Are you familiar with Penny Arcade? The author's not kidding when he says it'll probably be the most competitive opening they've ever had. They could lower the desired experience just a little bit, offer this as an unpaid internship and they'd still get more applications than they could handle. There are people who would would essentially replace everything in their entire lives to work there - it's about the culture, the people and the access.
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Are you familiar with Penny Arcade? The author's not kidding when he says it'll probably be the most competitive opening they've ever had. They could lower the desired experience just a little bit, offer this as an unpaid internship and they'd still get more applications than they could handle. There are people who would would essentially replace everything in their entire lives to work there - it's about the culture, the people and the access.
Yeah I'm very familiar with PA and a big fan of the strip. Less interested in the auxiliary work though.
I get what you're saying and you're probably right, but it seems almost malicious to take advantage of someone's fanaticism so boldly.
It's absolutely malicious, and what's more, they already know that: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/1/25
I'm reminded more about their actual reality show that ended with a job http://penny-arcade.com/strip-search/
So the tester got to be in the beta for Soylent?
It's not "malicious", what a silly word to use. It's just business.