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minus-squarecuriousaur@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 days agoMakes sense. Most of the millennial grads I know, are bartending or waiting tables. I know I did till I learned to code.
minus-squareOka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 days agoI learned code and I clean toilets and empty garbage cans. ~$120,000 for a BS in Game Programming To be fair, many of my colleagues got jobs. I just suck I guess.
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 days agoVideo games industry is garbage.
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 days agoNon gaming software jobs. The only positive experiences I’ve ever heard about people having in the game industry is from indie developers and I don’t believe that’s a good path to pursue unless you already have some cash in the bank.
Makes sense. Most of the millennial grads I know, are bartending or waiting tables. I know I did till I learned to code.
I learned code and I clean toilets and empty garbage cans.
~$120,000 for a BS in Game Programming
To be fair, many of my colleagues got jobs. I just suck I guess.
Video games industry is garbage.
Where do you suggest I look then?
Non gaming software jobs. The only positive experiences I’ve ever heard about people having in the game industry is from indie developers and I don’t believe that’s a good path to pursue unless you already have some cash in the bank.