Working Conditions Research - Interview Participants Needed

Here's an announcement/request regarding important research from UQAM:

If you work in the video game industry and you want to talk about the work conditions in the industry, here is your chance. We are a group of UQAM sociologists conducting research on the working conditions and exercise of citizenship at work in the video game industry.

We are recruiting men and women who hold creative jobs in the industry and are willing to do a recorded one-hour interview.

You will receive $30 for your time. It will take place ideally at our offices (100 Sherbrooke St W, at St-Urbain, just behind Place-des-Arts). Our questions focus mainly on how you balance your work with your family and personal life, what your plans are for aging in the industry, what is a typical work day for you, the reasons that made you choose this field of work, how you make decisions in your work and how you manage risks (for example aging, sickness, parenting, unemployment, retirement, etc).

The interview will remain strictly confidential. We will not disclose names, companies or any intimate information. Neither are we interested in video game specifics; particularly, we won't ask you about game projects you're developing. We will really be focusing on your work conditions.

Our goal is to better understand contemporary transformation in the work force especially amongst non-unionized highly qualified workers. The research is funded by The Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and conducted by Marie Josée Legault.

If you are interested in participating, please contact our research agents to schedule an interview by June 23rd: