Former Employees of The Last of Us Developer Naughty Dog Describe Toxic Crunch Culture

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Former Employees of The Last of Us Developer Naughty Dog Describe Toxic Crunch Culture
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Developer Naughty Dog is the latest game company to be accused of unfair working conditions, including crunch, low wages and unsustainable overtime hours:

detailed statements from more than a dozen sources who have worked at the AAA studio, and many of whom described a back-breaking crunch culture that negatively impacted the lives of several Naughty Dog employees.

“The truth [is] they don’t tell you that you have to work X amount of hours. But you have to get your work done,” one anonymous source explained to. “And the amount of work is just impossible for any person. It is just way too much. And if you don’t hit the goals you will be fired. So I guess you don’t have much of a choice.”

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