Private company X gives employee Y a pay raise, and so what? They can do whatever they want with their money, and they probably think it's a good idea. What private companies want to do with their money is not subject to democracy or anything. We don't get to decide what Bobby should be earning, any more than you get to decide what I'm earning in my job.
Activision is free to pay him as much as they want, we are all free to dislike that and stop buying their products, and anyone is free to apply for Bobby's job if you think you can do a better job for the same money.
You might think you don't like the guy, or you might be jealous of the money, or think it's a little too much. Get over it.
Keep in mind, he's not funded by the government or taking the money from foreign aid or anything. The guy is working in a private company, and got a pay raise.
On April 28 2013 20:26 Lemonhead wrote: Private company X gives employee Y a pay raise, and so what? They can do whatever they want with their money, and they probably think it's a good idea. What private companies want to do with their money is not subject to democracy or anything. We don't get to decide what Bobby should be earning, any more than you get to decide what I'm earning in my job.
Activision is free to pay him as much as they want, we are all free to dislike that and stop buying their products, and anyone is free to apply for Bobby's job if you think you can do a better job for the same money.
You might think you don't like the guy, or you might be jealous of the money, or think it's a little too much. Get over it.
Keep in mind, he's not funded by the government or taking the money from foreign aid or anything. The guy is working in a private company, and got a pay raise.
Lol. Give me that money and I will take the job, then let someone else do the job for me and pay them since I would be rich as hell.
On April 28 2013 20:26 Lemonhead wrote: Private company X gives employee Y a pay raise, and so what? They can do whatever they want with their money, and they probably think it's a good idea. What private companies want to do with their money is not subject to democracy or anything. We don't get to decide what Bobby should be earning, any more than you get to decide what I'm earning in my job.
Activision is free to pay him as much as they want, we are all free to dislike that and stop buying their products, and anyone is free to apply for Bobby's job if you think you can do a better job for the same money.
You might think you don't like the guy, or you might be jealous of the money, or think it's a little too much. Get over it.
Keep in mind, he's not funded by the government or taking the money from foreign aid or anything. The guy is working in a private company, and got a pay raise.
Because there is something to be said for having a more balanced distribution of wealth in society. Especially in the USA:
It's just the value of the stock options he got which he has to spread out over five years. Stop being so stupid, people. His cash salary is exactly the same!
On April 28 2013 20:26 Lemonhead wrote: Private company X gives employee Y a pay raise, and so what? They can do whatever they want with their money, and they probably think it's a good idea. What private companies want to do with their money is not subject to democracy or anything. We don't get to decide what Bobby should be earning, any more than you get to decide what I'm earning in my job.
Activision is free to pay him as much as they want, we are all free to dislike that and stop buying their products, and anyone is free to apply for Bobby's job if you think you can do a better job for the same money.
You might think you don't like the guy, or you might be jealous of the money, or think it's a little too much. Get over it.
Keep in mind, he's not funded by the government or taking the money from foreign aid or anything. The guy is working in a private company, and got a pay raise.
On April 28 2013 21:21 evilcommiedictator wrote: Luckily all the artists and devs get a raise as well too, right? Right? Oh I see, America, wd
There's plenty of things to bitch at America for, their healthcare, their attempts to police the world, and so on, but this is just silly.
Last time I checked, Australia wasn't a socialist utopia, and CEOs still get handsomely rewarded there, while the grunts doing the work get as little as possible. This is a global trend, not one limited to America.
America is the trendsetter though, some annoyance is definitely warranted.
That this happens in a gaming company, where lots of people from this forum actually do know, and not speculate about, which people are responsible for the end product (developers, designers and artists) makes it all the more aggravating.
Yeah the guy is getting paid in stock options meaning he has a vested interest in the company doing well (smart payment plan) but he is essentially exploiting the overabundance of people wanting in the gaming industry (keeps wages low, profits high) to do this. All one needs to be is an asshole, not a genious.
And to the capitalism, fuck yeah people, would you honestly rather reward a suit for successfully paying low wages with an enormous salary or pay him a big salary (say... 1mil? that's still 20 times the salary of the average developer) for doing his job and pay the people responsible for your product a very modest extra sum? The shareholders see the same number in the end in both situations so they could probably care less, the office would be full of smiling faces in the morning and the CEO still gets to lord it over everyone, financially and otherwise.
You want the best you gotta pay, end of. He must be worth it, companies this size aren't in the habit of throwing money away. There are probably only a handful of people on the planet could do his job.
Further goes to prove my point that the CoD games are just a money pit where little effort is put into them for maximum financial gain. I still stand by saying MW2 was a better graphical game then Black 1/2 and MW3, it was also more fun (as was CoD4)
On April 28 2013 21:52 Detri wrote: You want the best you gotta pay, end of. He must be worth it, companies this size aren't in the habit of throwing money away. There are probably only a handful of people on the planet could do his job.
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