I worked at a well known Vid game publisher in San Fran (think Tomb Raider) I can tell you first-hand what the biggest problem is with being a game tester. It's not the long hours. (they are long, but you know that going into it) Its not the small pay (it's small, but you'll manage. It's the total lack of respect you get from anyone else in the company. Even others in the industry. And it turns out to be cutthroat inside QA as everyone is bucking for the carrot promotion management dangles in their faces.
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I worked at a well known Vid game publisher in San Fran (think Tomb Raider) I can tell you first-hand what the biggest problem is with being a game tester. It's not the long hours. (they are long, but you know that going into it) Its not the small pay (it's small, but you'll manage. It's the total lack of respect you get from anyone else in the company. Even others in the industry. And it turns out to be cutthroat inside QA as everyone is bucking for the carrot promotion management dangles in their faces.