Re:Not everyone at EA is a programmer (Score 1)

Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying its "ok" cause art is subjective and therefore lower quality art will do. I'm just a) pointing out that its not just programmers getting abused b) its not as cut and dry with artists due to the subjective nature of the work. Therefore its easier for people to justify the abuse as more productive.

I'm looking at the job market same as you are and am probably just as angry as you are. And the sentiment of collectively putting our foot down is shared. That said, I also see the cards stacked against us. Federal labor laws stacked against us. Armies of eager young folks willing to do the same job for free just because its cool to be working in entertainment. More and more companies hiring armies of unpaid non matriculated interns rather than actual employees. More and more companies using pirated software to cut even more costs... in turn causing the industry to cut wages further to compete with one another. Its enough to drive a guy to a career change. And I have thought about it quite a bit in recent months. Used to be you could always "start your own company" but the reality is, you'd have to do all those nasty things to your employees just to compete... and become the bad guy yourself. I see no good way out except to unionize and IMMEDIATELY get the support and sympathy of SAG in a concrete way. Otherwise, we'd unionize and be fired and replaced by armies of fanboys and fangirls. But what are the chances of that happening?