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logicbomb@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

I was on a team, not in the game industry, where they promised bonuses if the team worked hard and met certain milestones, but then they reneged on the promise after the work was done.

I have never seen a team implode so quickly. Nobody did work anymore. People were actively searching for other jobs at their desks.

Everybody good left the company. Everyone who was at least mediocre switched teams. The only people left on that team were the absolute dregs. And the product wasn’t actually even finished at the time. This was a mid development bonus.

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nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
There should be criminal penalties for that kind of shit. Letting management off the hook without any personal consequences just encourages it.

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- OwlPaste@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Capitalism <3
  
  /s
  
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  - Eh_I@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Sorry, we reserve /s for our premium users.
    
    Please remain serious until your payment clears.
    
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    OwlPaste@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    But i already have a lifetime subscription 😭😔
    
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- logicbomb@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I actually wasn’t that invested since I couldn’t have gotten a bonus. The bonus required a certain amount of hours worked, but I always finished my work early.
  
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  - nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    It’s the principle of committing wage theft, engaging in a contract (possibly verbal) and then keeping the promised compensation instead.
    
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- jjjalljs@ttrpg.network ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Criminal penalties, “go into their office and cut off their hands”. Tomato, tomato.
  
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fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Always get it written into a contract if you can.

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