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Blizzard employees revolt over not receiving >10% pay raises (ink)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-03/blizzard-...
racy mauve center elastic band
  08/11/20
One employee wrote that they had to skip meals to pay rent a...
yellow appetizing sneaky criminal
  08/11/20
another scammed reddit for free pizza
awkward native
  08/11/20
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MAGA's Prolapsed Anus
  08/11/20
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richard clock
  08/11/20
Sounds like they have lavish lifestyles
racy mauve center elastic band
  08/11/20
*TMF adding cost of shitty free coffee to their total HHI* *...
propecia mathematica
  08/11/20
lol you beat me to the "all in" joke
bateful salmon depressive field
  08/11/20
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talented french chef hell
  08/11/20
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excitant frum voyeur whorehouse
  08/11/20
I been following this story (i'm a big MMO-mo though I don't...
Ocher step-uncle's house persian
  08/11/20
Lmfao at in game membership time being an employment perk jf...
thriller trailer park
  08/11/20
One guy posted that he has 25 years of WoW subscription. T...
Ocher step-uncle's house persian
  08/11/20
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thriller trailer park
  08/11/20
great link; not one salary aside from the ceo's listed in th...
Flesh Striped Hyena Cuckoldry
  08/11/20
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/119RI3oS9XNOjq2X8VLpU...
Aggressive box office
  08/11/20
is this a joke? I make more than a Senior Project Manager at...
bateful salmon depressive field
  08/11/20
This is in Austin too. I didn't realize pay was relatively l...
racy mauve center elastic band
  08/11/20
I thought Blizzard was in Irvine
bateful salmon depressive field
  08/11/20
nevermind, i see now that there's diff office locations on t...
bateful salmon depressive field
  08/11/20
Why can't I fucking sort this piece of shit table? Whoever m...
Swashbuckling cheese-eating jap
  08/11/20
They should be boosting the salaries a bit because the talen...
Flushed masturbator milk
  08/11/20
Serves them right for ruining WoW.
magical house
  08/11/20
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lime partner base
  08/11/20
Lol.
Diverse mustard antidepressant drug church
  08/11/20
why do they think they're entitled to more pay? Japanese gam...
twinkling goyim
  08/11/20
(bobby kotick)
awkward native
  08/11/20
(Kagemasa Kozuki)
arrogant white turdskin
  08/11/20
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Diverse mustard antidepressant drug church
  08/11/20
Pay raise for what? Do they even make games anymore? Whe...
Heady Kitchen
  08/11/20
Tbf, Diablo 4 is in production
racy mauve center elastic band
  08/11/20
Ugh... diablo is their worst. Just click click click click
Heady Kitchen
  08/11/20
WHAT, U DON'T HAVE PHONES?!?1
arrogant white turdskin
  08/11/20
No, diablo 4 is a legit PC game
racy mauve center elastic band
  08/11/20
oh dang i was hoping they do more shitty mobile games dia...
arrogant white turdskin
  08/11/20
35k to be a GM in Austin. Good or bad if you're just some r...
burgundy thirsty juggernaut menage
  08/11/20
You can make more bartending on 6th street.
Swashbuckling cheese-eating jap
  08/11/20
yeah but can u be fat and ugly and feel superior to other ne...
arrogant white turdskin
  08/11/20
...
Diverse mustard antidepressant drug church
  08/11/20
whats a GM?
big organic girlfriend
  08/11/20
game master, you basically handle customer support in game
crusty orange school cafeteria
  08/12/20
everyone knows gaming has the worst work-life balance and lo...
Deep bawdyhouse degenerate
  08/11/20
Bobby Kotick couldn't tell you how to reload in Warzone, but...
Spectacular red toilet seat library
  08/11/20
imagine if games studios could attract the talent that goes ...
bateful salmon depressive field
  08/11/20
It's because videogames are art.
big organic girlfriend
  08/11/20
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motley set son of senegal
  08/11/20
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Flushed masturbator milk
  08/12/20
Because you can already "dominate the gaming industry&q...
Spectacular red toilet seat library
  08/11/20
that was my point though, if you get the talent and pay them...
bateful salmon depressive field
  08/11/20
Okay, you risk billions on "something truly unique and ...
Spectacular red toilet seat library
  08/11/20
Apple didn't get where they are by aping the competition, at...
bateful salmon depressive field
  08/11/20
Gaming is hits driven and it’s hard if not impossible ...
cracking private investor
  08/12/20
Nerds: video games::alpha law students:DA offices::young shr...
Slate lascivious wrinkle parlor
  08/11/20
how has this model of giving millions to CEOs and scraps to ...
Insanely creepy stimulating stag film personal credit line
  08/11/20
"For the quarter ended June 30, 2020, Activision Blizza...
Spectacular red toilet seat library
  08/11/20
seems like they cash hoard more than Amazon The CEO of ev...
Insanely creepy stimulating stag film personal credit line
  08/11/20
CEOs are STRATEGIC THINKERS aka merge and divest every few y...
adventurous dun meetinghouse
  08/12/20
I don't see what the problem is. The large "discrepanci...
aquamarine stage
  08/11/20
It's because video games are art.
big organic girlfriend
  08/11/20
It's widely known in the industry that game companies pay ab...
fear-inspiring weed whacker
  08/12/20
The Engineering involved in a video game seems more "re...
aquamarine stage
  08/12/20
lol u know jack shit about software engineering
arrogant white turdskin
  08/12/20
I knew a game designer 15 years ago and he was pretty smart ...
adventurous dun meetinghouse
  08/12/20
again u know jack shit about software engineering i know ...
arrogant white turdskin
  08/12/20
Thought this was about Dairy Queen.
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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:16 PM
Author: racy mauve center elastic band

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-03/blizzard-workers-share-salaries-in-revolt-over-wage-disparities

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739531)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:24 PM
Author: yellow appetizing sneaky criminal

One employee wrote that they had to skip meals to pay rent and that they used the company’s free coffee as an appetite suppressant. Another said they would only eat oatmeal and bail on team lunches because they couldn’t afford to buy food at the company cafeteria.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739621)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:25 PM
Author: awkward native

another scammed reddit for free pizza

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739630)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:27 PM
Author: MAGA's Prolapsed Anus



(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739647)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:55 PM
Author: richard clock



(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740016)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:25 PM
Author: racy mauve center elastic band

Sounds like they have lavish lifestyles

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739633)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:39 PM
Author: propecia mathematica

*TMF adding cost of shitty free coffee to their total HHI* *frowns when he realizes they make more than him*

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739836)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:44 PM
Author: bateful salmon depressive field

lol you beat me to the "all in" joke

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739890)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:54 PM
Author: talented french chef hell



(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740007)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 11:43 PM
Author: excitant frum voyeur whorehouse



(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40742214)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:30 PM
Author: Ocher step-uncle's house persian

I been following this story (i'm a big MMO-mo though I don't play WoW) and they all posted their salaries and it honestly didn't seem that bad to me. There's definitely some shittiness with Blizzard offering perks like in-game membership time in lieu of actual bonuses though, that part is kind of funny. Reminds me of the old song 16 Tons.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739707)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:24 PM
Author: thriller trailer park

Lmfao at in game membership time being an employment perk jfc

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740276)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 6:20 PM
Author: Ocher step-uncle's house persian

One guy posted that he has 25 years of WoW subscription. That's kind of hilarious tbh.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740597)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 7:56 PM
Author: thriller trailer park



(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40741063)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:31 PM
Author: Flesh Striped Hyena Cuckoldry

great link; not one salary aside from the ceo's listed in the "entire" article.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739715)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:32 PM
Author: Aggressive box office

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/119RI3oS9XNOjq2X8VLpUOMpyarcMsNzid-nA1OqbXkA/htmlview?pru=AAABc9xm048*IoWzMOeJOOiSRFAKtwbe_g

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739738)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:35 PM
Author: bateful salmon depressive field

is this a joke? I make more than a Senior Project Manager at Blizzard and I'm only a lowly engineer at a startup.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739789)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:36 PM
Author: racy mauve center elastic band

This is in Austin too. I didn't realize pay was relatively low there

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739800)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:38 PM
Author: bateful salmon depressive field

I thought Blizzard was in Irvine

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739827)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:40 PM
Author: bateful salmon depressive field

nevermind, i see now that there's diff office locations on the sheet.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739848)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:03 PM
Author: Swashbuckling cheese-eating jap

Why can't I fucking sort this piece of shit table? Whoever made this deserves to be fired for failing at basic excel skills. I was making pivot tables in 8th fucking grade.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740095)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:33 PM
Author: Flushed masturbator milk

They should be boosting the salaries a bit because the talent leaving is a big issue - they should embrace the tech company catered free food thing IMO.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739756)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:37 PM
Author: magical house

Serves them right for ruining WoW.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739805)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:43 PM
Author: lime partner base



(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739875)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 6:01 PM
Author: Diverse mustard antidepressant drug church

Lol.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740483)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:39 PM
Author: twinkling goyim

why do they think they're entitled to more pay? Japanese game developers don't get paid a whole lot of money and they make better games on average than Blizzard. this just seems like a lot of entitled BS to me.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739838)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:45 PM
Author: awkward native

(bobby kotick)

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739899)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:53 PM
Author: arrogant white turdskin

(Kagemasa Kozuki)

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740003)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 6:01 PM
Author: Diverse mustard antidepressant drug church



(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740488)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:56 PM
Author: Heady Kitchen

Pay raise for what? Do they even make games anymore?

Where’s Starcraft Ghost? Warcraft 4? Starcraft 3?

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740023)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:56 PM
Author: racy mauve center elastic band

Tbf, Diablo 4 is in production

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740028)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:57 PM
Author: Heady Kitchen

Ugh... diablo is their worst. Just click click click click

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740033)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:00 PM
Author: arrogant white turdskin

WHAT, U DON'T HAVE PHONES?!?1

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740064)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:06 PM
Author: racy mauve center elastic band

No, diablo 4 is a legit PC game

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740118)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:08 PM
Author: arrogant white turdskin

oh dang i was hoping they do more shitty mobile games

diablo franchise died with diablo 3.

they should make a warcraft 4 RTS game. or fix hearthstone.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740134)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:04 PM
Author: burgundy thirsty juggernaut menage

35k to be a GM in Austin. Good or bad if you're just some random high school grad?

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740104)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:06 PM
Author: Swashbuckling cheese-eating jap

You can make more bartending on 6th street.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740125)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:09 PM
Author: arrogant white turdskin

yeah but can u be fat and ugly and feel superior to other nerds in a virtual world on 6th street?

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740142)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 6:01 PM
Author: Diverse mustard antidepressant drug church



(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740489)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:23 PM
Author: big organic girlfriend

whats a GM?

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740260)



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Date: August 12th, 2020 12:12 AM
Author: crusty orange school cafeteria

game master, you basically handle customer support in game

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40742354)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:11 PM
Author: Deep bawdyhouse degenerate

everyone knows gaming has the worst work-life balance and lowest pay per hour in the software industry. the execs take advantage of loser nerds who aren't willing to stand up for themselves by forcing long hours, ridiculously tight deadlines, and low pay on them.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740162)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:13 PM
Author: Spectacular red toilet seat library

Bobby Kotick couldn't tell you how to reload in Warzone, but he can tell you how to fire hundreds of employees after a year that saw record profits. That's why he makes $40M and the monkeys churning out the microtransactions live off break room coffee.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740169)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:21 PM
Author: bateful salmon depressive field

imagine if games studios could attract the talent that goes to Amazon, Google, Apple, etc. I don't know why they haven't tried to do this and dominate the gaming industry.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740238)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:24 PM
Author: big organic girlfriend

It's because videogames are art.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740274)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:25 PM
Author: motley set son of senegal



(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740278)



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Date: August 12th, 2020 12:36 AM
Author: Flushed masturbator milk



(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40742424)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:40 PM
Author: Spectacular red toilet seat library

Because you can already "dominate the gaming industry" paying poverty-level wages to nerds who will grind themselves to death for the privilege of making your product?

Most games being made today are lowest-common-denominator slop stuffed to the gills with microtransactions. You don't need Google engineers making $300k to churn out a Warzone battle pass every 60 days or update the roster in the next FIFA game.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740368)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:43 PM
Author: bateful salmon depressive field

that was my point though, if you get the talent and pay them well maybe they can make something truly unique and forward-thinking and make you obscene amounts of ca$h

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740387)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:48 PM
Author: Spectacular red toilet seat library

Okay, you risk billions on "something truly unique and forward thinking." Meanwhile, Activision will print billions selling digital hats and gun skins to the mass market of retards willing to buy them.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740411)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:51 PM
Author: bateful salmon depressive field

Apple didn't get where they are by aping the competition, at least not directly. it's a risk, yeah, just surprised no one has pounced on it yet. it's not like there's a shortage of money in the games industry.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740436)



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Date: August 12th, 2020 12:34 PM
Author: cracking private investor

Gaming is hits driven and it’s hard if not impossible to algorithmically determine what’s is a hit (look at Netflix). cos like google succeed from being really good at math and tech, they are autists who don’t have what it takes to make engaging content

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40744384)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 6:26 PM
Author: Slate lascivious wrinkle parlor

Nerds: video games::alpha law students:DA offices::young shrews:PR

Jobs that are desirable type work to certain people so they can get away with paying absolute shit.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740630)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:41 PM
Author: Insanely creepy stimulating stag film personal credit line

how has this model of giving millions to CEOs and scraps to employees been sustainable?

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740376)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:44 PM
Author: Spectacular red toilet seat library

"For the quarter ended June 30, 2020, Activision Blizzard’s net revenues presented in accordance with GAAP were $1.93 billion, as compared with $1.40 billion for the second quarter of 2019. GAAP net revenues from digital channels were $1.59 billion, as compared with $1.09 billion for the second quarter of 2019. GAAP operating margin was 39%."

https://investor.activision.com/news-releases/news-release-details/activision-blizzard-announces-record-second-quarter-2020

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740395)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:46 PM
Author: Insanely creepy stimulating stag film personal credit line

seems like they cash hoard more than Amazon

The CEO of every corporation is essentially a slush fund golem socking away wealth for the future

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740405)



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Date: August 12th, 2020 12:44 PM
Author: adventurous dun meetinghouse

CEOs are STRATEGIC THINKERS aka merge and divest every few years to take advantage of synergies or focus on core competencies

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40744483)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 6:20 PM
Author: aquamarine stage

I don't see what the problem is. The large "discrepancies" I am seeing are between Engineers making ~$150k and Losers averaging like $46,600. The moral of the story is to have a Clique, e.g. to be a Nerd and Engineer things. The Losers on the staff probably grew up playing video games passively like idiots whereas the Nerds were coding games in BASIC at age 7.

Sure, some of the Engineers make $110k and some make $160k but for all I know the latter is experienced in coding WoW expansions and the former is a n00b or Peter from office space.

Also a 10% average raise would just average out to 20% for Nerds and 0% for Losers.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740598)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 7:51 PM
Author: big organic girlfriend

It's because video games are art.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40741035)



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Date: August 12th, 2020 12:01 AM
Author: fear-inspiring weed whacker

It's widely known in the industry that game companies pay absolute shit. Go work for a real tech company if you want to make any money.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40742323)



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Date: August 12th, 2020 10:34 AM
Author: aquamarine stage

The Engineering involved in a video game seems more "real" than NFLX or a shitty website like AMZN or facebook. Physics and Game Engines and shit.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40743690)



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Date: August 12th, 2020 12:26 PM
Author: arrogant white turdskin

lol u know jack shit about software engineering

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40744320)



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Date: August 12th, 2020 12:45 PM
Author: adventurous dun meetinghouse

I knew a game designer 15 years ago and he was pretty smart and took a lot of grad-level comp sci and math

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40744498)



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Date: August 12th, 2020 12:52 PM
Author: arrogant white turdskin

again u know jack shit about software engineering

i know a smart PHD quant friend working at lowe's. doesn't mean they need to boost lowe's salaries to google/netflix levels.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40744540)



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Date: August 12th, 2020 11:19 AM
Author: floppy mother

Thought this was about Dairy Queen.

(https://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40743930)