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I’ve worked in games for 20 years. The way I make it work is to accept that it is insane. Have a savings cushion. Network so that finding a new job is easy. Ge

I’ve worked in games for 20 years. The way I make it work is to accept that it is insane. Have a savings cushion. Network so that finding a new job is easy. Generally, make sure you are OK if you find chains on the door tomorrow morning. Also helps to not be a morning person. Everyone but management knows that overtime is anti-productive. But, they usually only count heads after 6. Working from 10-7 keeps us both happy.

vvanders 8y ago
> Working from 10-7 keeps us both happy. I'm sorry but: fuck that shit. When I was in that industry I worked 8am-6pm because I was able to be more productive when the office was empty than being some night owl who stayed in the office till 2am. I caught no end of shit because I was "walking out the door at 6pm". People weren't blocked, I wasn't leaving anyone in a state where they couldn't do work. God forbid I wanted to spend a bit of time with my wife(then GF, I can't believe she put up with it). There's some interesting technical problems in that industry but it's not worth the hell you go through for the rest of it. Saw 3 divorces on my last team before I got out and that was all I needed to know that it wasn't a healthy industry to be in.