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Nintendo has raised its employees base salary by 10%

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Re: Nintendo has raised its employees base salary by 10%

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Post by StefanBatory »

topgrain2 wrote: post #19
brettermeier wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's what I think I get... So few, I don't even bother to look how much more it is...

The worst is when you get a manager who’s either too clueless to realize you’re seeing a pay cut from an “increase” so small, or one who knows but is pretending otherwise. That awkward pause in the comp update meeting when they tell you about the “increase” and seem to expect some positive reaction. LOL.

Could be worse, mine has promised me salary increase thrice this year. Every time coming up with bullshit issues why it couldn't happen.

I am still working on minimum wage (as a DevOps).

Re: Nintendo has raised its employees base salary by 10%

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Post by weberer »

cautiouscat wrote: post #50

Nintendo gets a lot of flak for how they treat consumers and how litigious they are. However I get the impression they treat their employees very well in Japan. Like when the Wii U flopped, execs took a pay cut to avoid layoffs. No company is perfect, but Nintendo seems like an example some C-suites should follow.

Its not even like they indiscriminately shut down fan projects either. Just the ones that try to make money. You still have sites like Pokemon Showdown and Advance Wars By Web that have been running for several decades without incident.

Re: Nintendo has raised its employees base salary by 10%

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Post by woodruffw »

epsteingpt wrote: post #25

I recently heard that a trip to Popeye's for a family of 3 recently cost $68 in Florida. In Japan, there's a big issue when a snack raises its price 2 cents (3 yen - source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/japanese-snack-company-apolog... ) The country for better or worse seems to be frozen in time - salaries have not caught up with the heady levels of SV (or even Europe) but neither have rents or prices for common go…

I can't say I've ever been to Popeye's, but $68 for 3 people seems unlikely based on their online prices: I picked a random one in Orlando, Florida and the "family meal" (which appears to be a very large amount of chicken) is $20.

The closest thing would be the "16Pc Classic Signature Chicken Family Meal," which is $55.69 at that location and is described as feeding between 6 and 8 people. So you'd need to tip a bit to get to $68 from there.

Re: Nintendo has raised its employees base salary by 10%

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epsteingpt wrote: post #25

I recently heard that a trip to Popeye's for a family of 3 recently cost $68 in Florida. In Japan, there's a big issue when a snack raises its price 2 cents (3 yen - source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/japanese-snack-company-apolog... ) The country for better or worse seems to be frozen in time - salaries have not caught up with the heady levels of SV (or even Europe) but neither have rents or prices for common go…

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Re: Nintendo has raised its employees base salary by 10%

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Post by SSLy »

weberer wrote: post #52
cautiouscat wrote: post #50

Nintendo gets a lot of flak for how they treat consumers and how litigious they are. However I get the impression they treat their employees very well in Japan. Like when the Wii U flopped, execs took a pay cut to avoid layoffs. No company is perfect, but Nintendo seems like an example some C-suites should follow.

Its not even like they indiscriminately shut down fan projects either. Just the ones that try to make money. You still have sites like Pokemon Showdown and Advance Wars By Web that have been running for several decades without incident.

they indiscriminately shut down any sight of online smash tournaments

Re: Nintendo has raised its employees base salary by 10%

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Post by Retric »

woodruffw wrote: post #53
epsteingpt wrote: post #25

I recently heard that a trip to Popeye's for a family of 3 recently cost $68 in Florida. In Japan, there's a big issue when a snack raises its price 2 cents (3 yen - source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/japanese-snack-company-apolog... ) The country for better or worse seems to be frozen in time - salaries have not caught up with the heady levels of SV (or even Europe) but neither have rents or prices for common go…

I can't say I've ever been to Popeye's, but $68 for 3 people seems unlikely based on their online prices: I picked a random one in Orlando, Florida and the "family meal" (which appears to be a very large amount of chicken) is $20. The closest thing would be the "16Pc Classic Signature Chicken Family Meal," which is $55.69 at that location and is described as feeding between 6 and 8 people. So you'd need to tip a bit…

Did you include tax?

Also, that meal doesn’t include drinks. Poppies is significantly cheaper if you’re taking it home and supplementing with your own drinks.

Re: Nintendo has raised its employees base salary by 10%

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Post by SSLy »

leetrout wrote: post #3
hootz wrote: post #2

Always a great thing to hear. Well paid employees, good results, and I'm definitely loving their Switch 2 releases already.

Off topic: what are you enjoying lately? Most of the games I have bought work on switch 1 but the screen and controls on the switch 2 are better. I regret buying caravan sandwitch because it's so hard to see with my aging eyes but it is nice to play it anywhere. Always curious to hear what others enjoy about it to help me have less regret in my $600 investment in Mario kart

I am afraid MK World isn't even the best kart racer on NS2. It's Sonic Crossworlds

Re: Nintendo has raised its employees base salary by 10%

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Post by WillAdams »

supermatt wrote: post #43
WillAdams wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What sort of games do you enjoy playing? For my part, I use my Switch 2 as an upgraded Switch 1 for all but one game (a franchise I am fond of release a "Definitive Edition Nintendo Switch 2 Edition") and feel as if I got a good value (esp. considering the upcoming price increase). Debating on getting the updated Sports Resort, and wishing that there were more motion-controlled games (esp. miss _Red Steel 2_)

I was so disappointed with Switch Sports. It lacked the soul of Wii Sports. Sadly, it seems like Sports Resort is going to be more of the same :(

I rather enjoyed Wii Sports Resort (mostly the flying and archery) --- so long as those are well-implemented, I'll be fine.

Re: Nintendo has raised its employees base salary by 10%

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Post by wincy »

leetrout wrote: post #3
hootz wrote: post #2

Always a great thing to hear. Well paid employees, good results, and I'm definitely loving their Switch 2 releases already.

Off topic: what are you enjoying lately? Most of the games I have bought work on switch 1 but the screen and controls on the switch 2 are better. I regret buying caravan sandwitch because it's so hard to see with my aging eyes but it is nice to play it anywhere. Always curious to hear what others enjoy about it to help me have less regret in my $600 investment in Mario kart

Pokemon Pokopia has been a surprise hit in our house, I have two kids, but I got into it and spent a ton of time making a perfect little Pokemon village. My kids really enjoy Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream. It's really silly but they make all their friends and have them get married and read the news and it's just peak Nintendo goofiness.

My kids have also gotten a little older so the mainline Pokemon games have become a thing again, and we've been playing those together. Everything just seems to run better on the Switch 2.

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