Media: The change of ownership at Russia's "Lesta Games" has had almost no impact on the company's operations in Belarus
The dev.by portal asked employees at the Minsk office of "Lesta Games" how their work has been affected by the events in Russia concerning the company. According to the responses, no major changes have occurred.
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Around 30 people participated in the survey.
- The majority of respondents reported that during the time when investigations regarding the former owner of "Lesta Games," Malik Khatazhaev, were ongoing in Russia, they continued to work without any interruptions. Salaries were also paid regularly, although four individuals complained about delays.
- Half of the respondents also noted that their salaries had not changed over the past six months. For a third, salaries even increased.
- A third of those surveyed reported layoffs in their teams. However, almost half stated that the company is hiring.
- According to 16 respondents, the atmosphere in the office is calm. However, an almost equal number—14 people—indicated that a feeling of anxiety is still present.
- Half of the developers noted that ultimately nothing has changed in Minsk's "Lesta Games." Another third believe that things have worsened, and only four people reported improvements.
- Speaking about specific changes, many mentioned that there have been management reshuffles in Minsk's "Lesta Games" (48.5%), the internal schedule has become more flexible (38.7%), and the approach to game development has changed (29%). Specifically, it was noted that fines for being late have been eliminated, but swearing has been prohibited.
- dev.by observed that negative comments in the survey were more often left by those employees who have been with the company since the Wargaming times.
To recap, in June, a Moscow court recognized the "association of Malik Khatazhaev and Viktor Kisly" (Kisly owns Wargaming — Ed.) as extremist. Following this, the control of "Lesta Games" was transferred to Rosimushchestvo. Recently, the temporary management of the company has been handled by former VK CEO Boris Dobrodeev.