Life As a Game Tester

Growing up, most dream of testing games for a living, but as it turns out, it’s one of the most boring jobs in the world. Karla from the Seattle Weekly went ‘undercover’ to get hired by a game testing firm, and relays everything she’s learned. I can assuredly admit that I am glad I never pursued that career.

“A lot of people just don’t show up for their shifts,” admits Volt’s Theuret, who says that this shortage of consistent workers is why the Bullpen, designed to fill empty shifts on the fly, exists at all. It helps identify those who really want to get ahead—like Theuret, who says he signed up on the Bullpen sheet almost daily for a year before being promoted to a full-time position as a lead.

Source: Seattle Weekly