Tim Schafer on the Hire & Fire Cycle James Schumacher, October 23, 2012October 24, 2012 Tim Schafer: hire-and-fire cycle bad for industry – GameSpot.com I am not in the gaming industry. I studied it in college and have many friends currently involved in the industry. I have heard great stories and I have heard horror stories. One thing that has bothered me about the industry and continually reminds me that I perhaps should have tried to get in earlier, rather than going back to school a little later in life, is the “corporatization” of it. What once seemed to be loose and fun has come down to rigid structuring, overworking, in many instances low pay and a “meet the bottom line for the stockholders mentality”. This has shown itself in many forms, the most well known is the chronic over-working that occurs at some studios. Perhaps second to that, is the hire and fire cycle. It’s pretty similar to seasonal hiring in a retail environment, except that the retail work pretty much knows when their time is up. Tim Schafer discusses this cycle in the above article. from Public RSS-Feed of James Schumacher. Created with the PIXELMECHANICS ‘Google+ to RSS-Webtool’ at http://gplusrss.com PlayStation Portal Remote Player - Midnight Black 4.4 out of 5 stars(3632) $199.00 (as of May 18, 2025 01:46 GMT -07:00 - More infoProduct prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.) Xbox Wireless Controller – Pulse Cipher Special Edition Series X|S, One, and Windows Devices 4.6 out of 5 stars(50583) $64.00 (as of May 18, 2025 01:46 GMT -07:00 - More infoProduct prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.) Meta Quest 3S 128GB — Get Batman: Arkham Shadow and a 3-Month Trial of Meta Horizon+ Included — All-in-One Headset 4.5 out of 5 stars(5145) $299.00 (as of May 18, 2025 01:46 GMT -07:00 - More infoProduct prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.) Roblox Digital Gift Card - 2,000 Robux [Includes Exclusive Virtual Item] [Digital Code] 4.4 out of 5 stars(171493) $20.00 (as of May 18, 2025 01:46 GMT -07:00 - More infoProduct prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.) Meta Quest 3 512GB — Ultimate Mixed Reality Experiences — Get Batman: Arkham Shadow and a 3-Month Trial of Meta Horizon+ Included 4.5 out of 5 stars(2449) $499.99 (as of May 18, 2025 01:46 GMT -07:00 - More infoProduct prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.) Auto Amazon Links Related posts: Game Releases Fall 2011 – September Game Releases Fall 2011 – October Game Releases Fall 2011 – October Continued Poor Decision from Sony on PS3 Pricing Body and Soul (1947) – L.A. Noire Gold Film Reel Series David Cage & Ellen Page Talk Beyond Blog Video Games Employmentg+Game DevelopmentGame IndustryGame Studiosgoogle+gplusnewsrandomTim SchaferTrends