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Re:Leaked payroll data show how much Valve pays staff and ho... by stefan_ on Sunday July 14, 2024 @05:58PM (#40963512)
Is it lean when your biggest payroll is "admin"? More like fattened up and held up by big margins and little competition.
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Re:Leaked payroll data show how much Valve pays staff and ho... by db48x on Sunday July 14, 2024 @06:13PM (#40963585)
Do you think the leadership at Uber _isn’t_ making bank?
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Re:Leaked payroll data show how much Valve pays staff and ho... by dmurray on Sunday July 14, 2024 @06:43PM (#40963753)
It's sorted alphabetically, not by expenditure.

"Admin" is less than "Games" in every year.

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Re:Leaked payroll data show how much Valve pays staff and ho... by lolinder on Sunday July 14, 2024 @06:54PM (#40963815)
If they're breaking things down as is usual then "Admin" includes, among other jobs, the entire customer support team, which I can vouch for as exceptionally good by the standards of internet platforms.
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Re:Leaked payroll data show how much Valve pays staff and ho... by stefan_ on Sunday July 14, 2024 @06:57PM (#40963837)
It's 35 people, that most certainly does not include customer support, which will be outsourced to some low bidder as is customary.
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