What do you guys do for a living?

[RavishingEddie]

Ok I know it isn't really related to paintball, but since I post here during work hours lol. I figured I ask all of you. I am working here www.wti.com not to many calls today :D
I do their tech support, but find myself day dreaming at times of PB, PB projects, PB tactics etc.

Ok I better get back to work. :ninja:

[geekwarrior]

I work at ParexLaHabra Inc, a worldwide company that manufactors cementitious products. I work in the researh and developement lab, testing and formulating new products. (basically we make LOTS of money selling dirt, sand, and rust)

Funny thing is I have a degree in graphic design. I started out doing mechanical engineering, switched to graphic design, and now am doing a little of chemical engineering :tard: (on a basic level) I'm currently looking to switch to a job that follows my degree a little more.

[ß?µ£ §mµ®ƒ]

Emergency Medical Technician serving the city of Rochester, NY and Monroe County

[buzzboy]

I work in my parents surfshop and do small brushhogging with my DR. :)

[SCpoloRicker]

I nitpick on teh intarwebs (http://automags.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=30&f=7)

/just sayin'

[paintman1234]

Hustle

[starchief1959]

Estimator for an international construction company.

[dahoeb]

marines - intel analyst\data networking specialist

[SummaryJudgement]

3d artist......I work here:

http://www.reelfx.com/

[evildead420]

Video Editor, Director of Photography, & Sound guy for a Video/Web production company for Real Estate during the day www.realtyimpactmarketing.com
, Medicine man @ night. :ninja:

[wimag]

Firefighter

[3DSteve]

I'm a grip.
and a location sound mixer.
basically i do audio and lighting for TV shows and commercials

[MicroMiniMe]

I nitpick on teh intarwebs (http://automags.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=30&f=7)

/just sayin'

Where's Adam Shannon when you need him...

/bow chicca bow wow


I work for Big Brother as a governmental contractor.

[TheAngryDrunkenRussian]

Business Owner- Grounds Master Lawn and Landscape Co. Owner/President/Acrhitect Don't have time to put a web site. But looking for a Account Manager/Secetary.

[Arstron]

I own a graphic design company and make everything from 1" decals to huge 8' x 16' billboards.

[geekwarrior]

I own a graphic design company and make everything from 1" decals to huge 8' x 16' billboards.


have any employees? how hard was it to start your own company in design?

[BobTheCow]

Full time student, but I put in a fair share of overtime as a drunk.

[craltal]

IMAX projectionist and technician.

[Lohman446]

As little as possible

I guess my technical title is general manager or some such - I forget what I made it last time I had to have one.

I run an auto repair shop + parts store + auto sales. In my in between time I rent out UHaul equipment. In theory theres a vinyl cutter here I run, but most of the time I plead ignorance.

[geekwarrior]

Full time student, but I put in a fair share of overtime as a drunk.

sorry, but that doesn't count as overtime if you're a student :p

[AlphaPaintballRef2]

Right now I'm making pumps, for nuclear reactors and such.
In 2 weeks I'll be back in school working on my aeroE degree and working as a sound technician.
Oh...I run a painmtball field in the summer too :rolleyes:



Emergency Medical Technician serving the city of Rochester, NY and Monroe County

Really? Cool. You wouldn't happen to remember being on a call where someone got an ice skate embedded in their leg would you? That was a crazy night :ninja:

[peewee]

I work for C&D Zodiac as a quality control inspector.

[Jaan]

As little as possibleQFT (c:

I work at a little shop, mostly designing and making powering systems for film and video productions that take place in extreme conditions. On the side I fix computers and teach people how to use them. I'll never get rich doing it but I like the lifestyle. I always liked high creativity / low dress code kinda jobs. I pretty much do what I want, when I want.

[RavishingEddie]

Full time student, but I put in a fair share of overtime as a drunk.

LOL. Like a teacher once told me. Study hard, Party hard. Im not sure if he still teaches though :confused:

[ß?µ£ §mµ®ƒ]

Right now I'm making pumps, for nuclear reactors and such.
In 2 weeks I'll be back in school working on my aeroE degree and working as a sound technician.
Oh...I run a painmtball field in the summer too :rolleyes:




Really? Cool. You wouldn't happen to remember being on a call where someone got an ice skate embedded in their leg would you? That was a crazy night :ninja:



MAn! I must've been home in Massachusetts, EMS and FF def have great stories to tell, we deal with the whackadoos of the society, some psyc cases are extremely entertaining to say the least

[spwz99]

During the fall I'm a full time college student. During the summer I work as a farm hand.

[luke]

I do "framing design" (loose definition) for an automated plant. In a nut shell I take blue prints and frame the house in a CAD program. It's kinda like CNC framing. :D

Here is a 3D picture of a 2 story house I just did.

http://www.lukescustoms.com/work.jpg

[Rudz]

i slang high end agd markers....

[Lee]

dialysis nurse at the veterans affairs hospital in Tampa.

[11 Bravo]

^^^^^ If your a patient there dont ask for him. :)

I have a Hydroseeding company (seeding for the construction industry).

I make Florida green. :D

[JaKaL]

I'm an Audio Engineer. I record music for a living.

I work mostly out of Morrisound Recording in Tampa, FL - Transcontinental Studios in Orlando, FL - and other freelance work in Miami, throughout the state, and in the southeast.

Most recently I've worked with Shinedown, Lacuna Coil, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Jon Oliva, Deicide, Chimaera, Mario and Achon, and The Outlaws - among many others throughout my career.

[afortuna]

Cigarette and Tobacco fraud Investigator for the State of California.

[evildead420]

I'm an Audio Engineer. I record music for a living.

I work mostly out of Morrisound Recording in Tampa, FL - Transcontinental Studios in Orlando, FL - and other freelance work in Miami, throughout the state, and in the southeast.

Most recently I've worked with Shinedown, Lacuna Coil, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Jon Oliva, Deicide, Chimaera, Mario and Achon, and The Outlaws - among many others throughout my career.

you mofo! i want to be in your shoes! :hail: :cheers:

[nevtangle]

I'm a audio systems technician. Specialized in Digidesign ProTools HD sytems on Mac OS.
I work for a audio postproduction company that does the music and sound fx for major motion pictures. :cheers:

[Nutsnyomowf]

BUTCHER

[Grey Goose]

I used to work as the director of IT part time, the other part of the time I was doing mad paintball trades :)

Now I go buy cars at the auctions and go punk the used car dealers.

It's just my little way of sticking it to the man.

[Piranti]

I am a Software Quality Assurance Analyst for ETS. The product we produce IDMS is used by schools which are failing under the NCLB Act. Cool job and has a worthwhile end goal to it. Yes ETS are the same folks that make the SAT, CAHSEE, and other large scale Assessments, one of which i beleive is the English as a second language for business one(don't rightly recall the exact acronym for it )

[MisterBones25]

full time student and a building manager for the student union

[DevilSpawned]

Pepsi Driver!!!!! :(

[cabldawg]

I pave the internet hiway.

[Uziel]

I'm a doctor.

[TheAngryDrunkenRussian]

Pepsi Driver!!!!! :(

You got a CDL? Be a beer truck driver. That was my ultimate dream job next to demolitions

[hgp3fat]

Parts advisor at a new car dealership... Mopar parts!

[Walrus]

Typically I like to think that I am a jack of all trades, but my regular job is as a programmer and system engineer for a document management/document imaging company.

[DevilSpawned]

MOPAR baby!!!!!

[91Foxtrot]

Packaging engineer at a pharmaceutical company.

[punkncat]

Low Voltage Electrician/Tech

I install and troubleshoot fire and alarm panels, phone systems, data and cabling, distributed audio/video, cctv, home automation. Basically any type of control device that runs at 110V or below. Lucky for me mostly DC stuff below 24V.

In these paranoid times and being a "wired" age its pretty secure.

[Wickster]

High School Science teacher- Physical Science, Biology. :wow:

[bentothejam1n]

High School Science teacher- Physical Science, Biology. :wow:
may i ask how old you are?

[kruger]

I am an Electronics/Instrumentation Tech at a Paper Mill here in Rome, GA. We take trees, grind them up, and make brown paper stock. :D

[RoadDawg]

Facilities Supervisor for a local financial institution. It's my job to fix the stuff my underlings break or don't know how to fix and make my manager look damn good. :dance: (peanut butter jelly time and a baseball bat) :dance:

[bleachit]

full time student at Florida Institute of Take my money

full time employee at your local wally world.

Selling my Soul for minimum wage since 2000

[Sk8ermog]

Full-Time: Tape Opt. and assistant editor for a post house (www.postfactory.com) in Orange County. I work on commercials and TV shows. We make commercials for Disney, Pizza Hut, Del Taco, and many other companies. Most of the time I just watch TV. ;)

Weekends: I work at Hollywood Sports Paintball Park as a head ref. and private group cordinator. If you ever want to have a birthday party at Hollywood Sports then I'm the guy to talk to.

Freelance: I edit and shoot videos for weddings, promos and other random videos. Also I'm web designer for several websites. www.rossgunniv.com

Free-Time: Sell guns and gear on AO for the last 5 years or more...

[ahellers]

US Coast Guard
Operations Specialist
Petty Officer 2nd Class
t

[BeaverEater]

Full time student, and carpenter to pay the bills.

[punkncat]

Full time student, and carpenter to pay the bills.


You must be fortunate enough to live somewhere that illegal labor hasn't destroyed the pay scale. I used to be half of a remodeling buisness with my father. Within a period of 5 years our "hourly" equivalent went from well over $20 an hour to down around 10-15 IF we were lucky. It actually got to the point where mexicans would bid the job cheaper than we could get materials.

...nothing against mexicans, just stating a fact.

[RRfireblade]

A tad busier than some here......

I do Real Estate/Development -

JasonHunter@AdamsCameron.com

Have a small cabinet/Furniture shop -

Miracle Manufacturing -

Manage a Small machine shop -

RKB/PTP Machine

Paintball RD/Design/Whatever -

Fireblade Customs/ProTeam Products/K2
www.K2Sports.com www.ProteamDirect.Com



I'm working hard at reaching my goal of finacial independancy by 40. ;)

(Not sure though , going to close :( )

[st6212]

Pooper scooper.


Just kidding....I don't use a scoop.

[BerSerK]

Network Admin/Programmer/IT support for an engineering firm, I'm the one man IT team. Most of the time I'm coding, the rest is support and network maintenance. I also do some freelance at-home computer support and sales.

[eNder159]

IT student assistant for the school of public health and health professions at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

as well as a full time student

[cdacda13]

I work at Chip and Dales.

My Offical title is "male stripper"

[skriptal]

I work in IT like abunch of the others, exept I work for Raytheon, good pay :) , I makethe images for computers across Raytheon. I also help manage the Systems Management Servers for my site. Also let me say, please be nice to your IT department, They like nice people, not people who yell.

I am also a student.

[Loguzzzzzz]

Fire Protection Engineer - Systems Estimator. Note real exciting but it pays the bills.

[paintballfiend]

I work at a snack bar in a swap meet. I serve Icees for less than minimum wage. :(

[RavishingEddie]

I work at a snack bar in a swap meet. I serve Icees for less than minimum wage. :(

Hey man, you are my hero. Because you are beautiful no matter what they say.

[JRingold]

I pave the internet hiway.

And I put up roadblocks all along it... :headbang:

(AKA IT/Network Security) :cheers:

[d4m4don3]

IT monkey :D In Piranti's office. :cheers:

Low guy in the totem pole ie he who has to see the end users :tard:

[AGDlover]

School And I rent & fix Tippmans on the weekend at the local field

[Recon by Fire]

I'm not sure what I want to do when I grow up... :D

VIDEO (http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?t=202111)

[SR_matt]

life guard at a few local pools, i work for a pool company, the pay isnt the best but meh its a lot better than food service and hopefuly soon ill be guarding at the locak USCG base, 9 bucks an hour, no one comes, and they are so desperate i can work like 1 day a week, get 50 bucks and not waste any of my week really.
-matt

[going_home]

I'm a...well...a salesman for a local lumber company.
:D

[JRingold]

I'm a...well...a salesman for a local lumber company.
:D

Lumber, right, is that a secret code for some kind of prosthesis, or trees and such? ;)

[going_home]

Lumber, right, is that a secret code for some kind of prosthesis, or trees and such? ;)

Good one !
No I actually sell lumber, roof and floor trusses, doors, windows, etc.
Building materials.
But I have had an offer to go in another direction, selling paint and coatings
that I am probably going to take.
So I will have to change that line under my nick.
Stay tuned. LOL
;)

[JRingold]

Darn, I was going to email...um, nevermind.


:rofl:

[TheAngryDrunkenRussian]

going home I need landscape timbers whats you per foot?

[BeaverEater]

You must be fortunate enough to live somewhere that illegal labor hasn't destroyed the pay scale. I used to be half of a remodeling buisness with my father. Within a period of 5 years our "hourly" equivalent went from well over $20 an hour to down around 10-15 IF we were lucky. It actually got to the point where mexicans would bid the job cheaper than we could get materials.

...nothing against mexicans, just stating a fact.

its not the illegal labor thats killing us here, but a lot of contractors have crews that bid stuff so low that they can barely survive. We specialize in remodeling in higher end homes and we already have a great client base that realizes that you get what you pay for. Building new houses is also far worse than remodeling as far as profits goes. I work for a family company too and have only been working there for about a year. But the company does a house about every 4-5 years.

[gmp211]

I wait for my birthday and Christmas for a living :ninja: :cuss:

[bornl33t]

its not the illegal labor thats killing us here, but a lot of contractors have crews that bid stuff so low that they can barely survive. We specialize in remodeling in higher end homes and we already have a great client base that realizes that you get what you pay for. Building new houses is also far worse than remodeling as far as profits goes. I work for a family company too and have only been working there for about a year. But the company does a house about every 4-5 years.

one of the strategies going around here is to under bid the competition then over charge the client. At the end of the job the client get a bill for 2 times the next highest bid with the reason "unforeseen expenses". I can't figure out how they stay in business.

I love the cnc framer... never knew that was a job? We just go out and frame it.

Full time forklift driver, part time contractor. In theory my crew and I can build a house without outside help, but there are some things you just have to have a licence to do.

Are any other contractors having problems finding "reasonable" prices land? I seems in this area land prices jumped about 40-50% over the last year. Between that and the abundance of town homes business is SLOW.

[going_home]

going home I need landscape timbers whats you per foot?

All we have is used of course.
But last I heard we were having the devil of a time getting them for stock.
But see I sell commercial accounts, builders , and they dont buy that kind of stuff.
Thats on the retail end and I dont really do that.
Its the big stuff I make the money on, like 20000.00 sets of trusses and such.
And arent you like in Michigan or somewhere way up there ?
I'm in Florida. The shipping cost would kill you.

:tard:

[slade]

Right now I'm making pumps, for nuclear reactors and such.
In 2 weeks I'll be back in school working on my aeroE degree and working as a sound technician.
Oh...I run a painmtball field in the summer too :rolleyes:




Really? Cool. You wouldn't happen to remember being on a call where someone got an ice skate embedded in their leg would you? That was a crazy night :ninja:
are you going to RIT?


I work in IT like abunch of the others, exept I work for Raytheon, good pay :) , I makethe images for computers across Raytheon. I also help manage the Systems Management Servers for my site. Also let me say, please be nice to your IT department, They like nice people, not people who yell.

I am also a student.
hey, you said it was an internship. generally internships dont pay all that well...


I assemble, customize, and test CNC machines.

[Bear_Claw]

Diesel Heavy truck mehanic.

Work for Ryder truck leasing and rental.

Basically i fix trucks for two VERY BIG companys we work on Linamar (HUGE machinery manufacturer) and Sleemans brewery.

One of the Sleemans rigs i fix as well as the trailer parked in front of the brewery were i do some road work at least twice a week. On a side note Sleemans was just bought out by some japanese beer company :cry: It was once my prefered canadian beer

http://www.sleemanusa.com/images/brewery-truck.jpg

[BeaverEater]

Every company that usually has a contract to bid underbids it. From small to huge government contracts a lot of companies bid real low that overcharge later. I mean with remodeling there is usually unforeseen expenses, but oh well.

[gimp]

Nuclear Shift Test Engineer for the DOD/Navy. I test reactors in submarines.

[billybob_81067]

My dad and I have 500 acres of farmland, only about 350 are in use because of the lack of water. It's all in hay and we small square bale almost all of it to sell as horse hay. The rest is round baled and we'll either sell it as cow hay or feed it to our own cattle. So we basically sell hay and cattle. I sell some crap on e-bay now and then, and make some metal sculptures for sale. Oh and I make gated pipe plug stops for my uncle who owns a pvc pipe business. Probably some other stuff I'm forgetting too. :p

[Jim888]

Dairy R&D tech...I make new flavors of ice cream yogurts and stuff...yes I sit in my lab and eat Ice cream all day....I have to play Paintball on the weekends to keep the pounds off...I also do EMT work on the side

[teufelhunden]

Accounting major, supervisor at Starbucks around 25 hours a week [during school, full time during summer/breaks]

[jenarelJAM]

Professional Student for twelve years now... :D

[TheAngryDrunkenRussian]

All we have is used of course.
But last I heard we were having the devil of a time getting them for stock.
But see I sell commercial accounts, builders , and they dont buy that kind of stuff.
Thats on the retail end and I dont really do that.
Its the big stuff I make the money on, like 20000.00 sets of trusses and such.
And arent you like in Michigan or somewhere way up there ?
I'm in Florida. The shipping cost would kill you.

:tard:


Yeah sry got excited I got a nice size job coming up that requires about 200 sq ft. Shipping well it depends on what type of material that they want me to put in. FL to WI is kind of far but on the other hand I've had 100 yards of ceder Mulch dropped of from north dakota and 200 yards of hemlock mulch shipped from Iron Mountian MI.

[bentothejam1n]

Accounting major, supervisor at Starbucks around 25 hours a week [during school, full time during summer/breaks]
is there any way i can buy a starbucks shirt???

[teufelhunden]

Not from us.

However, most of our promo t-shirts end up on eBay in some form or another. I just did "Starbucks shirt" [http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&satitle=starbucks+shirt] and saw our promo tshirts from last summer, christmas, the spring brewing event, and this summer all within the first couple of pages. Even saw a few smaller market ones on there; including a t-shirt that someone in my district listed [from a regional softball game that was held like last week]

[darqueMeye]

i do carpet cleaning, spot/bleach removal, tile cleaning/sealing, upholstery cleaning ect. Ive been learning tile restoration. if youre in the SD area and want any of that done lemme know and ill hook you up.

[MoeMag]

-Aerospace engineering student at ASU. I dont know what you call someone with 110 credits and still have 2 years to go :tard:
-Paintball store person. you name it I do it, or I get someone else to do it for me. 30+ houes a week :headbang:
-Horse barn (stable boy) ride em, clean them, pick up after them, and drive the tractor when needed.

[PyRo]

I do everything
Work on cars
Restore and sell Jeeps
Plumbing
Tile work
Complete bathrooms
Kitchens
Painting
Drywall
Tree removal
Garage doors
Power washing
Patios
Sideing
What ever else needs doing.

[WenULiVeUdiE]

I do the following jobs for pay:
Interior house painter
Pool Cleaner
Carpenter
Deck Cleaner
Minor Gun Tech

Follow jobs for free:
Manage a team of 55 High School students
Build a $30,000 robot every year

[Dubstar112]

I install fence for a living. Chainlink, PVC, Wood, all types all variations.

I also help my grandparents run a very successful dive shop in upstate NY whenever I am not working. I dont get paid directly there, but I get use of equipment however and whenever I please :).

[TheAngryDrunkenRussian]

Well I've gave it alot thought but I'm parting out/selling off my company (Ground Masters) in silent auction at the end of the season. Honestly I feel I've butchered some landscapes even though they turn out being okay I didn't like them at all. And honestly I've never finished my Landscape Architecture degree in college (had 2 yrs left and oppertunity came knock to buy out my old boss) but I've always known what I was doing, just never had that stupid piece of paper so back to college it is. I pledege you this I'll be back with a big company and a big name.

[minimag86]

I cut plastic...plastic sheets, tubes, etc. Acrylic, HDPE, Delrin, Polycarb, ABS etc. You name it I cut it.

[Altimas]

I am a Customer Service Rep for a Health Insurance company in Alabama. I talk to stupid people all day long, and I have chronicled my adventures in this cesspool of service:

http://service-rep.blogspot.com

[WaffleBaron]

Network/Systems Administrator.

[dave p]

licensed supervisory pesticide applicator -ornamental and turf expert
licensed arborist /climber
CDL
oracle developer/backup DBA
mechanic
sometimes working musician

[UTDragun]

I sell my body
I sell my trombone playing skillz
win poker tournaments
win JD chugging contests
sell pb stuff I win

[quasimorte]

My parents own a billiard and game room buisness. we sell pool tables, game furniture, theatre seating, games and accessories. because of this i get high end furniture at cost plus shipping. :), i also get to play pool, shuffle board, merrit (those touch screen games you see in bars), air hockey, fooseball, and ping pong at work. I work IT for them setting up and maintaining a point of sale system. i also do installs and sales.

[TheAngryDrunkenRussian]

My parents own a billiard and game room buisness. we sell pool tables, game furniture, theatre seating, games and accessories. because of this i get high end furniture at cost plus shipping. :), i also get to play pool, shuffle board, merrit (those touch screen games you see in bars), air hockey, fooseball, and ping pong at work. I work IT for them setting up and maintaining a point of sale system. i also do installs and sales.

Swwweet want to trade your job for my business?

[Blaze Ya Dead Homie]

gigolo

[fire1811]

Firefighter

[Miscue]

Renegade code monkey.

[LinearGoose]

I work at the Movies. I get to rip tickets, clean auditoriums, and answer peoples questions.

[psychowarden]

I work for C&D Zodiac as a quality control inspector.

And how do you nearly cut off your finger doing that?

I currently run a very small marker repair business out of my room. Not much, but it pays for paint. And within the next couple of months, I will be turning 18, and will then be able to get a good job. Probably at Big 5.

[blinky1041]

I am a shrubber. My name is Roger the Shrubber. I arrange, design, and sell shrubberies

[WingMan13]

I be Hating and patroling.

[Jonneh]

I spend taxpayers money drinking beer and playing videogames, sometimes I go to university too.

[gibby]

i do carpet cleaning, spot/bleach removal, tile cleaning/sealing, upholstery cleaning ect. Ive been learning tile restoration. if youre in the SD area and want any of that done lemme know and ill hook you up.

LOL!! Sweet!! :) I actually just got new carpet installed less than a year ago but I'll definitely let you know if I need cleaning. :)

BTW, I'm a game designer for SCEA. I write game documents, scripts, populate levels, and draw state diagrams for game logic, animation and AI.

[slade]

BTW, I'm a game designer for SCEA. I write game documents, scripts, populate levels, and draw state diagrams for game logic, animation and AI.
what games have you worked on?

[gibby]

what games have you worked on?

Draconus Cult of the Wyrm(Dreamcast)
Max Steel(Dreamcast)
EA's Triple Play(PS2)
Spiderman: The Movie(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube)
Minority Report(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube)
Spiderman 2: The Movie(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube)
Ultimate Spiderman(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube)
Neopets(PSP)

[quasimorte]

heard SCEA work you guys to the bone. but then i also heard that about EA and like 10 other codeing houses.

[gibby]

heard SCEA work you guys to the bone. but then i also heard that about EA and like 10 other codeing houses.
Truth is...every developer/publisher work you to the bone. When you need to push a product out the door at a certain date, you're working crazy hours. But a lot of people enjoy the challenge, the perks this industry has, and the possibilities of decent royalty checks and bonuses.

I've also worked for Activision and it was no different. Working OT for days on end is just part of the industry. That's why certain developers get upset when people comment about how lazy they were in producing such an inferior game when the average gamer has no idea what kind of work was put into it. The sad truth is, lots of developers have the talent to produce AAA titles but rarely will they have that chance because investors want to see quick returns which binds developers into tight, almost impossible schedules.

Unlike Blizzard, Id, or Valve, they can all dictate when they want to ship.

[gmp211]

I work my birthday ;)

But in the summer I plan to work at Dunkin Dounuts, or intern at a bike shop caleed Frank Mullen.

[SR_matt]

Truth is...every developer/publisher work you to the bone. When you need to push a product out the door at a certain date, you're working crazy hours. But a lot of people enjoy the challenge, the perks this industry has, and the possibilities of decent royalty checks and bonuses.

I've also worked for Activision and it was no different. Working OT for days on end is just part of the industry. That's why certain developers get upset when people comment about how lazy they were in producing such an inferior game when the average gamer has no idea what kind of work was put into it. The sad truth is, lots of developers have the talent to produce AAA titles but rarely will they have that chance because investors want to see quick returns which binds developers into tight, almost impossible schedules.

Unlike Blizzard, Id, or Valve, they can all dictate when they want to ship.

my brother works in a similar field (hes incharge of a team that runs websites for a very large internet cellphone distributor) he said his people get worked so hard (and so does he) and that some of the higher ups dont get that if they let the people go home at normal hours that there would be better work coming out because they would all be rested but ooooooo nooooo heaven forbid that anyone works less than 60 hours a week.
-matt

[slade]

Truth is...every developer/publisher work you to the bone. When you need to push a product out the door at a certain date, you're working crazy hours. But a lot of people enjoy the challenge, the perks this industry has, and the possibilities of decent royalty checks and bonuses.

I've also worked for Activision and it was no different. Working OT for days on end is just part of the industry. That's why certain developers get upset when people comment about how lazy they were in producing such an inferior game when the average gamer has no idea what kind of work was put into it. The sad truth is, lots of developers have the talent to produce AAA titles but rarely will they have that chance because investors want to see quick returns which binds developers into tight, almost impossible schedules.

Unlike Blizzard, Id, or Valve, they can all dictate when they want to ship.
do you at least get paid overtime? i know a lot of people get paid hourly with 1.5x pay for overtime, but ive heard some people get paid a constant rate regardless of their hours.

[Lohman446]

my brother works in a similar field (hes incharge of a team that runs websites for a very large internet cellphone distributor) he said his people get worked so hard (and so does he) and that some of the higher ups dont get that if they let the people go home at normal hours that there would be better work coming out because they would all be rested but ooooooo nooooo heaven forbid that anyone works less than 60 hours a week.
-matt

60HRs a week is not that excessive and should not wear anyone out.

[gibby]

Nope. No overtime pay for me. But in the end, we do get compensated a little bit. The paid time off definitely doesn't even equal the amount of OT we put. However, the downtime in between projects helps with the wind down time as well where we can play games at work and leave early if we wanted.

I would definitely be a rich man if the game industry paid its developers OT. It would also make us less bitter at times.

But I must admit, the feeling you have knowing you've completed a project makes you feel good.

[Bailey]

Army, 11B Team Leader (E-5)- Currently on 14 month of deployment. Started in Mosul Aug 05-Aug 06 Then extended to come to Baghdad for 120 days.

[shaunyoung000]

Soldier all the Way :ninja:
Me too Bailey 74AJ5 @ Ft Lewis.....