> More importantly, we obviously don’t expect anyone else to work this way. Across the whole company, we have some senior people who work very hard purely becau

> More importantly, we obviously don’t expect anyone else to work this way. Across the whole company, we have some senior people who work very hard purely because they’re passionate about a project, or their particular work, and we believe that passion shows in the games we release. But that additional effort is a choice, and we don’t ask or expect anyone to work anything like this. Lots of other senior people work in an entirely different way and are just as productive – I’m just not one of them! No one, senior or junior, is ever forced to work hard. I believe we go to great lengths to run a business that cares about its people, and to make the company a great place for them to work." This is bullshit. When you start lauding people for their passion, staying in late stops being just a choice. As long as people notice, it starts becoming a metric. I don't debate that there exists people where the dev process is fun and meaningful, but for most people it's a cost-benefit analysis at best and a form of self-harm at worst. If you really care about your employees, don't incentivize them to regularly work late. And call crunch for what it is, don't normalize it.