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Insomniac Games and Naughty Dog accused of colluding on antitrust practices by ex-employee (who quit in 2010)
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Why are you using an incident from 10 years ago, that as far as I can tell has nothing to do with him, to attack Druckmann over something he never said?
Fair enough if this still goes on and he is responsible but this thread has nothing to do with him and these kind of responses just show people don't really care about labour abuse and the people affected by it, they just want to use it to attack people.
Heavy fines and some executive jailtime seem more appropriate. Then have the wronged parties sue.
So, employees need to shut up about all of the misconducts unless they're ready to switch industry.
That's basically blackmail. A nasty one.
That's basically blackmail. A nasty one.
Sinners always get defensive. It's uncontrollable.
Yep , now you have to know the other companies in the area that do it.
Time to goddamn unionize, people.
Non-compete is between employee and employer, no-poaching is between employers.
Also noncompetes are invalid and illegal in the state of california, where both are based.
Non-compete is between employee and employer, no-poaching is between employers.
Also noncompetes are invalid and illegal in the state of california, where both are based.
I love how everyone has just accepted this is true when it could be lies.
Same with anything that can stir up drama here though.
The practice itself is pretty bad but maybe you guys should calm down until there's actual evidence confirming it is in fact true
Same with anything that can stir up drama here though.
The practice itself is pretty bad but maybe you guys should calm down until there's actual evidence confirming it is in fact true
A non-compete says that you can't work two jobs at once essentially. This basically black balls people from ever changing jobs.....which is a crime.
Did Neil ever say that? Cause he gets attributed Cory's quotes often
Those poor big time, 6-figure making, executives/lead creatives don't deserve the press sneak fuck standing up for the workers :(
Really, capitalism is pretty bad already but the game industry somehow manages to make it even worse. From people in positions of power who still believe they are Oppressed For Playing Videogames and take advantage of eager beginners excited to work with something they love to fanbases who'll defend every shitty practice from their favourite studios, we have a Long way to go before this industry becomes something healthy.
A lot of the Sony studios are buddy buddy with Colin because of his days on beyond.
so you wont be buying any game in the future from any game company? you know this is an industry-wide problem right? I know a game company really well. one of their employers wanted to start a union. his boss flat out said he would fire him if he ever did because it would make it impossible for him to make money in the industry and they are not even as huge as naughty dog or insomniac.
The reason unions are sadly not happening is because of the way the whole industry is set up. it's a toxic environment where much is demanded and less is given. most of the time they buy the would of their employees with a gift each year instead of pay raise. overhours are at best payed back with time for time set ups. and things like this make sure you cant find another job, regardless of how good you are.
the problem you are talking about is much much much bigger and attacking one individual is not really the solution here.
You would think the fear of him having the power to do so would curb this behavior but obviously it doesn't. They think they can do whatever they want.
Maybe get your quotes right in the first place? Since Druckmann wasnt the one saying that shit about tearing them down, you know.
Putting the relevance of black people in TLOU2 in a different light...
This is unacceptable. Devs can't unionize soon enough, they can't fight this individually.
Maybe don't turn a serious matter like this into fanboy discussion? It's clear it's not just Naughty Dog, but industry itself.
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lol.
hope schreier's writing something about the poaching thing if it's still going on/relevant. i guess it wouldn't be "illegal" now since they're all sony studios but still shitty
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And I think it must be stated when you are hired, at least as something possible regarding the domain your are employed.
Let's imagine a scenario where the agreement was in place until the acquisition of Insomniac and the same people responsible work there today. Imagine what other awful policies exist
Yeah but doesn't that go against the claims? She claims she was told more or less dont bother to apply to at ND.
Not really everyone always goes up on arms with no proof whatsoever. It's ridiculous guilty be default.
I'm not saying this isn't bad but there's a vast overreaction.
I mean these companies don't exist in a vacuum - if there were horrible policies they would've come to light by now
I know of this happening at other game studios as well, it's a lot more common than people would think- just not done this explicitly though.
Pretty freaking horrible, both studios and some specific people including those defending them have really lost a lot of respect from me in the last few weeks.
Hopefully someone like Schrier looks into this and exposes more but then they'd just attack them again and have other directors from other studios and voice actors attack him.
Hopefully someone like Schrier looks into this and exposes more but then they'd just attack them again and have other directors from other studios and voice actors attack him.
I mean when he replaced a popular meme with a black man with a white woman in one of the meme gifs what do you expect
Their bios still say they work at IG, so they're doing work for ND but not working at ND, according to OP because they probably just aren't allowed. And obviously, this also would keep them from leveraging their options for better treatment and compensation.
