How Dave Lang and the Gang Avoid Crunch

[Dest]

https://kotaku.com/how-one-large-game-studio-avoids-crunch-1835613873

How does the Chicago-based studio Iron Galaxy maintain a healthy work-life balance for all of its employees? On Kotaku Splitscreen, we talk to founder and Giant Bomb jokeman Dave Lang about his leadership philosophies and how Iron Galaxy avoids crunch.

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Pretty interesting. Seems like focusing on the people around you and having a good time doing what you do helps avoid crunch/stress. Who'd have thought?

 

[DGenerator]

Can't have crunch when you're a ghost.

 

[Dest]

Can't have crunch when you're a ghost.

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I wanted to make a joke in the OP but held myself back. It was hard.

 

[foxuzamaki]

I wanted to make a joke in the OP but held myself back. It was hard.

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You did good.

 

[CalamityPixel]

No crunch in the Lang Zone

 

[chandoog]

No crunch in the Lang Zone

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[Deleted member 21]

Dave Lang is a thug

 

[Dest]

Dave Lang is a thug

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Was a thug*

 

[Deleted member 2752]

Yeah, good podcast. I didn't know they had so many projects at all times.

 

[fixurheartordie]

Lang Gang

 

[The Cowpuncher]

IG is a 'For hire' studio. I'm not sure it's directly comparable situation.

 

[Caspar]

Some good quotes in there.

"One of my leadership philosophies is: don't ask anyone to do something I wouldn't be willing to do myself. And at this point in my life, I don't want to work."

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