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Bigfoot Gaming
We create & develop video games with amazing people from all around the world
You've been laid off from your dream job, now what?
It breaks my heart, to see so many people going through this, and I wish I could do more to counter balance the situation.
I can't hire everyone, but I can at least share my thoughts on the matter, so we can all understand and figure out what's next.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁?
The latest games industry reports clearly shows a turning point in both consumer spend and downloads.
When markets mature, companies turn from mad growth to cost efficient machines, meaning, they have to reduce cost, slow down on hiring staff, and laying off usually around 10-15% of the workforce.
It happened before, and it will happen again. In the dot com bubble, crypto, and it will happen again with AI.
Every time an industry is growing, the race is on, and it's a winner takes all. Those who do well, do really well and those who don't, close shop or have to lay off staff.
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𝗢𝗸, 𝘀𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲𝘀?
Well, as it turns out, there's a 3rd type of company, that doesn't jump all in on each trend, and instead values people more than opportunity, as they understand that long term growth is more important than short term revenue.
As Nintendo or Supercell, here at Bigfoot Gaming we care about forging great teams, and giving people the tools to grow, more than revenue and big numbers, because we understand, that the best teams make the best games, even if it takes years.
As the market matures and the industry starts hiring again, I think is important to choose beyond pay or working on "big titles" and prioritize long term growth and people first companies instead.
𝘐'𝘮 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦'𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯. 𝘚𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵!
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸?
I would love to hear people's stories both present and from the past!