EVE General Discussion

Sometimes it's a job. There's a game in here somewhere too...

Im an electrical field engineer. Now I deliver pizza again like I did in highscool. And some data entry on the side.

All software companies does QA. QA is a very very important role because without it the game could have a lot more bugs, glitches, crashes, hacks, and so on. QA is the last line in manufacturing and software development before the stuff goes to the public. (The biggest reason why they are important is the sooner you find and fix the problem, the less money will come out of the companies pocket. I forgot if this was apart of my lean training, or six sigma.)

lol.

I didn't want to point the obvious out, but how is someone going to afford the gas money to do community things. Also, what if your area doesn't have anything for you to do. I'm thinking you're thinking the average city is USA is something slightly less than New York. In fact, the average city is far from that. The average city tends to have more people that live away from the actual city itself, and more in the outskirts. The average person in the average city tends to have a gun because it would take so long for the cops to show up. (Ironically I found the average city across the USA tends to have a few fire stations, and most cities don't even have cops because. If there is cops then there is 4 or 5 of them.) The average city is surrounded by farms. Some farms are over 50 acres. In fact, it's an automatic thing that when you run out to town you automatically spend between $5-$10 in gas in a 25mpg car. BTW that's why people say it's cheaper to buy things online.
From what I seen the average city tends to have virtually no community service. (Unless you like to be hit with a car going 60, you can't clean up the roads) The only thing I think you can regularly volunteer at is at a old folks home. (So I'm going to say on my next interview I can build rockets or planes because I volunteer at an old folks home? NO) (I've traveled a bit, and that's the average city. And that's pretty much where I live.)

Now there is companies out here. But none of them are hiring. Sadly my choices are as follows.

1. Hope the state can give me a job. (I've been barking up that tree for a while)
2. Have my site and hobbies become my full time job. (I've already been trying that.)
3. Hope a manufacturer opens up a good (not crap pay/work) job. (Again, if they did I would've already had something)
4. Hope I can find a remote job. (I can't find too many out there to start with)
5. Go back to school, and hope the market is better when I get out. (I will do this if I can't find something soon)

There is so many people in my area that an interviewer for a sheet metal company for an entry level QA job said over 80 thousand people applied to that ONE job. (The reason why I didn't get that job is it turns out they screwed up the job listing. I listed it as an entry level, when it should've been for someone that had 10 years of experience. They wanted a second in command of the plant and all QA.)
Now IDK if those 80 thousand were in this area. But, that's the numbers I'm fighting against.

The problem with work is that people don't do it when they're not getting paid to do it. But there's plenty that needs doing.

I'd fix my building if the manager gave me tools and materials. But they want me to apply for a volunteer position and have 10 years of work experience just to plaster and paint some spots in the hall that they won't bother paying someone to fix.

Volunteering is not always the answer. It's become highly competitive slave labor that the government pays a pittance for and takes about as much hassle to qualify for as a PAYING job.

However there are things you can do from where you are to keep yourself busy. Too bad the money you get for that is enough for internet and one meal a day. The longer you go without a job the less physically capable you'll be of even volunteering, as you slowly starve to death from lack of food. Then they'll call you lazy for not volunteering or not looking for work you can't do anymore.

I prefer to think that the loot fairy is actually CCP Soundwave's D20 and not just a random chance thing that they claim it is.

************** idiots putting more money into growing our population and destroying the world than discovering FTL travel.

Let me offer my own 2 isk and hopefully it helps:

I have a BA in Accounting & Finance (and a minor in philosophy.) I worked for 5 years as a stock broker. One day about 2 years ago I decided to quit my job for a variety of reasons.

Over those 2 years I did things similar to you.

But you know what the difference was?

I didn't tell anyone I was unemployed because I wasn't. I was self-employed. And it sounds like you are too.

Going forward, I suggest you tell your prospective employers the full truth.

Tell them that you are self employed. You do freelance work. You create video game guides, etc.

The point isn't how much you make, it's that you are doing SOMETHING.

And when they ask, just tell them....

It's not working as great as you would have hoped, so you've decided to re-enter your field (or whatever makes sense on the job application.)


Now, as far as working for CCP. I'd love if they'd have me.

Personally, I'll probably start with the CSM then ISD, and go from there. And I'd love to move to Iceland!

Check Lockheed-Martin.

If you're used to a more rural life (I live in suburbs but we don't have farms out here...in the neighboring counties 20 miles out they have them, and it's the only major city in 60 miles that still has agriculture), that's a good alternative. Close enough to a major city, but rural enough to not have to deal with the cost of city life, but can commute there in <30mins.

Get a loan from family for expenses until the first check. Then find a suitable residence (prices for real estate here isn't as cheap as Texas, but cheap enough considering how close you'll be near a major US city). And the busiest airport in the world is in Atlanta, perfect for an aerospace career with the upward mobility it can allow (not stuck in a aviation repair shop for 20+ years). You have a very specialized degree, and have to be where they're located, near major airports or the big aerospace companies.

Reason I also strongly hint finding a job here is due to the job availability and job growth. In the South the job market grows at a faster rate.