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> This is how you reduce your payroll without paying severance. Unlike with severance, your best employees leave first
They don't care. Everyone is replaceable.
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Overwatch was 2016 and it was fantastic.
Whereas you can see the sheer quality drop with overwatch 2. Looks like a pre alpha release.
Oh, you mean Overwatch 1, with the patches and balances changes we neglected to do for the intervening 4 years!
Unfortunately, it seems this is the trend now for all software jobs
I don't know why this is always said here, sure there are layoffs in some huge tech companies. But thats it. At least in Germany, my LinkedIn still gets mutliple messages per Day and my Salary is looking good.
A friend of mine is currently working for a company that got acquired by an US investor recently and while the company didn't announce layoffs in Germany, employees won't get a salary increase this year. My friend is now in the process of leaving, obviously.
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This is Blizzard, they haven't released a decent game since 2010. Just half-baked expansions, failed attempts into other genres, and Netease partnership garbage.
Since 2010? Dragonflight, Legacy of the Void, Overwatch, Wow Classic are all well loved games. Maybe you personally didn't like them, but objectively pass the bar of "decent"
Beware of working in a passionate industry. You will get treated like shit and there's nothing you can do about it. Someone else would gladly take that work for half or even free. Other it businesses can't do this shit without suffering heavily, but game studios can because passionate works will be willing to join. There are exceptions, but those are exceptions for a reason.
This is exactly why my advice to CS students always is – find a job writing business software. You can pursue your passions on the side, contribute to open source, volunteer or do whatever else you want, but hold on to that stable, "boring" 9-5 job like your life depends on it. Ten or twenty years later you are going to look back and thank yourself for going down this path while your peers who chased more flashy jobs…
I would say go work somewhere where software engineering is what produces value for the company.
Really I'd offer the exact opposite advice. Never go for a stable/boring job. You're just or more likely to get laid off from those in an economic downturn. They pay less. Less growth prospects. It'll suck the life out of you and you won't have energy for anything else.
There are a lot of good jobs out there that are interesting, pay very well, reasonable life-work balance, opportunity for growth/learning. If you're good and passionate go after those. You'll be fine in the periodic recessions and everyone will want you on their team most of the rest of the time, when the economy is booming.
EDIT: I do agree that game-dev is one of those areas where lots of people are willing to do the work because it seems glamorous. The industry has a reputation of treating software devs poorly. There's some exceptions but it's definitely in the "be careful" category. But there's lots of other options out there.
Beware of working in a passionate industry. You will get treated like shit and there's nothing you can do about it. Someone else would gladly take that work for half or even free. Other it businesses can't do this shit without suffering heavily, but game studios can because passionate works will be willing to join. There are exceptions, but those are exceptions for a reason.
This is exactly why my advice to CS students always is – find a job writing business software. You can pursue your passions on the side, contribute to open source, volunteer or do whatever else you want, but hold on to that stable, "boring" 9-5 job like your life depends on it. Ten or twenty years later you are going to look back and thank yourself for going down this path while your peers who chased more flashy jobs…
I think you should try and make your passions into your career personally, as long as you are realistic about the opportunities and lifestyle.
Unfortunately, it seems this is the trend now for all software jobs
I don't know why this is always said here, sure there are layoffs in some huge tech companies. But thats it. At least in Germany, my LinkedIn still gets mutliple messages per Day and my Salary is looking good.
However, last week things seem to be heating up again.
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This is exactly why my advice to CS students always is – find a job writing business software. You can pursue your passions on the side, contribute to open source, volunteer or do whatever else you want, but hold on to that stable, "boring" 9-5 job like your life depends on it. Ten or twenty years later you are going to look back and thank yourself for going down this path while your peers who chased more flashy jobs…
It's a good way to end up financially secure, but that may not lead to a satisfying career. If you want to be a game developer, are you really going to be happy writing business crud apps with the majority of your working energy? Not necessarily disagreeing, but with kids despite having plenty of passion for those side endeavors, time and energy are quite lacking. I think you should try and make your passions into yo…
You may not be happy doing that, but you will also not be sad, especially if your financial situation makes life tolerable.
On the other hand, you will certainly be unhappy if you were always poorly paid for your skills and were abused and exploited by your employers due to making an effort to be working in something you are passionate about.
In the world we live in, pursuing a passion job is reserved for people that come from families that already sorted their financial situation for them.