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Hunting for jobs in the Austin area or remote this year I got 4 offers, one was from EA, which was 20% less than the top 2 offers, 15% less than the 3rd best of
by gameswithgo 8y ago
Hunting for jobs in the Austin area or remote this year I got 4 offers, one was from EA, which was 20% less than the top 2 offers, 15% less than the 3rd best offer.
So you get a bit less pay for your trouble too :D
Unless you make your OWN game and it is a big hit, but that is VERY hard right now.
- usefulcat 8y agoYes, that was my experience as well. In my case I think it was a minor pay increase compared to my previous job, but a significant portion of that total compensation came in the form of an annual bonus (so from my perspective it was as though they were basically withholding a big chunk of my income each year).
- ethbro 8y agoThat does seem to be a feature in the game industry -- a lot riding on bonuses (and often the contract terms defining their payout). And when you have compensation terms without being empowered to influence them... burnout. Capricious bonus terms with a large public company always felt slimy to me. It seems a pretty large conflict of interest. In contrast to: 'We agree on what my work is worth, if I don't do the work as expected then you fire me.'