It’s been typical for qa and similar staff for a very long time.
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sadbehr@lemmy.nz 10 months agoImo it’s only recently that it’s become ‘typical’ for this to happen.
pulaskiwasright@lemmy.ml 10 months ago
hightrix@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Video game developer here. It has been happening since the games industry started. Frequently, early games were made by contractors that were let go at the end of a project.
Many studios have done this for decades. Many developers actually like this as contract work pays differently than salary work and gives different freedoms.