one day i'm gonna write about all the ridiculous internal policies i've seen at game dev companies. the shit people think will make their staff more productive is often utterly insane

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one day i'm gonna write about all the ridiculous internal policies i've seen at game dev companies. the shit people think will make their staff more productive is often utterly insane
At one of my first jobs a producer was so hellbent on increasing productivity that they threatened to install trackers on all the machines that would put a timer on screen anytime we weren't on task and then report that.
That idea didn't last long.
Neither did that person.
the LZ is too hot. i have to wait till nobody can be entirely sure they're who I'm talking about
I've had to work 14h days and was expected to be productive the whole time
lol
lmao even