Layoffs," and "No Crunch"respawnfirst.comexternal-linkmessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1447
arrow-up1447external-linkRockstar Games Workers Union Just Had Its First Ever Meeting With Management, Demands Include "No AI," "No Layoffs," and "No Crunch"respawnfirst.comsanitation@lemmy.today to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square67fedilink
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·edit-27 days agoHella mandatory overtime.
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoIsn’t overtime always optional?
minus-squarefrank@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·7 days agoIn the same way keeping your job is optional, yes
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-27 days agoAlthough in the case of the gaming industry: damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Don’t do crunch OT? Fired. Do crunch and ship the game? Also fired.
minus-squareDanceMomsSavedMe@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·7 days agoGame immediately sees profitability selling several thousands more units than was expected in a much shorter time frame than expected? Believe it or not, also fired.
minus-squarePapaStevesy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·7 days agoThis is what unions are for, making overtime actually optional.
Hella mandatory overtime.
Isn’t overtime always optional?
In the same way keeping your job is optional, yes
Although in the case of the gaming industry: damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Don’t do crunch OT? Fired. Do crunch and ship the game? Also fired.
Game immediately sees profitability selling several thousands more units than was expected in a much shorter time frame than expected?
Believe it or not, also fired.
This is what unions are for, making overtime actually optional.