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15 years in software could get you a lot more outside game dev
by dbish 5y ago
15 years in software could get you a lot more outside game dev
- Thaxll 5y agoMost dev in the US don't make 250k after 15years.
- xvector 5y agoMost devs in the US don’t care about maximizing their career.
- ashtonkem 5y agoPay isn’t even the main reason I’d avoid gaming, it’s the tendency of game companies to grossly abuse their workers via crunch time and sudden studio closures that worries me. The same dynamics that suppress game dev salaries also lead companies to treating their workers as replaceable, which is a pretty bad situation to end up in.
- dbish 5y agoYes, but I think of Roblox like a FAANG in terms of success and money. If you moved to a FAANG with that experience you would likely make a good chunk more