Games Workshop give their staff £5K each

[bitchstewie]

You read lots about the st employers so good to read of one doing something good.

Warhammer maker Games Workshop hands staff £5,000 bonus after lockdown sales surge

It could be a masterstroke as they'll probably spend it on more Games Workshop stuff

[PeteinSQ]

Wonderful news. I used to be really into GW stuff as a kid, must be hugely profitable given the prices but it's an almost unique proposition so I'm not surprised it does well.

[BabySharkDooDooDooDooDooDoo]

I think Gamesworkshop staff are Gamesworkshop’s only customers now?

[Luke.]

BabySharkDooDooDooDooDooDoo said:

I think Gamesworkshop staff are Gamesworkshop’s only customers now?

Their share price tripled over lockdown

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BabySharkDooDooDooDooDooDoo said:

I think Gamesworkshop staff are Gamesworkshop’s only customers now?

I think they value their staff far more than most.

[BobToc]

And they’ve created a little ecosystem of connected companies around Nottingham. I’ve written them off so many times in the past, but they’re a great company.

[g3org3y]

I would never support a company who are pro animal cruelty! This money is stained with the blood of innocent..er...space wolves.

[bitchstewie]

BabySharkDooDooDooDooDooDoo said:

I think Gamesworkshop staff are Gamesworkshop’s only customers now?

God no.

It's pretty much legalised crack.

[Mastodon2]

They did get a healthy boost to their bottom line by flogging the rights to use their IP to make video games. The results have been variable, but the money was substantial.

Apparently they are correcting some of the damage done to their games by the dreadful "Age of Sigmar" changes and releasing an updated traditional Warhammer game, so I'd say their future is bright. If they managed to boost their share price so significantly during the AoS blunders, I'd say they are well placed to scoop even more easy cash with a new edition of Warhammer.

[voyds9]

Bring back the Chaos Dwarves

[Monsterlime]

Not convinced they do - https://www.reddit.com/r/Warhammer40k/comments/osh...

Tweet thread from Sophie Williams - https://twitter.com/sophisaurus_rex/status/1419738...

This payout is apparently a standard thing they do every year and is share options, not £5k cash.

Maybe they have changed since the stuff detailed in the Reddit and Twitter posts, but unlikely.

[BobToc]

They paid out £10.6m in discretionary cash bonuses this year and £nil in 2020.

[redrabbit]

voyds9 said:

Bring back the Chaos Dwarves

Christian Benteke favours Chaos Warriors. Roy Hodgson is less of a fan.

(Warning... clip is a bit sweary)

https://www.google.com/search?client=ms-android-hu...

[CoolHands]

Showing my ignorance- what do they actually sell?

[Matt p]

voyds9 said:

Bring back the Chaos Dwarves

Quietly waiting for the return of the Squats 😁

[PeteinSQ]

Some of the stuff in those twitter threads is utterly damning. No wonder the profits are so high....