On a side note,
I just walked out of a HR - Policy & Conduct meeting just then. Usual stuff, talk about work place harassment etc, but it occurred to me now (looking back and armed with the information) - I so could of sued some of these web agencies for workplace harassment.
In that an employer is not allowed for example to "abuse you" or imply certain behaviour / defamatory remarks.. Eg " That employee XYZ is totally useless, he couldn't find his way out of a wet paper bag" to other co-workers.. Is actually deemed offensive behaviour as until you can support that statement with evidence. well you're now in trouble.
Same with swearing or anything that insights "hate". So if your in a situation now where you're being sworn at regardless of the tone if you find it offensive, that's a breech of legislation (in QLD anyway).
- I've had objects thrown at myself and our my team (except TQ were it was aok.. I mean NERF BALL FIGHTS ROX!)
- I've watched a jnr programmer get sworn at, and humiliated (i.e. jokes)
- I've been yelled at / sworn at over the phone and in the work place along with other team members.
- I've had work sabotaged in that deliberately held back information so that I would look incompetent - which again is in breech (didn't know that one.. )
Etc
Also, hours worked. In Australia you're only allowed to work a certain amount of hours per week, In that it's covered under work place health & safety. So yeah.. Try that crap EA now :) hehehe
Scott.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Darryl Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, 10 December 2004 10:39 AM
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> Subject: [cfaussie] Re: OT: Game development
>
> What ever companies do you mean? :) Yeah, I too have been
> through a few places like that, and usually run by people who
> also have that mentality
> -- e.g. expect ridiculous hours from people, and then wonder
> why they are not happy!
>
> I can kind of understand that in the Web Development
> industry, where you can no longer charge the large fees (or
> even realistic fees) for building a Web site. Its become a
> pretty cutthroat industry in commercial web development in my
> view, especially in Brisbane. A lot of the smaller Web
> development companies either got bought out or shut down over
> the last 2 years.
>
> I made the move to enterprise for the same reasons as Scott
> -- better working conditions and realistic expectations.
>
> My 2c.
>
> Darryl
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