Game Tester
So you want to be a game tester? Here are some things to consider:
Pros:
- Usually get free dinner if you stay past a certain time.
- Free food on weekends!
- You get to play a video game all day, and if you're lucky it's fun
- Good entry level job, possible opportunity for advancement
- Deep discounts on certain games ($10 for each title at some places)
- No dress code. You can wear shorts and a t-shirt to work if you feel like it
- Satisfaction that you found serious crash bugs so the customer doesn't have to
Cons:
- Often have to work weekends
- 70+ hour work week? Sometimes...
- Lowest position at a game company
- Pays only a little better than minimum wage
- Usually no benefits
- Usually a short term position
- You have only small amount of input on the game design
- Enjoy writing code? You won't be needing that here.
- Internet Access? Sorry, "security" concerns forbid that.
Anyone else have experiences as a game tester? Good ones? Bad? Anyone ever promoted from GameTester to engineering or production? --BlakeMason