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First the lead, now half the team. What is it with people jumping ship on KSP?
Generally, but not always, these kinds of stories aren't told about well-ran shops. But hey, it's video games, so who knows?
Background: http://www.develop-online.net/news/squad-devs-blast-kerbal-s...
>“$2,400 was my yearly salary working a full time eight hours a day, 40 hours a week job.” Why would you ever choose to work there in the first place?
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$2400 a year? What US dev works for that in this market? You are better off at burger king.
This is $200 a month; unless you work part-time, it's likely illegal.
EDIT: none of what I said applies; this was in Mexico.
Background: http://www.develop-online.net/news/squad-devs-blast-kerbal-s...
$2400 a year? What US dev works for that in this market? You are better off at burger king.
I guess the question here (as per nine_k comment) becomes, if you are working remotely, for a position listed in country A, but you are located in country B, do country B's minimum wage laws apply? If so, does that mean the company in country A should pay you a higher wage, or simply means you don't qualify for the position (note that developer positions in Mexico with Mexican companies are often advertised with offer details such as the salary, in a way that is not common in the U.S.)
Edit: huge correction on the multiplier on minimum wage. For some reason I had been comparing monthly rates with annual ones and arriving at 24x. Upon careful examination, that is ridiculous, but the overall point remains. With the correction, this is actually hugely subpar wages for developers even in Mexico, but not quite illegal wages... for reference, entry level dev work at software companies might be around $20,000 MXP, which is currently $1,000 USD monthly.
Background: http://www.develop-online.net/news/squad-devs-blast-kerbal-s...
$2400 a year? What US dev works for that in this market? You are better off at burger king.
> To be fair to Squad, the Mexican minimum wage is about $100 USD monthly, so they weren't technically paying anyone lower than the minimum wage...
Earlier quoted context omitted.
$2400 a year? What US dev works for that in this market? You are better off at burger king.
None should, but this is ~2x the Mexican minimum wage. I guess the question here (as per nine_k comment) becomes, if you are working remotely, for a position listed in country A, but you are located in country B, do country B's minimum wage laws apply? If so, does that mean the company in country A should pay you a higher wage, or simply means you don't qualify for the position (note that developer positions in Mexic…
Background: http://www.develop-online.net/news/squad-devs-blast-kerbal-s...
>“$2,400 was my yearly salary working a full time eight hours a day, 40 hours a week job.” Why would you ever choose to work there in the first place?
This may not be popular to many people but I'm sure it's well known on on Hacker News by now. Long hours in startup companies are not new nor are they going away. This was a startup for all intensive purposes.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
$2400 a year? What US dev works for that in this market? You are better off at burger king.
None should, but this is ~2x the Mexican minimum wage. I guess the question here (as per nine_k comment) becomes, if you are working remotely, for a position listed in country A, but you are located in country B, do country B's minimum wage laws apply? If so, does that mean the company in country A should pay you a higher wage, or simply means you don't qualify for the position (note that developer positions in Mexic…