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So I'm going to graduate in 4 weeks with a BA in Communications and a minor in creative writing(I know, go ahead and laugh). I just got an email from a video game testing job in Lynwood, WA that basically offered me a minimal wage contract job, and they want me to train for 3 days next week. Even though it's minimal wage, I figure that if I gain experience in a game testing job, it'll look good on a resume rather than my shitty past experiences such as Walgreens, Gas Station job, etc. I told my folks about it but they pretty much crushed my good mood about it. They don't want me to stay forever if I take it unless it has benefits(dental/med insurance) otherwise it's a waste of time. While I did agree I wouldn't stay there forever, I just wanted a job immediately after graduation so I'm not like the many other college kids who have no job, and pack on the debt for god knows how many years. I figured that maybe a few years of experience, I could apply to better jobs like Microsoft, Nintendo, and Bungie's gaming division. I guess my parents tone and "meh" attitude throws me off because they said go for the job, just don't be "too invested" in it. What the fuck should I do? Take the job and gain some experience, or finish the last few weeks of school without interruptions and find a job afterwards?
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accept the job and keep looking for others, when you find a better job offer then take the offer
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pic related is OP in 5-10 years
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>>18307710
A job is better than no job, especially if you can use it as spin for a future job interview. Seriously, I turned a summer census job into a stepping stone to a real career, my boss admitted that the way I talked about that job was what got me the job. 5 years later, I've gotten 2 big promotions and I'm making twice my starting salary.
That aside, if you choose to pursue a career associated with your shitty degree, your best bet is to go into corporate social media management.
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You know more about the current job market and your specific field of work than your parents do, so if you think it's the right thing to do (which I also do) then take the job.
I worked for months at minimum wage for an agency after graduating, and only now am getting a job related to my field of study. It's worth it even just to get the experience.
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>>18307999
We'll aren't you the life of the party
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>>18307710
>I figured that maybe a few years of experience, I could apply to better jobs like Microsoft, Nintendo, and Bungie's gaming division.
>as a tester
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>>18307999
Are you serious? Communications is a fine major. Don't listen to this faggot OP.
That being said, Op what do you want to do with your major?
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QA only becomes better QAs traditionally, unless you impress management in some way about your abilities in other fields they will never offer you anything else but a QA job.
HOWEVER, QA is actually a hard and valuable job and if you can get good at it you'll be valuable to a company. Trained and professional QAs with a lot of experience are rare and usually companies keep them for a long time because they don't want to have to retrain new ones, just like developers.
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>>18307710
If anyone's against you takibg the job, fuck 'em. Take the job and stay in it for about a year or two. Put that shit in your resume, and look for a better job.
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>>18308527
Hard to say really. I see myself mostly doing a desk job as I consider writing as my strongest skills. I know for a fact that I'm not a labor worker or a public speaker.
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