Journal #7859

Why don't you work as a level designer? Valve is one the bullshittiest and easiest to join companies in this stupid world.

They want professional experience and I've never used Source. That and the whole North Atlanic Ocean thing.

Source has many great tutorials! And it's only a plane/boat ride away! Come to fabulous America, where Poverty is on the rise and less jobs than fingers on your hands!

There's Bruce, doling out quality advice.

I'm sure it's been asked, but what work do you reckon you'll land after this? (Who with, etc.) I believe you've mentioned phone calls and interviews.

That's why I switched to Source. I'll have three years in uni now, during which I'll get to learn source and anything new they release (hoping for hl3 with new engine :D) and for some of my Uni projects I'll make Source maps too, and I'll gain experience that way.

Not feeling motivated to work for a company that kind of stabbed you in the back isn't so bad. Sorry it had to happen to you.

@Scotch: Hopefully something in the same field. I do enjoy the job. What I dislike was the traveling and the bullshit that the company I worked for shoveled on a daily... nay, fucking hourly, basis.

As fun as it would be to work in the games industry, it's certainly not a secure career. My MD used to work for Sony/Psygnosis, pretty high up too, but he got cut along with a whole other bunch of guys when the axe fell.

Don't stress yourself Urby. Sometimes life has the nicest surprises waiting for you around the corner