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

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-03/blizzard-...
Insane kitty
  08/11/20
One employee wrote that they had to skip meals to pay rent a...
passionate french hell
  08/11/20
another scammed reddit for free pizza
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  08/11/20
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Mustard thriller public bath mood
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Cobalt box office
  08/11/20
Sounds like they have lavish lifestyles
Insane kitty
  08/11/20
*TMF adding cost of shitty free coffee to their total HHI* *...
stirring greedy church building
  08/11/20
lol you beat me to the "all in" joke
spectacular doobsian station
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lascivious police squad becky
  08/11/20
I been following this story (i'm a big MMO-mo though I don't...
zippy mind-boggling ape
  08/11/20
Lmfao at in game membership time being an employment perk jf...
Brilliant Lay
  08/11/20
One guy posted that he has 25 years of WoW subscription. T...
zippy mind-boggling ape
  08/11/20
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Brilliant Lay
  08/11/20
great link; not one salary aside from the ceo's listed in th...
carmine fluffy national messiness
  08/11/20
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/119RI3oS9XNOjq2X8VLpU...
Odious principal's office
  08/11/20
is this a joke? I make more than a Senior Project Manager at...
spectacular doobsian station
  08/11/20
This is in Austin too. I didn't realize pay was relatively l...
Insane kitty
  08/11/20
I thought Blizzard was in Irvine
spectacular doobsian station
  08/11/20
nevermind, i see now that there's diff office locations on t...
spectacular doobsian station
  08/11/20
Why can't I fucking sort this piece of shit table? Whoever m...
Arousing goyim
  08/11/20
They should be boosting the salaries a bit because the talen...
poppy main people
  08/11/20
Serves them right for ruining WoW.
Disrespectful Den Pistol
  08/11/20
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Claret trump supporter
  08/11/20
Lol.
Bespoke naked theater half-breed
  08/11/20
why do they think they're entitled to more pay? Japanese gam...
Brass trust fund
  08/11/20
(bobby kotick)
Plum National Security Agency Kitty Cat
  08/11/20
(Kagemasa Kozuki)
razzle demanding house elastic band
  08/11/20
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Bespoke naked theater half-breed
  08/11/20
Pay raise for what? Do they even make games anymore? Whe...
Razzmatazz menage
  08/11/20
Tbf, Diablo 4 is in production
Insane kitty
  08/11/20
Ugh... diablo is their worst. Just click click click click
Razzmatazz menage
  08/11/20
WHAT, U DON'T HAVE PHONES?!?1
razzle demanding house elastic band
  08/11/20
No, diablo 4 is a legit PC game
Insane kitty
  08/11/20
oh dang i was hoping they do more shitty mobile games dia...
razzle demanding house elastic band
  08/11/20
35k to be a GM in Austin. Good or bad if you're just some r...
jet bossy karate
  08/11/20
You can make more bartending on 6th street.
Arousing goyim
  08/11/20
yeah but can u be fat and ugly and feel superior to other ne...
razzle demanding house elastic band
  08/11/20
...
Bespoke naked theater half-breed
  08/11/20
whats a GM?
Slate stag film death wish
  08/11/20
game master, you basically handle customer support in game
Topaz Center Turdskin
  08/12/20
everyone knows gaming has the worst work-life balance and lo...
Flesh Histrionic Persian Pit
  08/11/20
Bobby Kotick couldn't tell you how to reload in Warzone, but...
cerise galvanic lodge feces
  08/11/20
imagine if games studios could attract the talent that goes ...
spectacular doobsian station
  08/11/20
It's because videogames are art.
Slate stag film death wish
  08/11/20
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Cruel-hearted factory reset button
  08/11/20
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poppy main people
  08/12/20
Because you can already "dominate the gaming industry&q...
cerise galvanic lodge feces
  08/11/20
that was my point though, if you get the talent and pay them...
spectacular doobsian station
  08/11/20
Okay, you risk billions on "something truly unique and ...
cerise galvanic lodge feces
  08/11/20
Apple didn't get where they are by aping the competition, at...
spectacular doobsian station
  08/11/20
Gaming is hits driven and it’s hard if not impossible ...
Cocky field roast beef
  08/12/20
Nerds: video games::alpha law students:DA offices::young shr...
curious blathering masturbator point
  08/11/20
how has this model of giving millions to CEOs and scraps to ...
hot bearded people who are hurt hissy fit
  08/11/20
"For the quarter ended June 30, 2020, Activision Blizza...
cerise galvanic lodge feces
  08/11/20
seems like they cash hoard more than Amazon The CEO of ev...
hot bearded people who are hurt hissy fit
  08/11/20
CEOs are STRATEGIC THINKERS aka merge and divest every few y...
effete translucent blood rage
  08/12/20
I don't see what the problem is. The large "discrepanci...
Glittery cuckoldry
  08/11/20
It's because video games are art.
Slate stag film death wish
  08/11/20
It's widely known in the industry that game companies pay ab...
self-centered territorial love of her life
  08/12/20
The Engineering involved in a video game seems more "re...
Glittery cuckoldry
  08/12/20
lol u know jack shit about software engineering
razzle demanding house elastic band
  08/12/20
I knew a game designer 15 years ago and he was pretty smart ...
effete translucent blood rage
  08/12/20
again u know jack shit about software engineering i know ...
razzle demanding house elastic band
  08/12/20
Thought this was about Dairy Queen.
bistre sick windowlicker
  08/12/20


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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:16 PM
Author: Insane kitty

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739531)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:24 PM
Author: passionate french hell

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739621)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:25 PM
Author: Plum National Security Agency Kitty Cat

another scammed reddit for free pizza

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739630)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:27 PM
Author: Mustard thriller public bath mood



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739647)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:55 PM
Author: Cobalt box office



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740016)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:25 PM
Author: Insane kitty

Sounds like they have lavish lifestyles

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739633)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:39 PM
Author: stirring greedy church building

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739836)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:44 PM
Author: spectacular doobsian station

lol you beat me to the "all in" joke

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739890)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:54 PM
Author: Multi-colored unhinged gaming laptop



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740007)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 11:43 PM
Author: lascivious police squad becky



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40742214)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:30 PM
Author: zippy mind-boggling ape

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739707)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:24 PM
Author: Brilliant Lay

Lmfao at in game membership time being an employment perk jfc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740276)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 6:20 PM
Author: zippy mind-boggling ape

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740597)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 7:56 PM
Author: Brilliant Lay



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40741063)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:31 PM
Author: carmine fluffy national messiness

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739715)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:32 PM
Author: Odious principal's office

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739738)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:35 PM
Author: spectacular doobsian station

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739789)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:36 PM
Author: Insane kitty

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739800)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:38 PM
Author: spectacular doobsian station

I thought Blizzard was in Irvine

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739827)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:40 PM
Author: spectacular doobsian station

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739848)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:03 PM
Author: Arousing goyim

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740095)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:33 PM
Author: poppy main people

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739756)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:37 PM
Author: Disrespectful Den Pistol

Serves them right for ruining WoW.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739805)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:43 PM
Author: Claret trump supporter



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739875)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 6:01 PM
Author: Bespoke naked theater half-breed

Lol.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740483)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:39 PM
Author: Brass trust fund

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739838)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:45 PM
Author: Plum National Security Agency Kitty Cat

(bobby kotick)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40739899)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:53 PM
Author: razzle demanding house elastic band

(Kagemasa Kozuki)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740003)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 6:01 PM
Author: Bespoke naked theater half-breed



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740488)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:56 PM
Author: Razzmatazz menage

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

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740023)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:56 PM
Author: Insane kitty

Tbf, Diablo 4 is in production

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740028)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 4:57 PM
Author: Razzmatazz menage

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740033)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:00 PM
Author: razzle demanding house elastic band

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740064)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:06 PM
Author: Insane kitty

No, diablo 4 is a legit PC game

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740118)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:08 PM
Author: razzle demanding house elastic band

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740134)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:04 PM
Author: jet bossy karate

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740104)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:06 PM
Author: Arousing goyim

You can make more bartending on 6th street.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740125)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:09 PM
Author: razzle demanding house elastic band

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740142)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 6:01 PM
Author: Bespoke naked theater half-breed



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740489)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:23 PM
Author: Slate stag film death wish

whats a GM?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740260)



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Date: August 12th, 2020 12:12 AM
Author: Topaz Center Turdskin

game master, you basically handle customer support in game

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40742354)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:11 PM
Author: Flesh Histrionic Persian Pit

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740162)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:13 PM
Author: cerise galvanic lodge feces

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740169)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:21 PM
Author: spectacular doobsian station

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740238)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:24 PM
Author: Slate stag film death wish

It's because videogames are art.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740274)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:25 PM
Author: Cruel-hearted factory reset button



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740278)



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Date: August 12th, 2020 12:36 AM
Author: poppy main people



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40742424)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:40 PM
Author: cerise galvanic lodge feces

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740368)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:43 PM
Author: spectacular doobsian station

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740387)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:48 PM
Author: cerise galvanic lodge feces

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740411)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:51 PM
Author: spectacular doobsian station

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740436)



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Date: August 12th, 2020 12:34 PM
Author: Cocky field roast beef

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40744384)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 6:26 PM
Author: curious blathering masturbator point

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740630)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:41 PM
Author: hot bearded people who are hurt hissy fit

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740376)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:44 PM
Author: cerise galvanic lodge feces

"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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740395)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 5:46 PM
Author: hot bearded people who are hurt hissy fit

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740405)



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Date: August 12th, 2020 12:44 PM
Author: effete translucent blood rage

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40744483)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 6:20 PM
Author: Glittery cuckoldry

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40740598)



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Date: August 11th, 2020 7:51 PM
Author: Slate stag film death wish

It's because video games are art.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40741035)



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Date: August 12th, 2020 12:01 AM
Author: self-centered territorial love of her life

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40742323)



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Date: August 12th, 2020 10:34 AM
Author: Glittery cuckoldry

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40743690)



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Date: August 12th, 2020 12:26 PM
Author: razzle demanding house elastic band

lol u know jack shit about software engineering

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40744320)



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Date: August 12th, 2020 12:45 PM
Author: effete translucent blood rage

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40744498)



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Date: August 12th, 2020 12:52 PM
Author: razzle demanding house elastic band

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40744540)



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Date: August 12th, 2020 11:19 AM
Author: bistre sick windowlicker

Thought this was about Dairy Queen.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4601694&forum_id=2#40743930)