Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "Michael Enoch" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: Meet you in the pub ( was FREE AT LAST) Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 00:01:21 +0100 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 51 Message-ID: <6s244v$ckr4@chuka.playstation.co.uk> References: <6rhu9v$d2j5@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <35DD2AF8.1CB2@dma-design.com> <35e4f460.18756029@news.playstation.co.uk> <6ruqqu$pdo8@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <6s0lqo$pdo11@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <6s1tl1$ckr1@chuka.playstation.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: maggie.vissci.com X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Well, it all depends on your perspective really. I'd rather be doing this than a normal job, no matter the hours. But you do have to be careful, a few weeks back I completely burnt out, woke up with a migraine, which got worse all day until I couldn't stand up without nearly blacking out. That was really dumb and I've been trying to cut back a bit regardless of the deadlines. You've gotta sleep sometime. The money? Hmm, well, getting paid to do something you want to do means the money is always going to be pretty good. :) But again it depends on your perspective, I've done so many hours recently I probably get paid less hourly than the cleaning lady. I don't get overtime pay, but I hear the bonus will be good... Hopefully the next project will have a more forgiving schedule. Don't get me wrong, I love my job, but when it switches from something you just want to do, to being something you HAVE to do as well, that's when the money does start to matter and you have to make sure you get a life too. It's all too easy for people to take advantage of you because it's something you like to do. God, what a pessimist eh? I've gone too long without drink and a good laugh. I'd recommend a job in the games industry to anyone. Try your damndest to get in, anywhere you can, and then when you get good, try real hard to find a decent company that thinks of its employees as well as the deadlines. Or start your own :) Well, it's getting late, rant over, back to work..... Mike. "HIIII-HOOOOOO!!! HIIII-HOOOOOOO!!! Hi-Ho! Hi-Ho! It's off to work we go..." Robert Shand wrote in message <6s1tl1$ckr1@chuka.playstation.co.uk>... >>2) No idea, whenever you want as long as we kick F1 out the door by then, >>I've been doing 80 hour weeks for about 3 months or more. Probably going >to >>stay that way until we're done. > >Shit. And I WANT to go into this industry :-) > >At least the money is good. This money IS good isn't it? >> >>Mike. >> > > >