nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 months agoWhy are Japanese developers not undergoing mass layoffs?www.gamesindustry.bizexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down10cross-posted to: workreform@lemmy.worldgames@hexbear.net
arrow-up151arrow-down1external-linkWhy are Japanese developers not undergoing mass layoffs?www.gamesindustry.biznanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square12fedilinkcross-posted to: workreform@lemmy.worldgames@hexbear.net
minus-squareRightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·6 months agoDifferent country, different economy, different work ethics and social values.
minus-squareDerisionConsulting@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·6 months agoIt’s mostly different employment laws.
minus-squareChozo@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 months ago different work ethics This is a pretty big one that would get overlooked, I think. What we in the west would consider “crunch” conditions are often considered normal, or even bare minimum in some Japanese companies.
Different country, different economy, different work ethics and social values.
It’s mostly different employment laws.
This is a pretty big one that would get overlooked, I think. What we in the west would consider “crunch” conditions are often considered normal, or even bare minimum in some Japanese companies.