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> relying on people being intrinsically interested in that doesn’t scale Every time i see businesses taliing about passion, they are aiming to underpay and exp
by ClumsyPilot 4y ago
> relying on people being intrinsically interested in that doesn’t scale
Every time i see businesses taliing about passion, they are aiming to underpay and exploit employees.
Gaming industry has the most passion, very skilled people and the worst working conditions in the entire IT.
Capitalism for me but not for thee
- hashtag-til 4y agoI agree with this 100%. I don't work in the gaming industry, but always used to be the "passionate/caring/agreeable" person in my team, until I realised that being so agreeable made me work more for less. The place I work is actually nice, but since that realisation, I managed to get an offer from a different place, to make my current company to counter with a massive salary increase. I know and also share the salary numbers with most of my closer friends in the company, so I know how good I'm doing. If they stop giving me the fair regular salary increases, then I'll leave without any regrets. Lesson for me that blind loyalty - even in nice places - will give you nothing but frustration and exploitation.
- sangnoir 4y agoAirline pilots are also exploited for their passion (most people don't rack up the needed flying hours by accident). It's also a false dichotomy: I am both passionate about my work and could do it for free (which I do with F/OSS contributions), but I also care about my compensation.
- bb88 4y agoIn fact, if you see that on a job post it's a red flag to steer clear from that company.