Valve claims to be a "non-hierarchical" workplace, but just like any other capitalist business, the workers are not the owners. The hierarchies are unspoken, hidden behind a bad-faith facade of friendliness, which can only make working conditions worse, produce anxiety and abuse.
An former employee of Valve and other companies has a lot to say about the ugly internal politics of games industry jobs
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Note that this isn't exclusive to capitalist businesses - leftist organizations that claim "non-hierarchy" but do not recognize and account for actual differences of power people bring into it (social/cultural capital, wealth, privilege, etc) will reproduce similar dynamics
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Remember if you work in the industry you can organize for better conditions by forming a union!
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