[TRENCHES] Thursday, June 13, 2013 - Delectable

Geth

Delectable
http://trenchescomic.com/comic/post/delectable

Shock And Awe

Anonymous

I truly and honestly did not know what I was in for when I went from working QA on regular software to doing testing for the video games industry. I knew I’d be taking a hit to my pay: Regular QA work pays like a regular job, and on top of that it mostly has regular hours.

There is no “crunch” period to speak of.

And then I stumbled into a bugtesting job for a developer I won’t name, and to put it bluntly… Conditions were hell. Twelve to sixteen hours a day, most of those hours consisting of unpaid overtime, for the privilege of working sweatshop conditions while my coworkers and I hammered the unrefined bronze of the original source code into a workable tool, bug report by painstaking bug report.

It’s no lie to say that the only reason I didn’t quit on my first day was that I needed the money very badly. Much like a hostage comes to view his or her captors with a degree of respect and companionship, I began to think of the job as a way to keep me grounded, keep my spending in check, and keep me out of trouble.

How could I not focus on paying down my bills when I was too tired from testing to do anything but sleep and bolt down a quick meal before heading back in?

After my contract expired, I was fortunate enough to find a permanent QA position with a software company with reasonable, 40-hour work weeks. However every time I complete a game, to this day, I stand and silently salute the QA staff of every game I finish.

I’ve been where they were. I know just what it’s like to be in the trenches. And by God, if they have the fortitude to stay there, they’re far hardier individuals than I could ever claim to be.

Kenninator

Nice comic. But seriously guys, have you tried a Cool Ranch® Doritos® Locos Taco from Taco Bell®? Live Más™.

Henroid

Indo... china?

Jimmy Marku

Oooooo burnnnnn.

RMS Oceanic

I picture a third "Oh shiiiiiiiii" in response to that page.

Gaslight

I appreciate Isaac's indignant face.

Shakes999

HAHAHHAHA Of COURSE it would be the clowns at Kotaku breaking the story. Nice touch.

Warlock82

I see this as a jab against Kotaku. I approve

Incindium

Marijuana, specifically modern crossbreeds of Indonesian (hence, "Indo")

Thank you urban dictionary.

KoopahTroopah

Oh SHIIIIIIII-

DemonStacey

Man don't you guys remember this song:

"Rollin down the street smokin indo, sippin on gin and juice!"

It's Do double g!

Chickeen

Cora's arm (?) is freaking me out.

Smrtnik

Chickeen wrote: »

Cora's arm (?) is freaking me out.

sideboob?

Gaslight

Smrtnik wrote: »

Chickeen wrote: »

Cora's arm (?) is freaking me out.

sideboob?

...

No.

Ori Klein

So...Marley fired 2^(n-1)?

Lingering Grin

I just want to point out that in the tale: "Unpaid overtime" is Illegal, everywhere (at least in the states), you can actually sue the company for it, plus any extra pay you lose by having to find a job after you file the suit (seeing as they're probably gonna fire you once you do.)

Smrtnik

Lingering Grin wrote: »

I just want to point out that in the tale: "Unpaid overtime" is Illegal, everywhere (at least in the states), you can actually sue the company for it, plus any extra pay you lose by having to find a job after you file the suit (seeing as they're probably gonna fire you once you do.)

thats great except it sounds like he filled out no paperwork and has no clue who the company is