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Here’s how much Valve pays its staff — and how few people it employs (www.theverge.com)

submitted 4 months ago by nave@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 160 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

336 people

30% grabbed from every game

8.56 billion in revenue

[–] ichbinjasokreativ@lemmy.world 58 points 4 months ago (9 children)

The service they privide to devs and customers is worth it, but valve doesn't even really take 30% anyway. Watch pirate software's video on it.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 51 points 4 months ago

8.56 billion in revenue

And that's just estimated from sales on the platform. AFAIK, they have never publicly stated their actual earnings.

[–] systemglitch@lemmy.world 92 points 4 months ago (60 children)

Damn, working for Valve pays very well.

What a great company!

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[–] Crampon@lemmy.world 77 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Gabe is the smartest guy in business. Guy is rolling in cash, only for himself and those he choose to share it with.

Idk what they teach you in business school, but it's probably wrong.

[–] cheers_queers@lemm.ee 79 points 4 months ago (2 children)

i took one year of business school, and they teach you to offshore outsource as much as possible and to prioritize your shareholders at all costs. so, nothing surprising.

[–] Retrograde@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

Ah, good old American business

[–] Zipitydew@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It's just the Jack Welch playbook over and over. Even though people finally started to realize Jack was a fucking idiot and ruined GE.

He got rich. But fucked one of the most well known and respected companies in the world doing it.

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