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I stopped reading at: "Ironically, in starting a video game studio to fight these issues and prove that games can be made with sane schedules, Boucher-Vidal has

I stopped reading at: "Ironically, in starting a video game studio to fight these issues and prove that games can be made with sane schedules, Boucher-Vidal has had to put off getting married and starting a family. “Luckily, my girlfriend is incredibly supportive,” he said." Your actions show your real priorities. How can he really mean what he's trying to do if he doesn't live it himself? I imagine this article gives me a very limited caricature of what's happening, but I'm busy and will go read something else now.

freehunter 14y ago
Being a founder is a lot different than being an employee. Many in leadership don't live the life they hope their employees have. I know my CEO travels a lot, puts off a lot of family time, and works insane hours. He still gives us plentiful vacation time, great benefits, and even paternity leave. He doesn't do it because he likes the lifestyle, he does it because it's what he feels needs to be done to give his company a shot at changing the industry. Liken it to a family. When I was a child, my mom was awake before us kids to make breakfast, got us to school and then went to work, picked us up from school and made dinner, and was in bed after us while she was cleaning the house. She did this to ensure that us kids led a good life and had the things we needed. Her kids and her home were her priority, like a CEO's employees and company are their priority.