"If it works with a kidney, it will work with a heart."
How gloriously arrogant.
“Basically, the game industry kept quoting me untenable wages and generally made me broke, barely afloat. "
No, Virginia, you did that to yourself. As noted above, as long as there is a strong supply of folks willing to accept crappy wages and the attendant crappy living conditions, there is zero motivation for employers to change their behavior.
Mr. Hallstedt needs to find another job, or stay with his current one and make it work
I am amazed that I have to explain this, but since your comment was echoed by a lot of similar posts, I will. Ever installed the Starbucks app on your phone?
No.
Trying to be happy is like trying to build a machine for which the only specification is that it should run noiselessly.