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So they reserve the right to work there because they're making cool stuff? But they also reserve the right not have to go into the office? I don't view remote
by theultdev 3y ago
So they reserve the right to work there because they're making cool stuff?
But they also reserve the right not have to go into the office?
I don't view remote work as a right. It's a policy decision of the employer, same as it's a policy decision of the employer on what they work on, including GTA.
- fzzzy 3y agoI'm just saying working on gta 6 is not fungible, is all. I agree remote work is not a right, but for someone working on their dream project, the most advanced game in the world (arguably), it's probably not as easy as just going and working on something else.
- theultdev 3y agoIf it's such a dream project, I would think they wouldn't mind going in to the office during the final wrap up of developing it. The janitors don't mind going in to the Rockstar office and their job is much less of a dream job.
- fzzzy 3y agoI think the disconnect is that rockstar made a lot of noise about trying to eliminate crunch after the nightmare crunch of red dead redemption 2. So if they are making people go back into the office to force crunch out of peer pressure, then they just lied.
- theultdev 3y agoIt sounds to me like they want more coordination during the wrap up period. I see no evidence of demanding overtime or crunching. The article eludes to the "fear" of return to crunch, but nothing other than speculation. The only demand is to keep the remote work, nothing to do with hours or anything else. I will say, it is entirely unfair for them to force workers to return who under the previous policy moved further away.