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Recently I was hired by Blizzard entertainment as a game master. Normally, I would enjoy this job 100% and go on with my life, but I first need to come to terms with the fact that the pay isn't the best. It makes me feel like a slacker because its a "fun" job that really isn't a job at all. No pay, no responsibility, and a question mark in the upward-mobility field.

Would you consider this a golden opportunity to get your foot in the door with a difficult company to get into, or would you consider this a transitional job to not set your hopes too highly on?

How ya doing, buddy?

Personally, I'd say transtitional job, but I don't know too much about it all. Seems like an ideal job for a working student - you can work and have unwind/goof off time at the same time, and it seems like it would be relatively low stress. Unless it were a supplementary job on top of something else, I'd say don't get too attached. With Blizzard being hard to get into, I don't think they'd be looking for upper level personnel through their online games directly, for the most part. Any exceptions would likely be few.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I can agree with that. I'd imagine Blizzard is a difficult company to get into, not because its prestigious, but because its relatively small and has next to no turnover.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I'm a working student and I've just been made the same offer. I'm considering it a College Job, and nothing more. It'll look decent on paper once I have my Graphic Design degree.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

As long as you look at it like a job, rather than a career, you should do alright. But once time to start a career comes, simply move on, the same way you would if you were working as a grocery store cashier or something.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Well, I joined the Navy and I still consider it a transitional job, mainly because I've been afforded opportunity to train in fields I wouldn't even have been able to in an academic institution, which leads to much higher paying jobs after my enlistment is over.

I got a security clearance, all kinds of technical training (which I can't really elaborate on) and about 100K for college, but I won't be able to attend full-time until I'm 26-years-old.

Although, I'm only 22, and I just made E-5, which if you calculate base-pay plus housing and sustenance allowances, I will make about 45K a year (with an minimum 8%+ increase every year). Which is damn good for someone who has yet to finish college.

But, the reason I say it's transitional is the fact that because of the field I've trained in, I could do many different things with federal agencies (DOD/NSA, CIA, State Department) or I could get out (because I only have about 35 units I need for my B.A.) and go for my graduate/post-graduate degree and do something else. If I stayed in, I'd probably change ratings, which would allow me to gain enough college credit from the training to get my bachelors and then get a commission and retire as an officer (Read: fatass retirement at age 41).

I guess what I'm trying to say is weigh ALL of your options in any given scenario. I mean, do well in whatever you do, but think about ways to maximize the potential of whatever position you have. People will recognize that within you, and who knows, maybe that will be your way of getting into where you want to be with Blizzard. Make a portfolio, run it by your direct supervisor(s) and ask them what you should do, who you should contact. You shouldn't fear trying to transcend your current position, like I said, they probably will recognize your initiative.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by LuckyEight

Recently I was hired by Blizzard entertainment as a game master. Normally, I would enjoy this job 100% and go on with my life, but I first need to come to terms with the fact that the pay isn't the best. It makes me feel like a slacker because its a "fun" job that really isn't a job at all. No pay, no responsibility, and a question mark in the upward-mobility field.

Would you consider this a golden opportunity to get your foot in the door with a difficult company to get into, or would you consider this a transitional job to not set your hopes too highly on?

What's a game master?

If this is some sort of moderator for World of Warcraft, and you're doing no coding, then it's just a hobby job.

Actually, if there's little to no turnover, you might be screwed either way. They probably hire in for higher positions rather than elevate someone up, I would think.

FELIPE NO

Actually, turns out that I had to turn down the job. Found out that it was waaaaay out of my area. The job was actually in Southern California, and I reside in Northern Cali. No way I would be willing to commute that far. Just not even worth the trip.

I don't believe that this is exactly the job I'm looking for when I'm ready to begin my life-long career. If I want nice things I realize that I'm going to have to work hard for them, not just mosey on by with a slacker job.

If I were playing the Sims, I would feel as though I just turned down the slacker career path.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

When I used to play the game, I found the idea somewhat appealing, but was immediatley turned off by the fact that you'd have to be in California. Being that I'm attending a university which I enjoy on the other side of the country and all these other attachments going on, that's just not a rational option!

It's definitely a good idea to move on to something bigger and better if what you're looking for is an actual career.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I've worked at Taco Bell for nearly four years now, and I'm twenty years old.

To me, it sounds awesome, but that might be because until I get my degree I pretty much feel like a fuck-up in life.
What kind of career are you looking in? Implied in the question, it sounds like you are looking for a job involving games/programming?

There's nowhere I can't reach.