Did one man alone resist when Zynga bought out Draw Something<\/a> developer Omgpop<\/a>? His reasoning is one I share, especially with regard to being able to fully own and control projects I make on my own time.<\/p>\"Zynga has an Austin studio, where several good friends of mine work. Yet I had never applied to Zynga. Why? Because the company's values are completely opposed to my own values, professionally and creatively. Because I believe that developers are at the front lines of game development and deserve to be treated well, and I didn't trust Zynga to do so. All this was still true -- except that their complete unwillingness to negotiate with me only confirmed my concerns. Why on earth was I even considering joining?\"\u00a0 <\/div>Full story at Gamasutra: \"Turning down Zynga: Why I opted out of the $210M Omgpop buy<\/a>\"\n <\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>falling_fast<\/a><\/svg><\/i> Follow\n <\/a><\/div><\/header>2905<\/p>Forum Posts<\/p><\/div>189<\/p>Wiki Points<\/p><\/div>0<\/p>Followers<\/p><\/div><\/section>Reviews:<\/span> 1<\/p>User Lists:<\/span> 6<\/p><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n Edited By falling_fast<\/a><\/div><\/div>cool. eff zynga.<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>Bell_End<\/a><\/svg><\/i> Follow\n <\/a><\/div><\/header>1234<\/p>Forum Posts<\/p><\/div>0<\/p>Wiki Points<\/p><\/div>0<\/p>Followers<\/p><\/div><\/section>Reviews:<\/span> 0<\/p>User Lists:<\/span> 0<\/p><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n Edited By Bell_End<\/a><\/div><\/div>id of taken the cash and got the fuck out of there and spent the rest of my life driving ferrari's and living the player life style<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>9999dmg<\/a><\/svg><\/i> Follow\n <\/a><\/div><\/header>138<\/p>Forum Posts<\/p><\/div>103<\/p>Wiki Points<\/p><\/div>0<\/p>Followers<\/p><\/div><\/section>Reviews:<\/span> 0<\/p>User Lists:<\/span> 1<\/p><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n Edited By 9999dmg<\/a><\/div><\/div>Good on this guy, it would have been really sad if Zynga claimed ownership of his indie game.<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>Ravenlight<\/a><\/svg><\/i> Follow\n <\/a><\/div><\/header>8057<\/p>Forum Posts<\/p><\/div>12306<\/p>Wiki Points<\/p><\/div>0<\/p>Followers<\/p><\/div><\/section>Reviews:<\/span> 0<\/p>User Lists:<\/span> 2<\/p><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n Edited By Ravenlight<\/a><\/div><\/div>Interesting article. Shay Pierce seems like an okay dude.<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>moncole<\/a><\/svg><\/i> Follow\n <\/a><\/div><\/header>667<\/p>Forum Posts<\/p><\/div>426<\/p>Wiki Points<\/p><\/div>0<\/p>Followers<\/p><\/div><\/section>Reviews:<\/span> 0<\/p>User Lists:<\/span> 5<\/p><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n Edited By moncole<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/span>@Bell_End<\/strong> said:<\/p>id of taken the cash and got the fuck out of there and spent the rest of my life driving ferrari's and living the player life style<\/p><\/blockquote>I would have done that too. But I guess he can make money in the long run.<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>eloj<\/a><\/svg><\/i> Follow\n <\/a><\/div><\/header>753<\/p>Forum Posts<\/p><\/div>761<\/p>Wiki Points<\/p><\/div>0<\/p>Followers<\/p><\/div><\/section>Reviews:<\/span> 0<\/p>User Lists:<\/span> 7<\/p><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n Edited By eloj<\/a><\/div><\/div>You do realize you're talking about a non-existing option? He got paid for his stake in the company: \"I had a small amount of equity in Omgpop, I received a compensation for that, and that was never at stake in this decision. The amount is not going to change my life [..]<\/i>\"<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>ADAMWD<\/a><\/svg><\/i> Follow\n <\/a><\/div><\/header>783<\/p>Forum Posts<\/p><\/div>1148<\/p>Wiki Points<\/p><\/div>0<\/p>Followers<\/p><\/div><\/section>Reviews:<\/span> 1<\/p>User Lists:<\/span> 26<\/p><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n Edited By ADAMWD<\/a><\/div><\/div>I don't know the stipulations of Zynga's deal regarding employee retention, or if the OMGPOP guys have to work there for a set number of years to receive the sum, but to turn down 30 million dollars because your employer doesn't share your ideologies is insane. Virtually every mass market corporation that has a wide profit margin bases their decisions on maximizing cash return. Just because you work for a company like that doesn't mean you have to adopt their line of thinking.<\/p>I get that the guy loves working independently and has an immense passion for the work he does, and wants to continue working on his own terms. But, the money he would receive would not only change his life, but would enable him to change the lives of those he cares about as well, and would set him and his family for life. Not to mention that working for Zynga doesn't mean that he can't continue to develop side projects of his own on his free time (which he would have much more resources to work with).<\/p>At any rate, I wish the best for this guy and hope that he is happy with his decision a few years from now, and that everything works out for him like he's envisioning.<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
cool. eff zynga.<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>Bell_End<\/a><\/svg><\/i> Follow\n <\/a><\/div><\/header>1234<\/p>Forum Posts<\/p><\/div>0<\/p>Wiki Points<\/p><\/div>0<\/p>Followers<\/p><\/div><\/section>Reviews:<\/span> 0<\/p>User Lists:<\/span> 0<\/p><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n Edited By Bell_End<\/a><\/div><\/div>id of taken the cash and got the fuck out of there and spent the rest of my life driving ferrari's and living the player life style<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>9999dmg<\/a><\/svg><\/i> Follow\n <\/a><\/div><\/header>138<\/p>Forum Posts<\/p><\/div>103<\/p>Wiki Points<\/p><\/div>0<\/p>Followers<\/p><\/div><\/section>Reviews:<\/span> 0<\/p>User Lists:<\/span> 1<\/p><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n Edited By 9999dmg<\/a><\/div><\/div>Good on this guy, it would have been really sad if Zynga claimed ownership of his indie game.<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>Ravenlight<\/a><\/svg><\/i> Follow\n <\/a><\/div><\/header>8057<\/p>Forum Posts<\/p><\/div>12306<\/p>Wiki Points<\/p><\/div>0<\/p>Followers<\/p><\/div><\/section>Reviews:<\/span> 0<\/p>User Lists:<\/span> 2<\/p><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n Edited By Ravenlight<\/a><\/div><\/div>Interesting article. Shay Pierce seems like an okay dude.<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>moncole<\/a><\/svg><\/i> Follow\n <\/a><\/div><\/header>667<\/p>Forum Posts<\/p><\/div>426<\/p>Wiki Points<\/p><\/div>0<\/p>Followers<\/p><\/div><\/section>Reviews:<\/span> 0<\/p>User Lists:<\/span> 5<\/p><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n Edited By moncole<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/span>@Bell_End<\/strong> said:<\/p>id of taken the cash and got the fuck out of there and spent the rest of my life driving ferrari's and living the player life style<\/p><\/blockquote>I would have done that too. But I guess he can make money in the long run.<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>eloj<\/a><\/svg><\/i> Follow\n <\/a><\/div><\/header>753<\/p>Forum Posts<\/p><\/div>761<\/p>Wiki Points<\/p><\/div>0<\/p>Followers<\/p><\/div><\/section>Reviews:<\/span> 0<\/p>User Lists:<\/span> 7<\/p><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n Edited By eloj<\/a><\/div><\/div>You do realize you're talking about a non-existing option? He got paid for his stake in the company: \"I had a small amount of equity in Omgpop, I received a compensation for that, and that was never at stake in this decision. The amount is not going to change my life [..]<\/i>\"<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>ADAMWD<\/a><\/svg><\/i> Follow\n <\/a><\/div><\/header>783<\/p>Forum Posts<\/p><\/div>1148<\/p>Wiki Points<\/p><\/div>0<\/p>Followers<\/p><\/div><\/section>Reviews:<\/span> 1<\/p>User Lists:<\/span> 26<\/p><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n Edited By ADAMWD<\/a><\/div><\/div>I don't know the stipulations of Zynga's deal regarding employee retention, or if the OMGPOP guys have to work there for a set number of years to receive the sum, but to turn down 30 million dollars because your employer doesn't share your ideologies is insane. Virtually every mass market corporation that has a wide profit margin bases their decisions on maximizing cash return. Just because you work for a company like that doesn't mean you have to adopt their line of thinking.<\/p>I get that the guy loves working independently and has an immense passion for the work he does, and wants to continue working on his own terms. But, the money he would receive would not only change his life, but would enable him to change the lives of those he cares about as well, and would set him and his family for life. Not to mention that working for Zynga doesn't mean that he can't continue to develop side projects of his own on his free time (which he would have much more resources to work with).<\/p>At any rate, I wish the best for this guy and hope that he is happy with his decision a few years from now, and that everything works out for him like he's envisioning.<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
id of taken the cash and got the fuck out of there and spent the rest of my life driving ferrari's and living the player life style<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>9999dmg<\/a><\/svg><\/i> Follow\n <\/a><\/div><\/header>138<\/p>Forum Posts<\/p><\/div>103<\/p>Wiki Points<\/p><\/div>0<\/p>Followers<\/p><\/div><\/section>Reviews:<\/span> 0<\/p>User Lists:<\/span> 1<\/p><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n Edited By 9999dmg<\/a><\/div><\/div>Good on this guy, it would have been really sad if Zynga claimed ownership of his indie game.<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>Ravenlight<\/a><\/svg><\/i> Follow\n <\/a><\/div><\/header>8057<\/p>Forum Posts<\/p><\/div>12306<\/p>Wiki Points<\/p><\/div>0<\/p>Followers<\/p><\/div><\/section>Reviews:<\/span> 0<\/p>User Lists:<\/span> 2<\/p><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n Edited By Ravenlight<\/a><\/div><\/div>Interesting article. Shay Pierce seems like an okay dude.<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>moncole<\/a><\/svg><\/i> Follow\n <\/a><\/div><\/header>667<\/p>Forum Posts<\/p><\/div>426<\/p>Wiki Points<\/p><\/div>0<\/p>Followers<\/p><\/div><\/section>Reviews:<\/span> 0<\/p>User Lists:<\/span> 5<\/p><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n Edited By moncole<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/span>@Bell_End<\/strong> said:<\/p>id of taken the cash and got the fuck out of there and spent the rest of my life driving ferrari's and living the player life style<\/p><\/blockquote>I would have done that too. But I guess he can make money in the long run.<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>eloj<\/a><\/svg><\/i> Follow\n <\/a><\/div><\/header>753<\/p>Forum Posts<\/p><\/div>761<\/p>Wiki Points<\/p><\/div>0<\/p>Followers<\/p><\/div><\/section>Reviews:<\/span> 0<\/p>User Lists:<\/span> 7<\/p><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n Edited By eloj<\/a><\/div><\/div>You do realize you're talking about a non-existing option? He got paid for his stake in the company: \"I had a small amount of equity in Omgpop, I received a compensation for that, and that was never at stake in this decision. The amount is not going to change my life [..]<\/i>\"<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>ADAMWD<\/a><\/svg><\/i> Follow\n <\/a><\/div><\/header>783<\/p>Forum Posts<\/p><\/div>1148<\/p>Wiki Points<\/p><\/div>0<\/p>Followers<\/p><\/div><\/section>Reviews:<\/span> 1<\/p>User Lists:<\/span> 26<\/p><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n Edited By ADAMWD<\/a><\/div><\/div>I don't know the stipulations of Zynga's deal regarding employee retention, or if the OMGPOP guys have to work there for a set number of years to receive the sum, but to turn down 30 million dollars because your employer doesn't share your ideologies is insane. Virtually every mass market corporation that has a wide profit margin bases their decisions on maximizing cash return. Just because you work for a company like that doesn't mean you have to adopt their line of thinking.<\/p>I get that the guy loves working independently and has an immense passion for the work he does, and wants to continue working on his own terms. But, the money he would receive would not only change his life, but would enable him to change the lives of those he cares about as well, and would set him and his family for life. Not to mention that working for Zynga doesn't mean that he can't continue to develop side projects of his own on his free time (which he would have much more resources to work with).<\/p>At any rate, I wish the best for this guy and hope that he is happy with his decision a few years from now, and that everything works out for him like he's envisioning.<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Good on this guy, it would have been really sad if Zynga claimed ownership of his indie game.<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>Ravenlight<\/a><\/svg><\/i> Follow\n <\/a><\/div><\/header>8057<\/p>Forum Posts<\/p><\/div>12306<\/p>Wiki Points<\/p><\/div>0<\/p>Followers<\/p><\/div><\/section>Reviews:<\/span> 0<\/p>User Lists:<\/span> 2<\/p><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n Edited By Ravenlight<\/a><\/div><\/div>Interesting article. Shay Pierce seems like an okay dude.<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>moncole<\/a><\/svg><\/i> Follow\n <\/a><\/div><\/header>667<\/p>Forum Posts<\/p><\/div>426<\/p>Wiki Points<\/p><\/div>0<\/p>Followers<\/p><\/div><\/section>Reviews:<\/span> 0<\/p>User Lists:<\/span> 5<\/p><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n Edited By moncole<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/span>@Bell_End<\/strong> said:<\/p>id of taken the cash and got the fuck out of there and spent the rest of my life driving ferrari's and living the player life style<\/p><\/blockquote>I would have done that too. But I guess he can make money in the long run.<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>eloj<\/a><\/svg><\/i> Follow\n <\/a><\/div><\/header>753<\/p>Forum Posts<\/p><\/div>761<\/p>Wiki Points<\/p><\/div>0<\/p>Followers<\/p><\/div><\/section>Reviews:<\/span> 0<\/p>User Lists:<\/span> 7<\/p><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n Edited By eloj<\/a><\/div><\/div>You do realize you're talking about a non-existing option? He got paid for his stake in the company: \"I had a small amount of equity in Omgpop, I received a compensation for that, and that was never at stake in this decision. The amount is not going to change my life [..]<\/i>\"<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>ADAMWD<\/a><\/svg><\/i> Follow\n <\/a><\/div><\/header>783<\/p>Forum Posts<\/p><\/div>1148<\/p>Wiki Points<\/p><\/div>0<\/p>Followers<\/p><\/div><\/section>Reviews:<\/span> 1<\/p>User Lists:<\/span> 26<\/p><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n Edited By ADAMWD<\/a><\/div><\/div>I don't know the stipulations of Zynga's deal regarding employee retention, or if the OMGPOP guys have to work there for a set number of years to receive the sum, but to turn down 30 million dollars because your employer doesn't share your ideologies is insane. Virtually every mass market corporation that has a wide profit margin bases their decisions on maximizing cash return. Just because you work for a company like that doesn't mean you have to adopt their line of thinking.<\/p>I get that the guy loves working independently and has an immense passion for the work he does, and wants to continue working on his own terms. But, the money he would receive would not only change his life, but would enable him to change the lives of those he cares about as well, and would set him and his family for life. Not to mention that working for Zynga doesn't mean that he can't continue to develop side projects of his own on his free time (which he would have much more resources to work with).<\/p>At any rate, I wish the best for this guy and hope that he is happy with his decision a few years from now, and that everything works out for him like he's envisioning.<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Interesting article. Shay Pierce seems like an okay dude.<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>moncole<\/a><\/svg><\/i> Follow\n <\/a><\/div><\/header>667<\/p>Forum Posts<\/p><\/div>426<\/p>Wiki Points<\/p><\/div>0<\/p>Followers<\/p><\/div><\/section>Reviews:<\/span> 0<\/p>User Lists:<\/span> 5<\/p><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n Edited By moncole<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/span>@Bell_End<\/strong> said:<\/p>id of taken the cash and got the fuck out of there and spent the rest of my life driving ferrari's and living the player life style<\/p><\/blockquote>I would have done that too. But I guess he can make money in the long run.<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>eloj<\/a><\/svg><\/i> Follow\n <\/a><\/div><\/header>753<\/p>Forum Posts<\/p><\/div>761<\/p>Wiki Points<\/p><\/div>0<\/p>Followers<\/p><\/div><\/section>Reviews:<\/span> 0<\/p>User Lists:<\/span> 7<\/p><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n Edited By eloj<\/a><\/div><\/div>You do realize you're talking about a non-existing option? He got paid for his stake in the company: \"I had a small amount of equity in Omgpop, I received a compensation for that, and that was never at stake in this decision. The amount is not going to change my life [..]<\/i>\"<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>ADAMWD<\/a><\/svg><\/i> Follow\n <\/a><\/div><\/header>783<\/p>Forum Posts<\/p><\/div>1148<\/p>Wiki Points<\/p><\/div>0<\/p>Followers<\/p><\/div><\/section>Reviews:<\/span> 1<\/p>User Lists:<\/span> 26<\/p><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n Edited By ADAMWD<\/a><\/div><\/div>I don't know the stipulations of Zynga's deal regarding employee retention, or if the OMGPOP guys have to work there for a set number of years to receive the sum, but to turn down 30 million dollars because your employer doesn't share your ideologies is insane. Virtually every mass market corporation that has a wide profit margin bases their decisions on maximizing cash return. Just because you work for a company like that doesn't mean you have to adopt their line of thinking.<\/p>I get that the guy loves working independently and has an immense passion for the work he does, and wants to continue working on his own terms. But, the money he would receive would not only change his life, but would enable him to change the lives of those he cares about as well, and would set him and his family for life. Not to mention that working for Zynga doesn't mean that he can't continue to develop side projects of his own on his free time (which he would have much more resources to work with).<\/p>At any rate, I wish the best for this guy and hope that he is happy with his decision a few years from now, and that everything works out for him like he's envisioning.<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span>@Bell_End<\/strong> said:<\/p>id of taken the cash and got the fuck out of there and spent the rest of my life driving ferrari's and living the player life style<\/p><\/blockquote>I would have done that too. But I guess he can make money in the long run.<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>eloj<\/a><\/svg><\/i> Follow\n <\/a><\/div><\/header>753<\/p>Forum Posts<\/p><\/div>761<\/p>Wiki Points<\/p><\/div>0<\/p>Followers<\/p><\/div><\/section>Reviews:<\/span> 0<\/p>User Lists:<\/span> 7<\/p><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n Edited By eloj<\/a><\/div><\/div>You do realize you're talking about a non-existing option? He got paid for his stake in the company: \"I had a small amount of equity in Omgpop, I received a compensation for that, and that was never at stake in this decision. The amount is not going to change my life [..]<\/i>\"<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>ADAMWD<\/a><\/svg><\/i> Follow\n <\/a><\/div><\/header>783<\/p>Forum Posts<\/p><\/div>1148<\/p>Wiki Points<\/p><\/div>0<\/p>Followers<\/p><\/div><\/section>Reviews:<\/span> 1<\/p>User Lists:<\/span> 26<\/p><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n Edited By ADAMWD<\/a><\/div><\/div>I don't know the stipulations of Zynga's deal regarding employee retention, or if the OMGPOP guys have to work there for a set number of years to receive the sum, but to turn down 30 million dollars because your employer doesn't share your ideologies is insane. Virtually every mass market corporation that has a wide profit margin bases their decisions on maximizing cash return. Just because you work for a company like that doesn't mean you have to adopt their line of thinking.<\/p>I get that the guy loves working independently and has an immense passion for the work he does, and wants to continue working on his own terms. But, the money he would receive would not only change his life, but would enable him to change the lives of those he cares about as well, and would set him and his family for life. Not to mention that working for Zynga doesn't mean that he can't continue to develop side projects of his own on his free time (which he would have much more resources to work with).<\/p>At any rate, I wish the best for this guy and hope that he is happy with his decision a few years from now, and that everything works out for him like he's envisioning.<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
You do realize you're talking about a non-existing option? He got paid for his stake in the company: \"I had a small amount of equity in Omgpop, I received a compensation for that, and that was never at stake in this decision. The amount is not going to change my life [..]<\/i>\"<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a>ADAMWD<\/a><\/svg><\/i> Follow\n <\/a><\/div><\/header>783<\/p>Forum Posts<\/p><\/div>1148<\/p>Wiki Points<\/p><\/div>0<\/p>Followers<\/p><\/div><\/section>Reviews:<\/span> 1<\/p>User Lists:<\/span> 26<\/p><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n Edited By ADAMWD<\/a><\/div><\/div>I don't know the stipulations of Zynga's deal regarding employee retention, or if the OMGPOP guys have to work there for a set number of years to receive the sum, but to turn down 30 million dollars because your employer doesn't share your ideologies is insane. Virtually every mass market corporation that has a wide profit margin bases their decisions on maximizing cash return. Just because you work for a company like that doesn't mean you have to adopt their line of thinking.<\/p>I get that the guy loves working independently and has an immense passion for the work he does, and wants to continue working on his own terms. But, the money he would receive would not only change his life, but would enable him to change the lives of those he cares about as well, and would set him and his family for life. Not to mention that working for Zynga doesn't mean that he can't continue to develop side projects of his own on his free time (which he would have much more resources to work with).<\/p>At any rate, I wish the best for this guy and hope that he is happy with his decision a few years from now, and that everything works out for him like he's envisioning.<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
I don't know the stipulations of Zynga's deal regarding employee retention, or if the OMGPOP guys have to work there for a set number of years to receive the sum, but to turn down 30 million dollars because your employer doesn't share your ideologies is insane. Virtually every mass market corporation that has a wide profit margin bases their decisions on maximizing cash return. Just because you work for a company like that doesn't mean you have to adopt their line of thinking.<\/p>I get that the guy loves working independently and has an immense passion for the work he does, and wants to continue working on his own terms. But, the money he would receive would not only change his life, but would enable him to change the lives of those he cares about as well, and would set him and his family for life. Not to mention that working for Zynga doesn't mean that he can't continue to develop side projects of his own on his free time (which he would have much more resources to work with).<\/p>At any rate, I wish the best for this guy and hope that he is happy with his decision a few years from now, and that everything works out for him like he's envisioning.<\/p><\/article>12 years ago<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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