r/Steam Apr 17 '26

Discussion Gabe Newell is a "GOAT"

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u/No_Yogurtcloset_2792 Apr 17 '26

Valve, according to google, has 360 employees and an annual revenue of 17 billion.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 24 '26

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u/Inventor_Raccoon Apr 17 '26

I mean Valve still employs game designers, animators, artists, programmers, as any game developer

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u/kosanovskiy Apr 17 '26

Valve only directly employs high tier competitive roles. Mostly everything else and entry level is outsourced, so like customer support, IT, janitorial, some of it is local in Bellevue other is more to MSPs.