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    This is the new trend. Staff up to finish a game and lay a boatload off after ship. No more salaries and no need to pay on going shipping bonuses. Yay games industry!!
    Jul 14, 2010 7:14pm PDT
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    This is the new trend. Staff up to finish a game and lay a boatload off after ship. No more salaries and ... : Fred GarvinThis person is cool!

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      Every industry that can is or has been shifting to a temp worker/freelancer/contract/non-salaried workfor... : Dr_Cube
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        While the people on top load their pockets? : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
        • Unless you publish it yourself. Yes. : Godhatesfatpeople
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      This has been around since this industry has been making money. This isn't anything new or trendy in the ... : Godhatesfatpeople
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        No, it's far worse than before. : Fred GarvinThis person is cool!
        • Part of the reason is teams are bigger than they used to be as well. : Fred GarvinThis person is cool!
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        Yeah... It's poor management that causes the layoffs. What you want is staggered projects, so people wi... : alzagorThis person is cool!
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          agile : Gish Forever
          • Agile is a scam to make money. My friend made it up to fleece companies of hard earned dollars. : ease oneThis person is cool!
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      The animation and film industry has been doing it this way for a long time. It's sad but in the ever inc... : crabsncancer
      • It's not exactly the same. TV/Film do it with contracts from the get-go so you know going in that when yo... : synapse19