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Games Workshop, the owner of the tabletop strategy game Warhammer<\/em> and the European licenser of Dungeons & Dragons<\/em>, is paying staff around $8,600 each as a reward for surging sales at the group.<\/p>\n The gaming company announced<\/a> it was paying out an \u00a318 million ($22.9 million) bonus to all its staff after reporting a 16.9% profit surge last year.<\/p>\n Games Workshop paid out the bonus equally to its employees, numbering 2,645 last year.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a steep jump on last year\u2019s \u00a311 million ($14 million) payout to staff, thanks to a double-digit sales increase that helped the company rake in \u00a3490 million ($622 million) in revenue in 2023\/24.<\/p>\n The Nottingham-based company likely got a boost from a landmark deal with Amazon, agreed last December. The deal allows the e-commerce and streaming giant to create films and TV series based on its Warhammer 40,000 series, with former Superman star Henry Cavill lined up to star<\/a>.<\/p>\n Games Workshop got a boost from the COVID-19 pandemic, pushing new people to discover the company\u2019s figurines and games.\u00a0<\/p>\n Unlike other COVID stocks, that jump sustained itself as people returned to normal life, partly thanks to the cost-of-living crisis.<\/p>\n In last year\u2019s annual report, Games Workshop said it aims to \u201cpay our staff what they have earned for the value they contribute.\u201d<\/p>\n Games Workshops\u2019s employees come in all shapes and sizes, working at every stage of the operation from product design to warehouse shipping and in the group\u2019s 530 stores.\u00a0<\/p>\n Because of its profit-sharing scheme, Games Workshop, started almost 50 years ago by three schoolfriends in Hammersmith, puts recruitment at the center of its growth strategy and expects its staff to work for their profit-tied reward.<\/p>\n The group describes<\/a> its workers as \u201cunique and often quirky\u201d but also expects extreme professionalism from them to deliver results.<\/p>\n \u201cWe look for those with the appropriate attitude and behaviour a given job requires and for those who are aligned with our principles and who are quality obsessed,\u201d Games Workshop wrote in last year\u2019s earnings.<\/p>\n In addition to the profit-tied bonus, Games Workshop workers get discounts of up to 50% on the company\u2019s products.<\/p>\n However, while Games Workshop amplifies its generous share reward scheme, the group is dismissive of prospective employees\u2019 concerns about compensation.<\/p>\n In response to an FAQ about why Games Workshop doesn\u2019t advertise salaries on its application, the company says: \u201cWe want people to apply for a job because that\u2019s what they really want to do, not because of the size of the salary. That\u2019s also why we ask you to write a letter explaining why you want the job.\u201d<\/p>\n While the $8,600 bonus is a big boost for any employee, it will be especially significant to the company\u2019s high-street workers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\nGames Workshop\u2019s employees<\/h2>\n