Want to be a professional game tester?

[Ziero]

Re: Want to be a professional game tester?

It seems like any business that involves doing something people actually want to do is filled with more hard work and stress then jobs people just do for money. I mean, working on a video game is hard work, much harder then your average office day job and more stressful then many repetitive physical labor jobs. But in the end, it's more emotionally fulfilling and as such gives people more of a personal reason to work harder in that specific field. I mean, I personally "hate" my job, even though it's not actually that bad of a job...it's just I don't do anything that I actually care about so there's no emotional fulfillment on my part. Just day in day out of something I couldn't give two rats asses about. Though game testing can be the same way, at least it's a step into the right direction.

Able to complain about, yes, but worth complaining about?

It certainly is worth complaining about. I ask for one thing, you give me another, you better go fix it. Just because they're of the same value doesn't make then completely interchangeable. If you give someone chicken and they didn't ask for chicken, they have every right and reason to complain. How they complain however is a totally different matter.

[Pwnagraphic]

Re: Want to be a professional game tester?

Except this isn't accurate. Nobody works twelve hours a day every day.

That's where you are wrong..

SPM here in Fort Worth makes pumps for oil rigs and 90% of the crew works 12 hours a day 7 days a week. You don't HAVE to work those hours, but at $15 an hour plus overtime, why not?

[Armando]

Re: Want to be a professional game tester?

Because I won't have enough free time left to spend my money.

Or do much of anything for that matter.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

Re: Want to be a professional game tester?

It certainly is worth complaining about. I ask for one thing, you give me another, you better go fix it. Just because they're of the same value doesn't make then completely interchangeable. If you give someone chicken and they didn't ask for chicken, they have every right and reason to complain. How they complain however is a totally different matter.

Yes, but in my case we've already established that I don't care.

That being the case. Steak or chicken - I like either. I like them at the same time, even.

Give me unsweet tea when I ask for sweet, though, and you'll get a look. I'll drink it, but I'll make sure its sweet when I get my refill o_o

I only do tea if I eat in, though. I don't know how you people up north go drink it unsweet

[DakAttack]

Re: Want to be a professional game tester?

That's where you are wrong..

SPM here in Fort Worth makes pumps for oil rigs and 90% of the crew works 12 hours a day 7 days a week. You don't HAVE to work those hours, but at $15 an hour plus overtime, why not?

That's cool, but that's not what I was talking about.

[Rostum]

Re: Want to be a professional game tester?

QA management is alright, but a QA tester is something I want to stay the hell away from. I'd rather be involved in the development as an artist.

[Taskmage]

Re: Want to be a professional game tester?

I mean, working on a video game is hard work, much harder then your average office day job and more stressful then many repetitive physical labor jobs. But in the end, it's more emotionally fulfilling and as such gives people more of a personal reason to work harder in that specific field. I mean, I personally "hate" my job, even though it's not actually that bad of a job...it's just I don't do anything that I actually care about so there's no emotional fulfillment on my part.

This^ It's also awesome to be in a workplace where everyone speaks your language, gets your references and generally shares the same culture as you. The guys at my repetitive manual labor job are pretty alright but there's only two of them I can have an decent conversation with and only one who has a chance of talking video games with me. Back in the day the rest of the QA team was like my second family.