It’s been typical for qa and similar staff for a very long time.
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sadbehr@lemmy.nz 2 months agoImo it’s only recently that it’s become ‘typical’ for this to happen.
pulaskiwasright@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
hightrix@lemmy.world 2 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.