[jeffgrant]

I know quite a few video game companies are doing just that.

In their perfect world, a large number of their employees would be contracted for a few months out of the year. In reality, they're not allowed to do that and have to keep them full-time.

I also think that some of the bigger companies are sending a "be happy you still have a job" message to those people raising a stink about the long hours and requests for overtime.