Several factors have come together to make this an incredibly tumultuous time for video game developers, and could have lasting effects on the industry.
It’s salary consolidation. It’s shitty, but these jobs aren’t actually being cut, they are just being demoted post-pandemic. This happens to every “skilled labor” industry eventually. All the more reason why tech needs to unionize yesterday.
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It’s salary consolidation. It’s shitty, but these jobs aren’t actually being cut, they are just being demoted post-pandemic. This happens to every “skilled labor” industry eventually. All the more reason why tech needs to unionize yesterday.