Challenge...Everything? Really?
Electronic Arts: the gaming industry powerhouse responsible for a hojillion games you know and love, such as the Sims, Burnout 3, and...ArcticFox? That was one of my first computer games. I remember gleefully chewing GatorGum and playing ArcticFox, Gunship, Bard's Tale, and Archon. With the exception of Microprose's Gunship, those were all early EA titles.
Now, it appears there's trouble in the Holy Roman Empire: implications of illegal wage practices and sweatshop-like working conditions, and they're not even in Indonesia. There is apparently a class-action
lawsuit in the works against them, as well, and I'm hearing a lot of talk of unionizing game developers. Not sure I'm into that, but then, I have no reason to be.
It really makes me appreciate the company I work for. There will always be disgruntled players who will say "they don't care about the public, it's all about squeezing as many bucks as they can get!", but those people might not know their ass from a hole in the ground. All businesses have to perform business-like activities which are ultimately in their best interest, of course, or they are not businesses for very long, but I honestly feel that Simutronics mitigates the ill effects of such occurrences whenever possible.
That's all well and good, but that affects the players, and I am not a player, I am a selfish employee who wants things like good working conditions and enjoyable, fulfilling experiences.
Everybody here is an individual person, bizarre in their own way, and I think the world of all of them. They care about each other like human beings, they snipe at each other like human beings, and at the end of the day, they go home feeling like human beings. From my supervisor Mike, who is a hell of a guy, I am 1000% more likely to hear "I hope you're not overworking yourself over there...go the hell home" or "you're taking on a lot...if you're starting to get bogged down with too much to keep track of, stop it", than "yeah, ummm...I'm gonna need you to come in this Saturday and finish those TPS reports..." Whatever a TPS report is. Have no illusions, we have as much variance in work ethic and personalities as any other place, but at the end of the day, I love this job, and can't imagine finding a better company to work for.
So watch your step, EA. Treat your people right, or watch your empire crumble around you.
Currently listening to: "Non-Zero Possibility", At the Drive-In
Now, it appears there's trouble in the Holy Roman Empire: implications of illegal wage practices and sweatshop-like working conditions, and they're not even in Indonesia. There is apparently a class-action
lawsuit in the works against them, as well, and I'm hearing a lot of talk of unionizing game developers. Not sure I'm into that, but then, I have no reason to be.
It really makes me appreciate the company I work for. There will always be disgruntled players who will say "they don't care about the public, it's all about squeezing as many bucks as they can get!", but those people might not know their ass from a hole in the ground. All businesses have to perform business-like activities which are ultimately in their best interest, of course, or they are not businesses for very long, but I honestly feel that Simutronics mitigates the ill effects of such occurrences whenever possible.
That's all well and good, but that affects the players, and I am not a player, I am a selfish employee who wants things like good working conditions and enjoyable, fulfilling experiences.
Everybody here is an individual person, bizarre in their own way, and I think the world of all of them. They care about each other like human beings, they snipe at each other like human beings, and at the end of the day, they go home feeling like human beings. From my supervisor Mike, who is a hell of a guy, I am 1000% more likely to hear "I hope you're not overworking yourself over there...go the hell home" or "you're taking on a lot...if you're starting to get bogged down with too much to keep track of, stop it", than "yeah, ummm...I'm gonna need you to come in this Saturday and finish those TPS reports..." Whatever a TPS report is. Have no illusions, we have as much variance in work ethic and personalities as any other place, but at the end of the day, I love this job, and can't imagine finding a better company to work for.
So watch your step, EA. Treat your people right, or watch your empire crumble around you.
Currently listening to: "Non-Zero Possibility", At the Drive-In
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