this post was submitted on 29 Sep 2023

348 points (90.1% liked)

Games

32558 readers

1763 users here now

Welcome to the largest gaming community on Lemmy! Discussion for all kinds of games. Video games, tabletop games, card games etc.

Weekly Threads:

What Are You Playing?

The Weekly Discussion Topic

Rules:

Submissions have to be related to games
No bigotry or harassment, be civil
No excessive self-promotion
Stay on-topic; no memes, funny videos, giveaways, reposts, or low-effort posts
Mark Spoilers and NSFW
No linking to piracy

More information about the community rules can be found here.

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

348

The games industry sucks (www.youtube.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by dustyData to c/games

66 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Same title as the video. Game dev writer Alanah Pierce offers her POV on the recent layoffs from Epic Games.

This is one of the few industries that consistently and continuously posts record profits while also firing everyone who put in the work to make the success possible.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

These companies have always used the call center style of employment.

They're 'seasonal' positions.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah having worked in a call center for 3 years I always find it amusing when people think these issues are related to a certain industry when in reality it's just the core essence of capitalism calling for infinite growth in a finite market