MS has a policy of using contractors for 18 months, afterwards you no longer allowed to work for atleast 6 months.
They call it 18 6.
Within software most talented devs work as contractors, their leverage is their skills and they gain higher payment with less security. But since their skills are in demand they might work for years on the same projects/teams/companies.
MS policy of 18 6 will stop that arrangement. The deal was closed last year, that will mean that next cod, and thereafter will be impacted. We might even see the first cod delay next year, since the batch of semi permanent contractors will no longer be allowed to work on the game for 6 months.
Below is a junior dev on forza that had 18 6. Effectively he worked for 12 months on the project of which the first few months are still onboarding. It clearly explains how forza Motorsport turned out the way it did. Be aware he is a junior, and if you listen closely he had allot of room and to make impact. Leaving quality to juniorish contractors isnt a recipe for success. In the video he talks about how much he tried to make it a success and he gave his all but the environment is making incredible difficult.
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