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EA Reconsiders Overtime Position

Posted by Zonk on from the more-money-for-the-hard-working dept.

bippy writes "An internal memo leaked from EA to its employees says that the company plans to make more employees elgible for overtime. Rusty Rueff, senior vice president of human resources, bemoans the bad press and begs forgiveness: "As much as I don't like what's been said about our company and our industry, I recognize that at the heart of the matter is a core truth." GamesIndustry.biz has commentary on the story as well.

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  1. Fill me in by bigberk · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Can someone tell me why there are so many articles about EA? What is this, the message board for one tech company?

    1. Re:Fill me in by zaffir · · Score: 0, Redundant

      The "overworked without compensation" problem is prevelant in the tech industry, and EA just so happened to be a huge target that several people went after and it snowballed from there. Hopefully this will have an effect on policies everywhere.

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  2. Well Duh! by Marto871 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    [i]"As much as I don't like what's been said about our company and our industry, I recognize that at the heart of the matter is a core truth."[/i] Well Duh!

  3. Re:Double speaking money pinchers by carlos_benj · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Not so. I have the dubious distinction of being what is known as an hourly exempt employee. What that boils down to is that if I work less than 8 hours today I get paid only for the hours I worked. If I work more than 8 hours I get paid for 8.

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    As a matter of fact, I am a lawyer. But I play an actor on TV.