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Warhammer 40,000 Maker Games Workshop Is Doing So Well It’s Giving $27 Million to Its Staff

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  • S simple@lemm.ee
    23 May 2025, 20:59
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    cruxifux@feddit.nl
    wrote on 23 May 2025, 22:13 last edited by
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    That’s a crazy good bonus. Most I ever received was 2 grand.

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      who@feddit.org
      wrote on 23 May 2025, 22:16 last edited by
      #5

      The money will be paid on an equal basis to each member of staff.

      ❤

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      • C cruxifux@feddit.nl
        23 May 2025, 22:13

        That’s a crazy good bonus. Most I ever received was 2 grand.

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        jomiran@lemmy.ml
        wrote on 23 May 2025, 22:39 last edited by
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        I did the math. If headcount didn't change in the last 12 months then the bonus each employee will receive will be ~$9152.54.

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        • S simple@lemm.ee
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          arudesalad@sh.itjust.works
          wrote on 23 May 2025, 22:46 last edited by
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          I don't play board games like warhammer but if I did I would happily pay the premium I see on those figurines if it means this happens.

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          • J jomiran@lemmy.ml
            23 May 2025, 22:39

            I did the math. If headcount didn't change in the last 12 months then the bonus each employee will receive will be ~$9152.54.

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            valencia@sh.itjust.works
            wrote on 23 May 2025, 22:51 last edited by
            #8

            The article disagrees, but idk what staffing numbers are right

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            • J jomiran@lemmy.ml
              23 May 2025, 22:39

              I did the math. If headcount didn't change in the last 12 months then the bonus each employee will receive will be ~$9152.54.

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              cruxifux@feddit.nl
              wrote on 23 May 2025, 22:54 last edited by
              #9

              It said in the article that it’s 18 grand American per employee I thought

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              • V valencia@sh.itjust.works
                23 May 2025, 22:51

                The article disagrees, but idk what staffing numbers are right

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                jomiran@lemmy.ml
                wrote on 23 May 2025, 22:55 last edited by
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                The stat I found was 2950 employees world wide as of June 2024.

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                • C cruxifux@feddit.nl
                  23 May 2025, 22:54

                  It said in the article that it’s 18 grand American per employee I thought

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                  jomiran@lemmy.ml
                  wrote on 23 May 2025, 22:57 last edited by
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                  I used the numbers from their financial disclosure. I have no idea where the article got its information.

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                  • J jomiran@lemmy.ml
                    23 May 2025, 22:57

                    I used the numbers from their financial disclosure. I have no idea where the article got its information.

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                    cruxifux@feddit.nl
                    wrote on 23 May 2025, 23:01 last edited by
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                    I got my information from the article so who knows lol

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                    • K kolanaki@pawb.social
                      23 May 2025, 22:12

                      The first I came to even know about the game was checking out a brand new game store with a more D&D-centric name and them currently hosting a game night for 40k so there were like 5 big tables with these gnarly modeled maps with hills and buildings while people were rolling dice, then pulling out tape measures and moving their units.

                      Shit looked like Risk but cooler. Then I noticed how expensive it would be to play and just never got into it lol

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                      siv9939@lemmy.zip
                      wrote on 23 May 2025, 23:08 last edited by
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                      There are cheaper miniature games out there. Gaslands is Mad Max/ Death Race inspired and you use standard toy cars to play. There's also Turnip28 that's pretty much post apocalyptic Napoleonic Wars. There are cheap Napoleon era miniatures people modify for it, but I've also seen some goofier builds, like using toys and actual vegetables. I will say I haven't really played either, but they are the two miniature games I often consider getting into.

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                      • J jomiran@lemmy.ml
                        23 May 2025, 22:39

                        I did the math. If headcount didn't change in the last 12 months then the bonus each employee will receive will be ~$9152.54.

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                        borisboreus@lemmy.world
                        wrote on 23 May 2025, 23:37 last edited by
                        #14

                        10k is just fine. 18k is better, but no one complains about 10k 🙂

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                        • B borisboreus@lemmy.world
                          23 May 2025, 23:37

                          10k is just fine. 18k is better, but no one complains about 10k 🙂

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                          jomiran@lemmy.ml
                          wrote on 23 May 2025, 23:43 last edited by
                          #15

                          For certain. I hope nobody thinks I'm dismissing this awesome move. I just wanted to know how much each individual got.

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                          • K kolanaki@pawb.social
                            23 May 2025, 22:12

                            The first I came to even know about the game was checking out a brand new game store with a more D&D-centric name and them currently hosting a game night for 40k so there were like 5 big tables with these gnarly modeled maps with hills and buildings while people were rolling dice, then pulling out tape measures and moving their units.

                            Shit looked like Risk but cooler. Then I noticed how expensive it would be to play and just never got into it lol

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                            damdy@lemm.ee
                            wrote on 23 May 2025, 23:46 last edited by
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                            It's definitely pricey, a couple of reasons:

                            I believe the kits are still entirely made in the UK rather than Asia like so many things.

                            The quality and designs are arguably the best in the world with techniques far more advanced than most rivals can compete with.

                            This doesn't mean they don't get greedy and stick on a huge profit, I believe they heavily rely on staff who love the hobby to run their stores too and pay very poorly.

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                              glitchdx@lemmy.world
                              wrote on 23 May 2025, 23:58 last edited by
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                              On the one hand, fuck GW, their plastic is too damn expensive for what it is.

                              On the other hand, respect for paying out profits to the employees. Mad respect, 100%. Wish more companies did that.

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                                etterra@discuss.online
                                wrote on 24 May 2025, 00:07 last edited by
                                #18

                                While that's great, it also speaks volumes when taken in context with their customer-hostile business practices.

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                                  geetnerd@lemmy.world
                                  wrote on 24 May 2025, 00:23 last edited by
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                                  They sell metric fucktons of $50+ boxes of $0.15 worth of plastic. And $20 bottles of paint. They should be able to throw their employees a generous bone.

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                                    geetnerd@lemmy.world
                                    wrote on 24 May 2025, 00:28 last edited by
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                                    If I were to play again, I'd find some drawn units, print them, laminate them, and stick them in the little circular stands with the slot. No way I'd spend that much money again, I barely broke even selling my old stuff.

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                                    • E etterra@discuss.online
                                      24 May 2025, 00:07

                                      While that's great, it also speaks volumes when taken in context with their customer-hostile business practices.

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                                      dubyakay@lemmy.ca
                                      wrote on 24 May 2025, 00:49 last edited by
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                                      Is it customer hostile? I thought it was just licencing-hostile, fucking over others with their IPS left and right.

                                      I don't know much about them.

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                                      • D dubyakay@lemmy.ca
                                        24 May 2025, 00:49

                                        Is it customer hostile? I thought it was just licencing-hostile, fucking over others with their IPS left and right.

                                        I don't know much about them.

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                                        dragontypewyvern@midwest.social
                                        wrote on 24 May 2025, 01:30 last edited by
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                                        In the sense that you're going to overpay for editions and minis that they're constantly updating to squeeze more money out of you while having a genuinely good but expensive paint catalogue ruined by paint pots designed to waste paint, yes.

                                        In the sense that it's pure entertainment and no one and nothing is making you buy them despite all that, no.

                                        Now, if we want to talk about how they're essentially monetizing fascist rhetoric and the "satire" died decades ago that's a whole new ballgame.

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                                          mctoasterson@reddthat.com
                                          wrote on 24 May 2025, 01:42 last edited by
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                                          I dunno if there is a subculture of printing the models at home. I would think resin printers would have more than enough resolution to make good miniatures. Is that frowned upon? There is no reason to buy overpriced licensed shit.

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