stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Games@sh.itjust.works · 11 months agoReport: Microsoft Staff Losing Free Xbox Game Pass, Complain To Phil Spencerkotaku.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1130arrow-down1external-linkReport: Microsoft Staff Losing Free Xbox Game Pass, Complain To Phil Spencerkotaku.comstopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Games@sh.itjust.works · 11 months agomessage-square30fedilinkfile-text
The subscription service that provides access to Starfield and Halo will no longer be provided free of charge
minus-squareSokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down21·11 months agoYeah, but they pay 200-400% what competitors pay. The drawback is that they work you like a dog.
minus-squareSpuddlesv2@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·11 months agoThe bigger drawback is that you’re working for Amazon, surely.
minus-squarehogunner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months agoIt’s also a very hostile work environment purposefully built to pit you against your coworkers.
minus-squareSokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down5·11 months agoYeah, that’s why people typically tap out after a few years. I know someone who worked for them for 3 years. Working for them accelerated his retirement plans by a decade since they pay so well, but after 3 years he was very unhappy and left.
minus-squareWolfdadCigarette@threads.net@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoTheir pay really isn’t great. For warehouse work or offices, most cities have an absolute abundance of positions with equal or higher pay.
minus-squareSokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·11 months agoI’m talking about engineering positions, but the warehouse pays pretty well around here (Seattle) too.
Yeah, but they pay 200-400% what competitors pay. The drawback is that they work you like a dog.
The bigger drawback is that you’re working for Amazon, surely.
It’s also a very hostile work environment purposefully built to pit you against your coworkers.
Yeah, that’s why people typically tap out after a few years. I know someone who worked for them for 3 years. Working for them accelerated his retirement plans by a decade since they pay so well, but after 3 years he was very unhappy and left.
Their pay really isn’t great. For warehouse work or offices, most cities have an absolute abundance of positions with equal or higher pay.
I’m talking about engineering positions, but the warehouse pays pretty well around here (Seattle) too.