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Kotaku: Rockstar QA Studio With Hardest Crunch Told Today That Supposed Mandatory Overtime Is Option
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they are in full damage control. and its obvious they have been forcing a ton of hours and are now trying to save face
" optional" right, just like working at a job that says its "optional" but if you dont do the "optional" your fired.
"was part of a system in which the overtime was requested and scheduled by the bosses,"
So yeah it reads like your boss would put overtime on your schedule.
It's like 8 fucking years isn't long enough these days.
I bet some R&D pharmaceuticals launch faster than some AAA games these days
The framework sounds like something they'd use to weed out people who aren't "team players" or "passionate enough"--i.e. people who don't want to be chained to their desks all the time to keep Take-Two executives and shareholders wealthy.
Everywhere I've worked, even outside of the game industry, it's legal and acceptable to require people to work overtime or lose your job. That's part of the job/industry you're in.
I think it's ridiculous to work 100 hour weeks, but the concept of overtime being required at a job is nothing new.
I think it's ridiculous to work 100 hour weeks, but the concept of overtime being required at a job is nothing new.
I've worked in QA and sometimes the OT is basically mandatory in that you're new and disposable and they just want semi-competent bodies. Other times, when it's less mandatory, the phrasing is more like "there is a need for OT coverage tonight if anyone wants to work it". Usually when some kind of testing needs to happen but they don't need everyone, and more likely to be proposed to you when you're a bit more established and valued. Though you can still get a "never works OT" reputation that will probably be held against you.
Being scheduled for OT and having to go out of your way to deny it is much more like the former than the latter. Glad they're at least recognizing that now. It basically sounds like OT is expected unless you need to miss a day here and there.
Being scheduled for OT and having to go out of your way to deny it is much more like the former than the latter. Glad they're at least recognizing that now. It basically sounds like OT is expected unless you need to miss a day here and there.
10 year old child in 19th century Britain's post on a message board in the centre of the town known as Resetchester:
"Every factory I've worked, even outside the manufacturing industry, it's legal and acceptable to employ children ages 5-10. That's part of the job/industry you're in.
I think it's ridiculous to employ 3 year olds, but the concept of children working in factories is nothing new"
Just because something is the norm doesn't make it right or something we should try to change.
Normal overtime is OK. But regular overtime means there's something wrong. Usually the employer taking advantage.
Lots of salaried jobs, particularly here in London, have core hours but require "such time as is necessary for the proper performance of your duties", with no overtime pay. And then expect you to do at least an hour or so extra every single day. It's straight bullshit.
From the reddit post:
This seems...illegal to me? Doesnt the EU working time directive set 48 hours as maximum on an average of a few months?
Yeah, sure.
I totally believe that that it's totally optional now. Absolutely, 100%
I totally believe that that it's totally optional now. Absolutely, 100%
Not at all! You are getting fired for completely unrelated reasons, it just happens to be the people not working 100 hours a week. Pure coincidence, believe me
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