30% of game developers feel their salary doesn't cover cost of living

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BW_JP said:

theprof00 said:

RVDondaPC said:

theprof00 said:
I agree they should be paid more, but c'mon. I live in the Northeast and it's 1100 per month just for rent. Compare that to 200-300 per month out west. I seem to be able to get by on 20,000/year so I don't know what they're complaining about.

Where is this out west you speak of?

Colorado.

I also just checked out SF Bay area and the rent for most places is cheaper than here.

I dont think you get it. This is a career. People need homes, families, cars, retirement plans. This is not some job you take and dumb, this is a life time position. You need at least 50k to start your life.

The mentality of "I'm entitled to get everything NOW" is a big part of why the current economic crisis is happening...

The first few years I worked I was living in a 20-30 square meters room (200-300 square feet), even when I was living with my girlfriend. I didn't have a car. Now we live in an apartment of about triple the size and we have a car. It feels good to move up as you work, you actually feel like you deserve what you got.