I wonder if this only applies to the game developers or other Valve staff (say web developers) as well. Is there anyone here working at Valve to could clear this up?
"Whatever group you’re in, whether you’re building Steam servers, translating support articles, or making the tenthousandth hat for Team Fortress 2, this applies to you."
I suspect much of it is done by those of sub-employee status. But that's just a guess. Perhaps someone who actually knows will fill us in.
Darn good question.
I'm having a hard time picturing how this would work for accounting or systems administration.
People tend to lower themselves to the preconceptions others have of them. It can be very convincing.
Point taken.
So .. I thought about it. If Valve were to hire me [1] I can see myself attaching to the systems admin role and liking it a great deal. It's what I do, what I like.
I do wonder how they make it happen for back office jobs that are not glamorous or especially fun but absolutely must happen.
[1] Hey, Valve. I'm not currently in the market, but I am a damn fine systems administrator. Drop me a line if you're interested.