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I'm a senior game developer, working in the UI/UX department.
- My job is staying alive & taking care of family members!
- DarthValtrex6 years agoHero (Retired)@EA_Kent I might be slightly jealous... years ago I got meet the Devs for WMS, they made slot machines and pinball machines. It was a cool group of people. It was neat learning about the algorithms and how slot works. The mathematicians were super nerdy.
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@DarthValtrex wrote:
@EA_Kent I might be slightly jealous... years ago I got meet the Devs for WMS, they made slot machines and pinball machines. It was a cool group of people. It was neat learning about the algorithms and how slot works. The mathematicians were super nerdy.That's very cool! I'm pretty fond of pinball. A lot of thought must go into all the mechanical parts on those tables.
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- DarthValtrex6 years agoHero (Retired)
@TrueAltraI own two dry cleaners. I have 16 employees. I pay better than minimum wage and above my industries averages. I also provide benefits that others in my industries don’t. I’m very fortunate to have good staff that help put my business in the top 1% of our industry and stay there. so I try to take care of them and help them. The nice part is that because I help them, they do it in return. I was in the hospital for a week last year running a fever of 104, an unknown virus. I was unable to work for a month and lost about 34lbs (18% of my body weight). My staff took care of the business flawlessly.
We survived the 2008 Economic recession, when a high percentage of cleaners were going bankrupt. During the recession my businesses income was down 70% but I still managed to provide all benefits and bonuses.
I do what I can for my employees and treat them like an asset and people. I also view them as coworkers. I try to spend a little time each month working every job along side them. I feel this keeps me informed on what’s going on in the business, my staff and what businesses needs are. Yes there are times I have to be the boss so to speak. But I make sure I’m never a bad boss or act like a king. Mix and mastering sound engineer.
I live in the Netherlands and there's just about thee electronic music labels on the corner of every street.
I'm technically unemployed since i don't work on contract for any party, but take various jobs. Definitely not a hard worker at that tho. I do as little as I can to get by since I discovered early that hearing a loud music for hours on end frankly drives you mad.
I'm glad to do any TV or Radio commercials tho, those are the cozy jobs. 🙂
- DarthValtrex6 years agoHero (Retired)@EA_Kent It was, they do. The pinball machine aspect of their business was all but dead when I met their devs. But they still had a few employees from the pinball days. If you’re ever in Vegas they have an awesome pinball hall of fame. I spent more time at the pinball HOF than I did in the casinos or on the strip.
When I got to see WMS showroom and meet there devs, it was mainly a slot machine and casino software company. WMS was bought out by a larger company a few years ago. I was slightly bummed when that happened because they were a company that was always willing to try unconventional things and really create/pioneer new products.
I got to meet the guy who basically developed the first video slot machine. Aspiring game developer and currently working as a kitchen employe at a succesful diner.
In my sparetime I teach sign language to children.
- @Gabrielmojo26 Mastering the art of trying not to fall asleep during a class. I still manage to pass my tests anyway.
@-BiA-Pesqez wrote:over worked programmer, senior at that.
Thinking about switching to logistics as a forklift driver
Not a bad gig, but wrecks your lower back! Did it for a number of years and still paying for it in my back... no suspension on lift trucks and hours sitting there...
Im in retail management now, holidays are crazy!
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