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Parachuter Id Like to Fuck.

Can we get back to Rampart?

The cat was history? :|

they responded in the second half of this comment:

https://old.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/9anvl6/i_am_brendan_weinstein_27_yr_old_wingsuit_pilot/e4wsjqx/?st=jlc8pqub&sh=600653f9

Edit: Op replied here.

Edit 2: My reply might be way off, because I interpreted his question as him already having a family to support, and needing a job that would support it right out the gate. If he has no experience or skills like programming, etc, that could be pretty tough. Turbo, if you are looking to LEARN how to do a job over a few years, by going to school or being very motivated through self-study, then yeah, you can choose many different jobs. Programmer, writer, artist, music design, advertising, etc. I would google what are all of the type s of jobs for game design, make a list, and then quickly look them up, and organize them from what you would want to do most to least, then remove ones you wouldnt want to do, and research the remaining ones more, looking into the skills required, salary, the demand, and what can be expected from an entry level position.

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The video game industry is a pretty tough environment. Especially computer gaming.

I think one of the big things for this is that making video games is a PASSION for a lot of people, so people are willing to take a paycut, and ignore terrible working conditions (compared to similar jobs that aren't in the VG industry.)

If you ask 1,000 children what they want to be when they grow up, how many will say "make video games" and how many will say "database manager for some boring company". I say that jokingly but you get the point.

SO, you are starting out, I assume you dont have any skills that are relevant, otherwise you would have mentioned them. If thats accurate, then your options are limited. especially if you have a family to support already.

The thing that comes to mind is a QA tester, although the pay isn't great.

http://work.chron.com/much-video-game-testers-make-6441.html

If you know programming, are or a good artist or something like that, I assume you would have mentioned that.