The Rockstar Games layoffs are particularly brutal given how much cash TTWO is sitting on from GTA Online. They made $7 billion off GTA V and they can't afford to keep 30 workers who were just trying to organise? This is exactly the kind of concentrated power dynamic you're talking about. Workers creating actual value get tossed while execs cash in on recuring revenue streams.
I’m so glad to know this community exists! I’m a tech worker who considers myself a member of this group—I was “morally burned out” from doing work that ranged from completely meaningless to actively harmful, and I don’t want to leave tech just yet. I started working on some of my own projects, and I was genuinely surprised by how much I still liked the work itself when I’m not weighed down by burnout. I’m now working on a values-driven tech project designed to help workers who are dealing with workplace discrimination, and it is the first time in a long time that I have felt like my skills are being used for something I actually want to build. I will check out Trinity and her work!!
The Rockstar Games layoffs are particularly brutal given how much cash TTWO is sitting on from GTA Online. They made $7 billion off GTA V and they can't afford to keep 30 workers who were just trying to organise? This is exactly the kind of concentrated power dynamic you're talking about. Workers creating actual value get tossed while execs cash in on recuring revenue streams.
I’m so glad to know this community exists! I’m a tech worker who considers myself a member of this group—I was “morally burned out” from doing work that ranged from completely meaningless to actively harmful, and I don’t want to leave tech just yet. I started working on some of my own projects, and I was genuinely surprised by how much I still liked the work itself when I’m not weighed down by burnout. I’m now working on a values-driven tech project designed to help workers who are dealing with workplace discrimination, and it is the first time in a long time that I have felt like my skills are being used for something I actually want to build. I will check out Trinity and her work!!
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