A player worked unpaid for a company for 2 months. In the end, he was rewarded for his work with a gaming PC that he also had to assemble himself. Many people from the community say they would also like to have such an employer.
A player tells on Reddit that he received a powerful gaming PC from his employer. He did an internship at an unspecified telecommunications company for several months for a course at college. However, he did not receive any payment for this multi-month internship.
After the internship, the company eventually hired him and asked him to build a gaming PC for the office and then present it. And then came the surprise. This is how he tells it on Reddit:
Yesterday they told me to present it in the office and in the end, they said it belongs to me for the unpaid work I did.
He explains that the PC represents a significant upgrade from his old system: Previously, he had a computer with a GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and an AMD Ryzen 5 5600G. The RTX 3060 Ti is an entry-level graphics card that is still sufficient for Full HD gaming if you can forego ray tracing.
How long did he work unpaid? He explains in another post that he worked for 2 months, 2 days a week at the company. So about 16 days.
What can the new computer do? The new computer is a high-end setup. With the AMD Ryzen 7 7800x3D, he has the currently best processor for gaming, and with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090, he can’t find a faster graphics card at the moment.
- CPU: Ryzen 7 7800x3d
- GPU: GeForce RTX 4090 gaming x trio
- RAM: DDR5 6000mhz Dominator
- Mainboard: AORUS x670 ELITE ATX
- Case: Lian Li 011D Evo
For just the processor, you would currently have to pay at least 479 euros, and for the GPU (RTX 4090), at least 1,900 euros. In total, it is roughly estimated that the gaming PC must have cost around 3,000 euros.
Appreciation Instead of Pure Profit Motive
How are the reactions? The Reddit post has received over 25,000 upvotes within 14 hours. This also shows that many are excited about the gesture from the employer or at least view it favorably.
For example, someone comments under the post that he has to pay for parking at work and use his own MacBook Pro just to get his job done. His employer does not offer any friendly gestures in return.
Another user explains that it is not really about the powerful gaming PC. The company shows that it is not just about mere profit but also about appreciating the work of its employees. And that is really rare in a world where everything is geared towards profit and gain (via Reddit.com):
Aside from that, work studies are a great tool for students, as they allow them to gain real-world experience and make real mistakes from which they can learn with minimal investment, which is incredible. You knew what you were getting into, and they did too. And then they give you more than you expected. That alone is great. A top-notch gaming PC is just hard to come by for a college student, I would dare say almost impossible.
If that happened to me, the company would have earned my loyalty simply by being so kind. I would go through hell for good managers who value me more than just the profit I bring to the company. With motivation and support, you turn hard-working people into loyal employees. Basically, it is just human compassion.
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