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TFA: those that are leaving EA will be missed by their colleagues and friends Colleagues, sure, but friends? Really? Are they going to kill ~900 ex-employees?

rm999 13y ago
That actually made me laugh out loud, but I assume they meant their colleagues who are also their friends. Something like the logician's definition of 'and', I suppose.
- groovy2shoes 13y ago
  In which case, I suppose they won't be missing their colleagues who aren't also their friends. Sounds about right.
- biot 13y ago
  More like the intersection: {colleagues ∩ friends}
scottshea 13y ago
It is comments like this that wish I could up vote several times
saraid216 13y ago
Corpse disposal costs would be too high, really.
- ttrreeww 13y ago
  Taxpayer will pay for it, as always.
  - saraid216 13y ago
    So not EA.
roc 13y ago
You think game developers have time for friends who aren't colleagues?
- warfangle 13y ago
  Given that the average game developer is 31, with 3 years industry experience, and works 60+ hours a week on average ...... I don't think game developers /know/ anyone who aren't colleagues. Much less have friends that aren't colleagues.
  - justinhj 13y ago
    I don't know if you have any stats or facts to back up this claim. I'm a game developer and have worked 40 hour weeks for years and have a broad range of out of office friends and activities. I know many others the same.
    - mratzloff 13y ago
      Here you go: "More than the Numbers: Independent Analysis of the IGDA 2009 Quality of Life Survey" http://gameqol.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Quality%20of%20Life%20in%20the%20Videogame%20Industry%20-%202009%20IGDA%20Survey%20Analysis.pdf http://gameqol.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Quality%20of%2...
      - justinhj 13y ago
        I guess I can't argue with that even though it's 5 years old. In my experience the US is a little worse for crunching than Canada where I work. In addition mobile, social and casual game tends to have less crunch than traditional boxed retail games. I work in mobile gaming where different ages and genders are well represented.

rm999 13y ago

That actually made me laugh out loud, but I assume they meant their colleagues who are also their friends. Something like the logician's definition of 'and', I suppose.

groovy2shoes 13y ago
In which case, I suppose they won't be missing their colleagues who aren't also their friends. Sounds about right.
biot 13y ago
More like the intersection: {colleagues ∩ friends}

scottshea 13y ago

It is comments like this that wish I could up vote several times

saraid216 13y ago

Corpse disposal costs would be too high, really.

ttrreeww 13y ago
Taxpayer will pay for it, as always.
- saraid216 13y ago
  So not EA.

roc 13y ago

You think game developers have time for friends who aren't colleagues?

warfangle 13y ago
Given that the average game developer is 31, with 3 years industry experience, and works 60+ hours a week on average ...... I don't think game developers /know/ anyone who aren't colleagues. Much less have friends that aren't colleagues.
- justinhj 13y ago
  I don't know if you have any stats or facts to back up this claim. I'm a game developer and have worked 40 hour weeks for years and have a broad range of out of office friends and activities. I know many others the same.
  - mratzloff 13y ago
    Here you go: "More than the Numbers: Independent Analysis of the IGDA 2009 Quality of Life Survey" http://gameqol.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Quality%20of%20Life%20in%20the%20Videogame%20Industry%20-%202009%20IGDA%20Survey%20Analysis.pdf http://gameqol.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Quality%20of%2...
    - justinhj 13y ago
      I guess I can't argue with that even though it's 5 years old. In my experience the US is a little worse for crunching than Canada where I work. In addition mobile, social and casual game tends to have less crunch than traditional boxed retail games. I work in mobile gaming where different ages and genders are well represented.