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> Carmack is also in a favorable position where he's basically always been able to choose only projects he's passionate about for work, so he can't really see t
by kramerger 3y ago
> Carmack is also in a favorable position where he's basically always been able to choose only projects he's passionate about for work, so he can't really see the perspective of somebody being forced to work on something pointless by their boss
BUT HE SHOULD!
One of his first jobs was a soul crushing dev work when they had to write X random PC utilities every Y week for some monthly subscription thingy. You know what he did? He started slacking like crazy at work so he could work on game development with his bodies at home. Using company equipment he more or less stole from work.
(I think he was sued for this, and then repeated it many years later and was sued by Facebook)
So technically, he worked shorter hours. He just didn't tell his boss.
Source: https://www.amazon.com/Masters-Doom-Created-Transformed-Culture/dp/0812972155 https://www.amazon.com/Masters-Doom-Created-Transformed-Cult...
- ionwake 3y agoReally interesting thanks for sharing and for the link
- omnimus 3y agoIn this context it sounds like hes a hypocrite. Hes the boss now so hes pushing overwork as s virtue. I wonder how would he like having current self for a boss in those PC utility companies.
- the_overseer 3y agoPeople are so in love with the guy they never mention this part.... Maybe because they dream of being in his position? Most people doing what he did would get so fired so quickly... yet when everbody's favorie guy does it...
- hoten 3y agoCan you provide a source for the Facebook claim?
- LordNibbler 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZeniMax_v._Oculus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZeniMax_v._Oculus
- hoten 3y agoNot to claim that the courts always unveil the truth, but in that case a jury found Carmack not culpable of IP theft.