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[quote]Like many tech companies, Valve Corp., a videogame maker in Bellevue, Wash., boasts high-end espresso, free massages and laundry service at its offices.One thing it doesn't have: bosses
Valve, whose website says the company has been "boss free" since its founding in 1996, also has no managers or assigned projects. Instead, its 300 employees recruit colleagues to work on projects they think are worthwhile. The company prizes mobility so much that workers' desks are mounted on wheels, allowing them to scoot around to form work areas as they choose.
Welcome to the bossless company, where the hierarchy is flat, pay is often determined by peers, and the workday is directed by employees themselves.
So, how does anyone get things done?
"It absolutely is less-efficient upfront," says Terri Kelly, chief executive of W.L. Gore, the Newark, Del., maker of Gore-Tex and other materials. Her title is one of the few at the company.
"[But] once you have the organization behind it…the buy-in and the execution happen quickly," she adds.
Companies have been flattening out their management hierarchies in recent years, eliminating layers of middle management that can create bottlenecks and slow productivity. The handful that have taken the idea a step further, dispensing with most bosses entirely, say that the setup helps motivate employees and makes them more flexible, even if it means that some tasks, such as decision-making and hiring, can take a while.[/quote]
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I'm going to give myself a job at Valve then.
if you read their leaked employee policy handbook this is extremely apparent.
Old news tbh.
I'd bet this is probably why Ep3 has taken to long to come out.
[QUOTE=carcarcargo;36484030]I'd bet this is probably why Ep3 has taken to long to come out.[/QUOTE]
"So guys, I'm almost done with Episode 3."
"What? No we were working on Episode 3. Not you."
"Oh well, I'll just scrap what I have because you guys must have a better episode 3 than I."
"Oh come now, your episode 3 must be equally as good as out episode 3 if not better."
"Let's just scrap both our works, and start over. That way we don't have to know who outdid who and we can continue to happily co-exist."
"Dashing idea."
no the reason this is why Ep3 has taken so long to come out is because Valve are communists
[QUOTE=carcarcargo;36484030]I'd bet this is probably why Ep3 has taken to long to come out.[/QUOTE]
In all honesty i can see it being the reason as well.
Why work on a "been done before" first person shooter when you can spend time on something new and exciting like portal or dota. I'm sure there is a dedicated group who have been chugging away on it though!
I hope there's not a sense of competition between projects
[QUOTE=GameDev;36484836]I hope there's not a sense of competition between projects[/QUOTE]
You think there would be, but it doesn't look like it.
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