Alleged unfair work conditions at rockstar san-diego

I just finished reading an anonymous blog on the work conditions in Rock sat san-diego.

No vacation time, 7 day work period, mandatory 6 hour over time, cuts to health care, cut for over time for experience works. Now, how would you feel to work like that for a year...

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I love their games and I understand that working close to something like this is common in the work place but come on, they have to treat their workers better than this.

....well if they get results. :O :P jks

I worked 92 hours last week on a 7 day work week, was awful.Human-after-all

which games have they made ? kolkov01

Midnight Club series, Red Dead Revolver, Red Dead Redemption

I just finished reading an anonymous blog on the work conditions in Rock sat san-diego.

No vacation time, 7 day work period, mandatory 6 hour over time, cuts to health care, cut for over time for experience works. Now, how would you feel to work like that for a year...

link....

I love their games and I understand that working close to something like this is common in the work place but come on, they have to treat their workers better than this.

Pretty harsh, not a nice way to treat your hard workers.racing1750

I'll wait for a more solid source than an anonymous blog to condemn them.

I'll wait for a more solid source than an anonymous blog to condemn them.

sam_nintendo

I worked 92 hours last week on a 7 day work week, was awful.Human-after-all

Reminds me of Pixar, cept i think they get mandatory breaks every hour or something like that, cause some dude got over worked at died at his desk.AAllxxjjnn

You guys think thats worst try working at mcdonalds or any restaraunt you get paid less and the customer treats you like crap and

if they don't like you they can give you less hours or less days even if your a hard worker and the managers get paid vacations

and we get sh$t also the supervisors are all like high and mighty when they are a bunch of little kids heres the plans for any

theres no healt care or dental no paid vacations you get nothing only your pay check and thats it

[QUOTE="AAllxxjjnn"]Reminds me of Pixar, cept i think they get mandatory breaks every hour or something like that, cause some dude got over worked at died at his desk.jalexbrown

[QUOTE="jalexbrown"][QUOTE="AAllxxjjnn"]Reminds me of Pixar, cept i think they get mandatory breaks every hour or something like that, cause some dude got over worked at died at his desk.AAllxxjjnn

They get paid to sit at a computer and talk about games all day. It's not like they're actually doing any manual labor.Parasomniac

Wow.....just wow.

They get paid to sit at a computer and talk about games all day. It's not like they're actually doing any manual labor.Parasomniac

Yeah not really uncommon. I was doing some focus testing at a major studio (won't say who just in case) but many a time the guy i was focus testing with was pretty much sleeping at the office and was having an average of 4 days sleep a week. something definitely should happen to prevent this stuff from happening. At least 9-5, 5 days a week.

I want to work in the games industry, but if that means getting overworked and less pay i might look into other industries :?

They get paid to sit at a computer and talk about games all day. It's not like they're actually doing any manual labor.Parasomniac

They get paid to sit at a computer and talk about games all day. It's not like they're actually doing any manual labor.Parasomniac

Pretty much! I mean why do they need so many people to make one game?? I'm currently making KZ3 on my own, I have coded everything, done all the 3d models, animations, AI on my own and have done a 20 hour SP campaign with a perfectly balanced multiplayer. these guys are wusses...

In all seriousness, i'd like to see you work in a AAA studio and see how long you last if you're just "sitting at computers and talking about games all day"

i hear that this happens more than u think at game companiescliff122316

I have no problem with this. If they feel they are being treated badly then they can quit and try to find another job. If they want to keep their job then they should stay.

I just read that article and some of the comments. I find things like this in life upsetting to be honest, it just seems like people are ebing trodden on and warn down for the sake of it.

Then we have the Bore fest that was GTA4 making a BILLION DOLLARS of revnue. Thats actually ridiculus the employeers should be rewarded for that not warn down.

I hope they do not change the work ethic at the studio so the case goes to court and they get sued. I dont like the fact they have the grace of a warning in the form of this letter and personally i hope all the management lose there jobs for to be quite honest being terrible management. Terrible i hate this stuff HATE it i have to work and i have met people with the mentality that the workforce is dumb or unworthy of being paid anything and people like that should be rooted out in a management course WAY before they get a position. Not advocating physical violence or anything but i hope some of them get whats coming to them.

I just read that article and some of the comments. I find things like this in life upsetting to be honest, it just seems like people are ebing trodden on and warn down for the sake of it.

Then we have the Bore fest that was GTA4 making a BILLION DOLLARS of revnue. Thats actually ridiculus the employeers should be rewarded for that not warn down.

I hope they do not change the work ethic at the studio so the case goes to court and they get sued. I dont like the fact they have the grace of a warning in the form of this letter and personally i hope all the management lose there jobs for to be quite honest being terrible management. Terrible i hate this stuff HATE it i have to work and i have met people with the mentality that the workforce is dumb or unworthy of being paid anything and people like that should be rooted out in a management course WAY before they get a position. Not advocating physical violence or anything but i hope some of them get whats coming to them.

jwsoul

I have no problem with this. If they feel they are being treated badly then they can quit and try to find another job. If they want to keep their job then they should stay.

hoola

[QUOTE="jwsoul"]

I just read that article and some of the comments. I find things like this in life upsetting to be honest, it just seems like people are ebing trodden on and warn down for the sake of it.

Then we have the Bore fest that was GTA4 making a BILLION DOLLARS of revnue. Thats actually ridiculus the employeers should be rewarded for that not warn down.

I hope they do not change the work ethic at the studio so the case goes to court and they get sued. I dont like the fact they have the grace of a warning in the form of this letter and personally i hope all the management lose there jobs for to be quite honest being terrible management. Terrible i hate this stuff HATE it i have to work and i have met people with the mentality that the workforce is dumb or unworthy of being paid anything and people like that should be rooted out in a management course WAY before they get a position. Not advocating physical violence or anything but i hope some of them get whats coming to them.

BattleTurtles

[QUOTE="BattleTurtles"][QUOTE="jwsoul"]

I just read that article and some of the comments. I find things like this in life upsetting to be honest, it just seems like people are ebing trodden on and warn down for the sake of it.

Then we have the Bore fest that was GTA4 making a BILLION DOLLARS of revnue. Thats actually ridiculus the employeers should be rewarded for that not warn down.

I hope they do not change the work ethic at the studio so the case goes to court and they get sued. I dont like the fact they have the grace of a warning in the form of this letter and personally i hope all the management lose there jobs for to be quite honest being terrible management. Terrible i hate this stuff HATE it i have to work and i have met people with the mentality that the workforce is dumb or unworthy of being paid anything and people like that should be rooted out in a management course WAY before they get a position. Not advocating physical violence or anything but i hope some of them get whats coming to them.

jwsoul

The way the letter was written it made it seem like this team was suppose to receive some type of royalty pay for GTA. I could be wrong but that's how I interpreted the "Not receiving loyalties for billion dollar game" sentence.

Overtime is pretty much standard in this industry if you like your job. Seems like the manager is getting a bit over the top, maybe that department is late or something. I would expect 6 or 7 days a week if it's really close to deadline anyway. Depends on what there doing and how much there getting paid.

Do work quicker.