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[Duckhuntdog]

Horror stories from the trenches:

http://interviews.teamxbox.com/comments/1196/VMC-Labs-Interview/

 

[FiRez]

That sounds very exagerated...specially the bathroom stuff

 

[monchi-kun]

VMC =???

 

[Duckhuntdog]

That sounds very exagerated...specially the bathroom stuff

You wouldn't believe the shit that goes on. I wouldn't find any story from the industry to be far-fetched.

 

[belgurdo]

VMC =???

Volt is a temp hiring agency, I believe. VMC might be the same thing

 

[explodet]

Check out some of the comments from the bottom of the page. :lol

Xx Slim Dogg xX
Where is this in the United States ? I wouldnt mind doing that for a living .

chubskj
MY dream job......damn that looks fun.

ScaRfaCE21
great read. i just wish there was a lab in my area so i could apply

 

[monchi-kun]

man, and i thought I had it rough as a tester.....

 

[belgurdo]

Check out some of the comments from the bottom of the page. :lol

Bispoo
I think it was these guys who tested Advent rising. 5 min later they called m$: Yep, it's ready to go. no bugs. he he he

:lol

 

[MC Safety]

Feh. For anyone who's tested video games at Acclaim, those are like bedtime stories you'd tell children.

 

[element]

I'd say a good 90% of that is true. There are some 'facts' that are exagerated, like the bill rates. But majority of it is true.

Here is the shocking thing. Nintendo of America is worse.

 

[explodet]

Sounds like "toiling like galley slaves" would be a step up.
Does EVERY job in this industry require a guarantee of poor working conditions? Yikes.

 

[element]

Does EVERY job in this industry require a guarantee of poor working conditions? Yikes.

Considering a large majority of the 2005 GDC was geared to QUALITY OF LIFE should give you an idea.

 

[ToxicAdam]

In college I loaded UPS trucks for 8.50 an hour. This sounds like a dream job in comparison. (Especially the ones making 14 bucks an hour).


As someone else said, those bill rates are a lie. They probably only get 17-20 bucks per hour. (Making 6 to 10 dollars per hour for the company). That is kind of a standard among temp agencies.

 

[djtiesto]

Feh. For anyone who's tested video games at Acclaim, those are like bedtime stories you'd tell children.

Do tell... a lot of people I knew growing up dreamed of testing games at Acclaim, some even applying (I knew one guy in college who spent his summers working as a tester for them) as they were the only big name game company around.

 

[APF]

Considering a large majority of the 2005 GDC was geared to QUALITY OF LIFE should give you an idea.

Don't you DARE bring up unions, or you will be endlessly pelted by a run of obnoxious Internet Capitalists.

 

[Ranger X]

I believe those stories. And please, anybody whoring his job (whatever job it is) -> Stop it now. This is the cause of at least 50% of all existing employee abusing.

 

[FiRez]

Here is the shocking thing. Nintendo of America is worse.

I've never been so tempted to troll, but the double interpretation of this quote is priceless :lol