tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605804213322687879.post5043431592806379464..comments2023-11-18T20:24:03.442-06:00Comments on A GAMER'S WIFE: Just Another Day of LayoffsA Gamer's Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15291255836474915117noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605804213322687879.post-86366639854733623622012-02-05T23:52:41.234-06:002012-02-05T23:52:41.234-06:00@Anonymous - K totally agrees with you. It's t...@Anonymous - K totally agrees with you. It's the mark of a very immature industry in a way. It seems like there's no such thing as company loyalty because it's not a two way street; they expect you to be patriots for the company & product but will still can you at a moment's notice or treat you like a pariah if you quit. Best of luck with your new career, wherever it takes you!A Gamer's Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291255836474915117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605804213322687879.post-32908434139853975532012-02-03T16:01:35.853-06:002012-02-03T16:01:35.853-06:00I came across your blog from a comment you posted ...I came across your blog from a comment you posted from a totally irrelevant website.<br /><br />Anyways, your blog post really hit home. I was working as a game producer, left my position voluntarily and even gave my two weeks notice, but I was faced with the same textbook routine;<br /><br />I wasn't allowed to touch my computer (which I had left with a few logins open, including my personal Facebook account [we were developing a Facebook game]). They gave me the opportunity to remove my decorations and personal items from my desk, but did not bring with me the wall whiteboard that I had purchased. It was devastating that one day your one of the best in the company and the next your put into a corner and basically forced to leave. I was harrased when co-workers tried contacting me with kind words and threatened with my NDA. <br /><br />For anyone that wants to get into this field, it is not worth the hours or the pay in my opinion, and while I am a gamer and passionately in love with the industry, I will leave gaming as my hobbie and not my form of income. Many nights I burned the midnight oil and stayed til 3am, worked weekends and even Holidays (Christmas, New Years, Thanksgiving - I did not spend them with my family). I was putting a good 70+ hours a weeks and not only did it deteriorate my mental state, but my health and personal life.<br /><br />/rant. Thank you for this blog, bookmarking!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605804213322687879.post-60061980301980468002011-04-27T10:49:46.181-05:002011-04-27T10:49:46.181-05:00Sounds stressful but good information for someone ...Sounds stressful but good information for someone that might be thinking of getting into that field of work.adrienne *+*(^_^) +*+https://www.blogger.com/profile/04164811683876016684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605804213322687879.post-7672875996858696382011-04-07T11:25:30.457-05:002011-04-07T11:25:30.457-05:00Thanks so much! Now that I reread the post, it sou...Thanks so much! Now that I reread the post, it sounds so gloomy. K actually made through this last round of recent layoffs (at the company he just joined!) so I'm absolutely thrilled about that.A Gamer's Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291255836474915117noreply@blogger.com