sanitation@lemmy.today to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month 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-up1449
arrow-up1449external-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 · 1 month agomessage-square67fedilink
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoIsn’t overtime always optional?
minus-squarefrank@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·1 month agoIn the same way keeping your job is optional, yes
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-21 month 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-up14·1 month 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-up10·1 month agoThis is what unions are for, making overtime actually optional.
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.