[gameprogrammer] Re: job field security

At 08:37 AM 30-08-04 -0700, you wrote:
>That is really an excellent article and as always an excellent response 
>by Bob.  I'm in such a situation now - a small company with very high 
>quality programmers (except one guy who is horrible but friends with the 
>boss).
>
>I've been thinking about quitting because I'm not appreciated for the 
>work I do here here.  But if I go the bottom will fall out of the 
>company because I wrote or modified half the engine and almost all the game.
>
>How do you find the balance, when you don't have the cash to spend on 
>mediocre programmers but don't want the risk of your star programmers 
>leaving and ruining the company?  (I'm actually asking)

You cut them in on a piece of the action. And i don't mean shares or
optins, not in a privately-held company. I mean part ownership in the IP
rights, and share of the revenue stream.

grant



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