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

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[–] bouh 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Video game workers are starting to unionise in France, finally.

The liberal culture of the people working there didn't help.

[–] EnderMB 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm British, so I don't have a great understanding of French law, but do they have unions in the same way, or are they similar to works councils in Germany? I know French law is protective of workers, so wonder if it's as divisive as it would be in the West.

[–] bouh 1 points 1 year ago

Union is actually mandatory in France if the company is more than 50 people iirc. But depending on the place, and especially in computer related work, very, very few people participate in the union.

Unions often suffer very bad reputation, and people are very often afraid either that they will act against their company interest or antagonise their bosses. I think about 15% of workers are unionised in France.