<p>well purdue someone has to test the final version, then hes playing for real</p>
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<p>Why, according to you, would he feel “inferior”? In what respect?</p>
<p>CC seems to attract people who have an obsession with money and prestige. If you were a normal person you wouldn’t be here, or at least wouldn’t be an active member (0.5+ posts/day).</p>
<p>Too bad most of you will probably be living your whole life stuck in an unenlightened box.</p>
<p>Good night.</p>
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<p>That constitutes a small portion of the testing process. Testing is usually limited to testing a small portion of the game in-depth, finding bugs, filing bug reports, and then seeing if the issue is actually fixed. Most jobs in the video game industry seem to a lot less glamorous than people like to make them out to be.</p>
<p>I knew someone who was a tester for a short period. She loved video games before starting the job. She barely plays them at all anymore.</p>
<p>Um…Why would I care about making $100,000? I’ll probably get around half that to start, and that’s absolutely fine with me! As long as I’ve got enough to live comfortably, I’m good.</p>
<p>This is unbelievable. Haha. People on CC are just unique!</p>
<p>i could probably never do a job i hate, but having money is good too. sometimes people make chasing their passions sound so easy. “just do what you love and money will follow” often seens recklessly said. it’s no promise that you’ll get money even if you do what you love. but people who often chase their dreams also end up doing crappy work like waitressing or bartending just to live. you could either spend the rest of your life doing a job you hate but have a secure and stable life, or do stuff you do like, but struggle endlessly just to make ends meet. i guess it all depends on what you’re willing to sacrifice and personal choices. but personally, i’d rather struggle when i’m young to get somewhere in something i like than to look back and realize how miserable i am when i’m old and when it’s too late to change jobs. but often i wish i was born rich or had won the lottery. money’s not everything, but it is pretty vital.</p>
<p>It all depends on the lifestyle you wish to live.</p>
<p>For me, having enough money to live off of comfortably is all I need. I would rather wake up every morning looking forward to my job rather than dreading it. </p>
<p>Last summer, I worked 100 hours a week. Never again. Having more money at the expense of having no life makes you absolutely miserable. The only time I was ever able to enjoy the money I had earned was when school finally began and my employment ended.</p>
<p>By the way, the notion of “doing what you love to make money follow” pertains to specialization, really. If I love math/problemsolving, I should probably make that an integral part of my job. If you are having fun doing what you do best, then naturally you will be one of the better performers. If I am not passionate at all about architecture, for instance, I am never going to be as good as the guy who absolutely freaking loves the stuff and lives/breathes it without hesitation. Doing what you love means that your work does not feel like work, but rather a natural extension of what you’d be doing with your free time anyway.</p>
<p>$100K right after graduation? With only a BS? LMAO. I am not delusional.</p>
<p>I will make +$100K annually eventually, but I know it’s going to take some work. Ask me in a couple of years and my answer will be different.</p>
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<p>Most college educated people NEVER earn over $100k per year.</p>
<p>Fortunately, with the right economy, it’s possible many of us will effortlessly hit that mark. And so will everyone else.</p>
<p>"Fortunately, with the right economy, it’s possible many of us will effortlessly hit that mark. And so will everyone else. "</p>
<p>Hyperinflation?</p>
<p>My dream job is to work for NASA. If I ever got employed there, I would take any salary. Even if I had to work at McDonald’s on the side to make ends meet. </p>
<p>So, does anyone want fries with that?</p>
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<p>Blech. That’s what turns me off of editing or publishing jobs. I don’t want to spend hours reading crappy genre fiction, no offense to anyone. Perhaps reading them in a anthropological or sociological perspective may assuage the disinterest a little and with luck I may find a company where I will get to read books that I like.</p>
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<p>Maybe one could get a simple 9-5 office job that has a comfortable salary and if possible pursue one’s interest in between or after hours. If one likes to write, they can write during lunch or coffee breaks or when there is little to do on the job.
There are even minimum wage jobs where people can get away with doing their interests in the meantime. I know a friend who has a pocket sized sketchpad that he uses to draw while he is waiting for customers to ring up at the register. If you don’t have an interest that’s convenient in that sense, I guess you can make time before and after work 
With hard work maybe one can get a breakthrough and eventually quit the practical job that just pays the bills.</p>
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<p>Many of us come from high achieving families where people get compared and sized up by accomplishments. No one wants to be the black sheep or the least successful one. It would be embarrassing to go to a family function and realize all your cousins have a higher salary and more prestigious job than you do.</p>
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<p>That’s another solution to. When you have responsibilities for kids and a household, there often isn’t a lot of time for hobbies but I do know what you mean. I had a hobby a few years ago to the point where a prestigious organization asked me if I wanted to work for them. I declined because my current job pays well, has excellent management, a nice work environment and a manager that understands employees with families.</p>
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<p>With a 5% yearly inflation rate, it will take a mere 14 years for money to lose half of its value. If income rises at the same rate, the median yearly income of a full-time worker will exceed $100,000 19 years from now.</p>
<p>And 5% inflation isn’t all that much…</p>
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<p>I never understood the point of being attached to people such as the type of people you described. Look, if you are a college student, you proved that you are not stupid. Do with your life whatever you like and stop competing with and comparing yourself to people. It’s dumb. And if your family causes you so much grievance, why don’t you get away from them as soon as you finish college?</p>
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<p>Easier said than done. I’ll still do whatever I want though and if my passions eventually make money; in their goddamn face.</p>
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<p>Pot meet kettle.</p>
<p>My Physics teacher comes from exactly the kind of family you’re talking about. He’s always going on and on about how everyone he grew up with is rich and famous now. He does not seem like a very happy person, needless to say.</p>
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<p>Exactly, earning a high salary is a game, a way to compare yourself to people.</p>