Heya! The thread I did earlier today ended in a pun, but the reality of unstable (and/or terrifying!) work conditions in games is based on real experience. My own, and those of every developer I know.
Keeping it quiet is the standard.
Keeping it quiet is the standard.
I don't know a single dev who HASN'T gone through something buck-wild/awful.
I've spent hours joking with folks in DMs about the fictional creative director, or the whims of corporate fate wiping a project off the map, because we've all been there.
If we didn't laugh, we'd cry.
I've spent hours joking with folks in DMs about the fictional creative director, or the whims of corporate fate wiping a project off the map, because we've all been there.
If we didn't laugh, we'd cry.
So, when game developers tell you about a sexist workplace or distressing coworkers--believe them.
We're so used to hiding 'small' injustices that even the truly awful barely bubbles to the surface.
BARELY.
We're so used to hiding 'small' injustices that even the truly awful barely bubbles to the surface.
BARELY.
The fact that you're hearing so much about the workplace conditions of game developers right now is a damn good sign.
It's a sign of belief.
If we work, and empathize, and support the people who make the things we love, it says...
Maybe things *will* get better.
It's a sign of belief.
If we work, and empathize, and support the people who make the things we love, it says...
Maybe things *will* get better.
~fin~
