rockSlayer
@rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone
- Comment on GTA 6 dev Rockstar says recent firings were due to leaks of "confidential information" and were "in no way related to people's right to join a union" 3 days ago:
Trust me on this one, we used similar organizing techniques for issues like these. The line is thin, but lined with landmines.
- Comment on GTA 6 dev Rockstar says recent firings were due to leaks of "confidential information" and were "in no way related to people's right to join a union" 3 days ago:
The Organizing Committee. They do all the actual organizing and agitating.
- Comment on GTA 6 dev Rockstar says recent firings were due to leaks of "confidential information" and were "in no way related to people's right to join a union" 3 days ago:
I’ve formed a union within the industry. The trick is a balance between meeting with workers and security for the OC. In my campaign, we used discord as well to be a space to connect with as many people as possible outside of work. We also used signal for the OC to discuss the actual organizing. NDAs are limited only to the direct work. You can legally talk about workplace issues though. IWGB (UK equivalent to CODE-CWA) aren’t amateurs, they very likely trained the OC on all of this.
- Comment on GTA 6 dev Rockstar says recent firings were due to leaks of "confidential information" and were "in no way related to people's right to join a union" 3 days ago:
I know, I’ve helped successfully form a large union within the video games industry. NDAs can only cover the work itself.
allowed:
- “I was moved off a high profile project because my manager hates me”
- “The company is illegally withholding wages”
- “I was put on a PIP for barely missing my metrics”
- “The CEO said in a meeting that they want to use AI to replace QA”
not allowed:
- “Wanna hear about this cool bug I found today?”
- “Project XYZ launches on the 30th”
- “Let’s talk about the financials from that all hands meeting before the quarterly report”
- Comment on GTA 6 dev Rockstar says recent firings were due to leaks of "confidential information" and were "in no way related to people's right to join a union" 3 days ago:
Talking about issues surrounding work outside of the workplace is not an NDA violation.
- Comment on How come NK doesn't just come out and say we are in trouble and need help? Like their lack of food and stuff? I really don't see a downside for a country admit they were wrong and need help 5 days ago:
That’s total nonsense. Socialism and capitalism are both economic, and economics are tightly integrated into governance. To divide the two so wholly is a fool’s errand. The difference between the two lies in who owns the factories and fields. If the factories and fields are privately owned, it’s capitalism. The US has been practicing capitalism since before the declaration of independence was even written. Capitalism is also an inherent hierarchical power structure.
Oligarchy is a political form of governance, not an economic model. Oligarchy can exist in several economic models, but let’s focus on how we got oligarchs in this capitalist system. They were created by exploiting the labor of the working class to earn their wealth, but being rich isn’t enough to them. They use their money to buy power, and then leverage that power to increase their wealth.
- Comment on If you were a superhero and you knew a 21- to 23-year-old dating older people, what would you do? 5 weeks ago:
What specifically is heroic about forcing others to do your will?
- Comment on Can you please help me pick a gaming desktop for my son that can run Monster Hunter Wilds? 5 weeks ago:
I’d argue option 2 is the better choice overall. It’s going to hold up to new games better in the long run
- Comment on Giving good Hedera 5 weeks ago:
Just another reminder that nature is horny
- Comment on Comcast Executives Warn Workers To Not Say The Wrong Thing About Charlie Kirk | 404 Media 1 month ago:
Because the media is owned by the billionaires, which have a vested interest in the current administration’s policies
- Comment on Life hack 2 months ago:
Finally, a solution to this problem
- Comment on Wes Streeting: This unnecessary doctors’ strike will hurt patients, the NHS and doctors themselves. Pull back: don’t do it 3 months ago:
Maybe instead they should listen to the doctors if they’re so concerned about patients
- Comment on Minecraft Creator Says That If Buying a Game Is Not a Purchase, Then Pirating It Is Not Theft 3 months ago:
Notch is also a nazi
- Comment on Interesting news 4 months ago:
The disease is too much money. It warps reality
- Comment on Beachfront property 6 months ago:
I wasn’t aware air resistance was dependent on nationality
- Comment on Adobe Creative Curse 6 months ago:
Photopea is a great option for light photo editing! It’s free website with a decent layout
- Comment on Carcinization goes brrrr 7 months ago:
The shape in the meme isn’t a rectangle either
- Comment on Why did/do sites such as the pyramids in Egypt or the Roman colosseum end up in an abandoned state, only to be "rediscovered" later? 7 months ago:
Consider this Roman bathhouse still in use. I don’t think that they were ignored at all
- Comment on Would it be a bad idea to show up at a protest outside a Tesla dealership with a sign that says "Deny Musk, Defund Doge, Depose Trump"? 7 months ago:
Wym, the acab crowd would love it
- Comment on oh hell yeah, surfs up 🤘 7 months ago:
The good pupper blesses us again!
- Comment on Which game is it? 7 months ago:
Space Age is totally worth it though
- Comment on Musk shares post that Hitler didn’t kill millions, public workers did. Union rages 7 months ago:
We don’t need to resort to ableism to hate a nazi.
- Comment on Rebellion CEO seems kind of awed by major studios making massive videogames: 'How do you organize a game that has 2,000 people working on it?' 7 months ago:
By crushing the spirit and exploiting the hell out of passionate workers.
- Comment on [deleted] 7 months ago:
I remember being 15, 11pm is probably more appropriate. Give them the promise of making their own choices in a year, eventually they will have to learn how to live with the consequences of staying up too late
- Comment on *record scratch* 8 months ago:
Subs have limits and safe phrases, clearly that was a safe phrase
- Comment on Is using MicroSD cards a good way to store data that you can destroy quickly incase an adversary is about to seize control of it? 8 months ago:
Whatever floats your boat, I suppose. To answer the question, removable data storage is fine in general, but in my experience microsd cards can be a little unreliable for the long term. Just make sure the silicon breaks to destroy e
- Comment on Is using MicroSD cards a good way to store data that you can destroy quickly incase an adversary is about to seize control of it? 8 months ago:
Why are you so concerned about the destruction of data? This is the 3rd post in 2 days from you along these lines
- Comment on Are there any non capitalistic technology companies still around? 8 months ago:
I don’t think/know of a software union
CWA and IATSE and both in the tech industry, CWA represents over 2000 employees in Microsoft alone.
wouldn’t know where to start
CWA offers training!
I’m on visa
Labor law protects everyone in the US, not just citizens, but I will be honest and say that risks to you are higher than normal. Aggressive union busting is a risk every organizer has to take, but just remember that Mother Jones, and several union heroes, were immigrants too in an even more hostile environment.
- Comment on Are there any non capitalistic technology companies still around? 8 months ago:
No, there are not. Form a union, get contractually obligated dignity and respect.
- Comment on At what point in the friendship does dating become awkward? 8 months ago:
It’s only awkward if you feel awkward. If you do, take a moment to think about why and then consider talking about it with them