So I've been pondering working environments lately it seems to boil down to 2 or 3 types (possibly more)? ROWE or Results Oriented Work Environment The hours are flexible it doesn't matter when or where the work gets done as long as it is finished on time and up to standard. Clock Punching Your traditional work day/week…
clock punching for the most part, with dips into results oriented when the need arises. I think its important to rule a line under what you're working on, step away, go home, and come back refreshed. its easy to burn yourself out if you just work and work on something till its done- yeah sometimes thats needed but you'll…
1. Hybrid - We have "core hours" from 10-4. So long as you put your 8 in, and are there between those times, you're solid. - Breaks are up to you, and people are typically responsible about it. If you take smoke breaks often, or take a long lunch, you extend your work day to reflect time away from work. Pros: You're not…
I was previously at a Clock Punching job, lunch HAD to be taken from 12pm-1pm, breaks HAD to be taken from 10am-10:15am, and everyone was required to be at work at 8am and to leave no earlier than 5pm. It was a joke. The management didn't trust the employees and so they set these absurd daily schedules, which only built…
Interesting that this was posted by a German in another thread about salaries: "less than 20k, but i only work 20hrs a week (at least according to the contract. in reality it's more like 40-50hours)" I rather prefer getting paid 1.5x my hourly rate for overtime as opposed to only vacation time (I got both while working at…
Microsoft Game Studios seems to be hybrid, but I'm not sure about their full time employees. They have core hours, similar to Jordan's studio. As contractors, we get paid overtime, but they do try to limit it. On Forza 3 I probably worked a total of 30hrs OT over the course of a year, all but a handful being voluntary. I…
Rules like this is a big reason why i've never worked a single day at an American game dev studio despite the fact im American. I really wish we had proper labor laws in the states. Every job ive worked at has not had the soul crushing/unapid overtime as friends of mine have experienced at U.S countries, Last job i did…