It says "200 entry-level software engineering positions", why only entry-level. Seems a bit strange.
And then it says. "Muller said EA does not expect the settlement to have a significant effect on its fiscal fourth quarter results, which will be announced next week."
In other words, paying their developers overtime is just small change to EA....so why the heck didn't they do it in the first place.
Yes, it's a step forward. The next step would be to have developers organize their projects so that insane amounts of overtime were not requiered, especiallly considering that a lot of studies have shown that extensive overtime over longer periods actually has a negative effect on productivity. Tired and burnt out developers are ineffective and prone to make errors.
Ragnar
And then it says. "Muller said EA does not expect the settlement to have a significant effect on its fiscal fourth quarter results, which will be announced next week."
In other words, paying their developers overtime is just small change to EA....so why the heck didn't they do it in the first place.
Yes, it's a step forward. The next step would be to have developers organize their projects so that insane amounts of overtime were not requiered, especiallly considering that a lot of studies have shown that extensive overtime over longer periods actually has a negative effect on productivity. Tired and burnt out developers are ineffective and prone to make errors.
Ragnar