[game_edu] Industry luminaries slam universities' games courses

[Simon Rozner]

The typical egg and chicken scenario.

Lets tackle 2 first. If you dont train people to your inhouse way of  
working they never learn properly how to do the job how you want it.  
Every company is different and there is no magic formula. If they stay  
well that is YOUR problem as a manager. If they dont perform because  
your missed out on showing them the local ropes that is your fault. If  
they dont perform because of lack of skill/dedication etc you have the  
right to fire them. Under no way should a manager push of the  
responsibility of lack of knowledge that has to do with the companies  
own way of doing things to someone else, least a new employee.

1) ok so you trained them, spend a lot of money on them they improved  
and now they leave. Ever wondered why people quit? Maybe your are  
great at training bus suck as a boss? Maybe you dont show enough  
recognition? How about after two years the newbie still has his 1500$  
a month sallary? The moment the chance of getting a better job comes  
along, anyone in their right mind would quit. Now as a manager you  
need to give pretty darn good incentive for people to stay. A lot of  
companies fail flat on their face with this. Give opportunities to go  
up the career ladder. Provide competitive salary increases (5% min to  
better even 10% a year) for well performing starters or they most  
definitley leave for a better place.

I am fro the Y/reset generation and sorry to say so, my job needs to  
be just a bit more give as well not just take. Luckily i have this job  
now, but due to managers who not just demand but also provide.

Recently on Kotaku was a nice speech by their head. For the X and Y  
gens out there that would be a good watch.

Sorry for he rant, but think the problems managers face with the two  
questions Ian raised can be easely addressed by any manager with a bit  
of critical and realistic analysis of the situation.

"DON'T PANIC"


Simon

On 20-Oct-2010, at 8:54, Ian Schreiber <ai864 at yahoo.com> wrote:


> Manager 1: "What happens if we spend time and money training our  

> people, and then they leave?"

> Manager 2: "What happens if we DON'T spend time and money training  

> our people, and they STAY?"

>

> - Ian

>

> From: Michael Lubker <snowballz.game at gmail.com>

> To: game_edu at igda.org

> Sent: Tue, October 19, 2010 8:12:31 PM

> Subject: Re: [game_edu] Industry luminaries slam universities' games  

> courses

>

> Thanks guys. I'll keep looking, may end up I get busier with work  

> anyway, had some good connections with publishers at recent  

> conferences. I do worry though about continuing education because  

> I'm sure there are others already in the industry who would like to  

> learn additional skills and it seems like there's not too much of  

> that around. Companies probably like it that way though so people  

> will stay in a needed position though. :p

>

> ~M

>

> On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 7:20 AM, <game_edu-request at igda.org> wrote:

> Re: Industry luminaries slam universities' games courses

>

>

>

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> lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!" - Benjamin  

> Franklin

>

> ~ "In conflict, straightforward actions generally lead to  

> engagement, surprising actions generally lead to victory." - Sun Tzu

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