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I'm glad to hear that. I make more than you make in a day, with less hours and probably an easier job. In Canada you are making less than minimum wage. You can be a grocery store clerk and make more for God's sake. Just quit and find another job, they are always out there.

It's no fun workin' for the man.

Right the Fuck On!!! I just posted this long ass post on the last update as you were putting this up. Long story short... You're doing the right thing. I made this exact same decision one year ago and it was the right one. Life is too fucking short to deal with the bullshit. Hit me up.

Fight the power! make games, get sponsorship, start a site, when you get enough traffic to support yourself ditch the sponsors and just drive people to your site and continue making games for yourself.

Thats how its done.

Good job...
I know you feel conflicted about it...
But it was the right choice...
Also you should work on XNA on the side...
Wasn't some guy on TIG saying he wanted to work on XNA with you?

Haha right with you on the issue with money.. I swear everyone around me is obsessed with money. My dad only thinks about the money, and it feels like every choice I make is based on how much money I have/will make/lack.. Really I just wish I could sit back and program for fun.. :(

i'd hold off on that game for a while....to much stress on at a young age can result badly.....i understand your job being a bitch in the balls but being determined to finish something with stress in the back of ur head isn't healthy. so unless your already half way done with the game, eas it up a little. and also you don't really need to make everyone think you did the right thing by making the game infact the more non shalon you are about it the more impressive it will turn out!

he voiced your game and you can't even remember his name?

Btw your boss just said that so you wouldn't leave

"PiGPEN says:
It's no fun workin' for the man."
thankfully mommy is there to cover your ass lol.

and Smel I agree, if you like this job, you should do it, regardless of the money, unless of course, you cant afford to. but if hes taking advantage of you and dominating your free time, then it may be time to move on..

I guess it all boils down to what makes you happy.

Money sucks.
Wonder what it would be like to live somewhere where you could do anything you wanted without having to think about it :\

Look, if you've got money, and you're satisfied with what you have, why not just do what makes you happiest?

If you love making games on your own, but don't like working in the industry, that's fine. Leave the job and don't look back. Instead of animating what someone tells you to, you'll be animating what you want, AND you'll be happier. Not only that, you'll also make a ton of other people happier by churning out good stuff that'll spread all over the web.

Since you've only just started out in the industry, no one will know who you are; you'll just be another worker among the thousands of others just starting out. Small fish in a big pond, know what I'm saying?

Of course, if you stick with the job, who knows? You MIGHT become recognized as something more than just another generic designer/artist working for some huge corporation. But that doesn't seem very likely, does it?

On the other hand, if you stick with indie games and keep on reinforcing your already well-established presence on the web, you'll have a much greater chance of really stepping up in the game-creating world. Ever hear of Edmund McMillen?

Well, that's about all I've gotta say. You said you're leaving tommorow? I think it'll be for the best. Stick with those Flash games you've started, you're great at makin' 'em!

Are your animations pleasing them or are they still sub-pro, but getting better? Because if your animation are not living up to their standards, that seems like a little reason for them to be a lil' bit douchey. (I feel like a bad person for saying that, though.) I mean, if I could only find one guy to do animations, I'd be pretty frustrated if they weren't what I was looking for. No reason for you not to quit, though. I would hate having to do that, even though I like animating.

Your boss needs a swift kick in the balls.

In fact thats what you should give him instead of your resignation.

Do whatever makes you happy.

http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1 104956

My knowledge about English geography is limited to say the least, but London isn't awfully far from where you're at?

£50 a week is not enough to pay for rent or school, let alone electricity, food, gas, car insurance, health insurance (that's in your taxes though, innit?), dental insurance, and clothes.

So, the only person who can really afford this kind of wage would be the college kid whose parents are paying his way. Basically, a kid on easy street. Real art takes real talent. Real talent comes from real life - something a mommy's boy living the good life for free at home with his parents won't know jack shit about. If he wants a real artist, he'll have to pay for one.

Also, honestly, what's the deal with all the overtime? If he's having you work that much, he obviously *really* needs you.

Come to think of it, if he can hire someone to work for free, why not just hire 37 of them and start churning stuff out? If he's not paying them, what's to stop him from "hiring" them? There's no cost to that proposition, honestly. He has to know that. And yet, he doesn't hire scads of free interns. Why? Why is he paying you £50 a week to do work if he really could get multiple people to do the same job for free? Simple answer: he can't, otherwise he'd have done it already.

Lesson of life: if your boss says you can be easily replaced with someone who'll work for less and still doesn't do it, he's manipulating with you. Just quick and he'll try to make you stay, offer you more money, if not then you are better off anyway.

Awesome man, sounds like you'll be happy with the decision. Still keep an eye out for opportunities (since money's not a priority, you've got more options than a lot of people), and congrats on beating back the bullshit for a while.

just rape everyone in there.

So glad you chose this route, look forward to seeing what you come up with!

Don't worry future employers hire people with FINISHED games, start to end. If you didn't finish a project at that place I'd say finish your own projects because one will really stand out and catch their eye. (Rather than just handing them a ton of assets to an incomplete game)

if it's any consolation, you boss sounds like someone who just doesn't understand how to properly run a business "guessing hes new since its a new buisness"

you don't THREATEN your worker :D it's a BAD IDEA. When he starts giving you this "you care to much about money" crap, just think that if he was as noble and virtuous, he'd probably be more willing to pay up :)

you-smell

shit on all their shoes

if our power of three stuff falls through (i'm guessing it probably will) i'd be happy to donate the tunes i've made to legend of johnny or something.these tunes are pretty rad, just sayin'

In AMERICA you can be whoever you want to be.
But yea, reality.