What is your job?

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Gokyabgu

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I love CRPGs, but i can not spend much time as i used to. I am working in a bank now and earn enough money to upgrade my rig and buy games, but not enough spare time. When i am in university i did not have enough money to upgrade my rig but had plenty of time to play every RPG throughly and slowly. I bought NWN2 and Gothic 3, but can not play them much. They are now lying in my harddisc waiting for some holiday season. Then, there is a girl friend factor who i plan to marry and usually i spend much of my nonworking time with her. I usually watch her playing PS2 games with my sleepy eyes, because i become too tired at evenings to play any RPG. Because, RPGs need concentrate and dedicating like girl friends ;) I think it is time for me to abandon my broadsword and plate mail. :'( So, what is your job and can you find enough time for games?
 
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Software developer and student. I hardly ever do anything that is not computer related.
 
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Hmmm.... Starting to notice a trend. Software Architect (which just means old software developer!). ;)
 
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Project Manager, with an emphasis towards software related projects. In my spare time there is RPGWatch and a wishlist ;)
This leaves no time to actually play games...
 
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Maylander said:
Software developer and student. I hardly ever do anything that is not computer related.
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I wouldn't call myself a software developer, but the two other things are spot on - I'm studying computer science.
 
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student lawpracticus, former student IT but quiet because it was too heavy
 
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I'm now semi-retired!! :biggrin: Jealousy is a curse!! :p
 
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Im am jealous Corwin, tired of my corporate prison, yet I have decades before I can escape it.

Besides my head honcho post at the Catnip Connoisseurs of America (which is just a club where I donate my time for free 'nip), I'm am engineer in the fire protection industry.
 
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I am an elementary school librarian, formerly a 2nd grade teacher with about 7 years to early retirement....the benefit of starting work immediately out of college. :)

In my 'spare time', I do this, NWN 2 WarCry and a bit of freelance stuff with IGN. I try to squeeze in games when I can though I always seem to center on one or two a year. This year it's been Titan Quest and NWN 2. I'm looking forward to January or whenever it is that Hellgate: London will come out. After that, I guess it'll be Dragon Age....hopefully before I get too senile to play since they're taking so damn long to get the thing out. o_O
 
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Student in IT and Office Assistant. Hopefully soon will be Web Master.
-I only have time to play games on holidays. Like Now! :)
 
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I'm a military sociologist by trade, but I have worked in many different jobs over the years (parole officer probably being the weirdest). I've been going steady for nearly ten years now, though, working as a PA/sysadmin (another weird combo) for a trading corporation. My (paid) side jobs include selling video games and writing.
I can play video games on Sunday mornings, or when I'm down with a cold (for example).
 
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Of course, my dream job would be a video game designer. But thats true for every gamer, right?
 
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Korplem said:
Of course, my dream job would be a video game designer. But thats true for every gamer, right?
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Not mine. I've visited different studios and I can tell you it is not as glamorous as it sounds. Long hours, bad payment and a large possibility to be without a job once the game is released.
 
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Myrthos said:
Not mine. I've visited different studios and I can tell you it is not as glamorous as it sounds. Long hours, bad payment and a large possibility to be without a job once the game is released.
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Yes, studios have been permanently closing their doors too ofter recently, very uncertain job.
 
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In general, other software developers have better jobs than most game developers, at least in hours and pay. Of course, it may not be as interesting, but if you do become a game developer instead, you ceratainly do it because of a great desire and incredible motivation.
 
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