@Jasyla_ if anything, I think Blizzard has sort of erroneously promoted the idea that the free work is The Only Leg Up into the company
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@Jasyla_ bc it's always very public when someone from the community climbs up out of the pit and Into the Company1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@Jasyla_ vs. emphasizing that quite a few people have developed particular skillsets or networkings that are useful1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@appleciderwitch I don't think it's even experience you could refer to on a resume? I QA'd a game for free with 10k other people?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@appleciderwitch@Jasyla_ Several of Blizzard's game developers started as testers/theorycrafters.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@restokin@Jasyla_ but circling back around, it's weird that gaming is an industry where people willingly throw hours in for free1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes -
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@restokin@Jasyla_ in the hopes of getting job when industry often devalues labor and is unstable and Blizz doesn't discourage that3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@appleciderwitch@Jasyla_ In my case, my gaming work might pay off with a 2.5 million dollar grant to study an autism video game I developed2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
@restokin @appleciderwitch @Jasyla_ me help! me help!
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