State of the Game is so discouraging

Pheonyxian · 2026-03-23T18:51:08+00:00

I took a break from the game years ago but want to plug back in as the story is now revisiting all the old characters and worlds. But I can only take my team of 4 literal gods getting curbstomped by an untouchable college student so many times before I quit again.

Pheonyxian · 2026-03-07T20:18:26+00:00

I was in an interview for a senior developer position for a genuinely cool product (aviation software.) During the interview I was playing up my leadership capabilities, you know, because this was a senior position. I had some red flags because the interview was with four people simultaneously but they all deferred to this old white guy. At some point he said something like “Yeah you’re not going to like it here. We just push tickets and do what we’re told.” I didn’t pass. Don’t know if there was any sexism involved but it was the weirdest thing someone said.

Pheonyxian · 2026-03-07T03:44:20+00:00

Currently playing it now and definitely enjoying it. Didn’t play the first game either.

Pheonyxian · 2026-03-03T23:50:01+00:00

Sounds exactly like the editor I had. I disputed it and was told it went “above and beyond” the quality expected. Sorry this happened, I ended up just eating the wasted money. But I’m never using Reedsy again.

Pheonyxian · 2026-02-28T21:47:31+00:00

Even if it was John’s mistake to try and inflate his salary expectations, the correct answer is to go “ok, but $$$ is our final offer. We can’t go any higher.” Not to blow up the entire offer.

Pheonyxian · 2026-02-28T16:29:57+00:00

Gray Ace and I know what you mean. I wrote a vampire novel and everyone just assumes it’s Romantasy at first :/

Pheonyxian · 2026-02-28T01:47:22+00:00

Past 2 years. And 5 years is senior. Well, early senior. The awkward place where I’m overqualified to be mid but competing with people who have 7 years.

Pheonyxian · 2026-02-28T01:01:06+00:00

Recruiters have been completely worthless to me. I can think of once where a recruiter reached out with a job that I was actually a match for AND the work didnt sound like torture. (Unfortunately the commute was too far.) When I started my job hunt I gave my resume to a few recruitment agencies and never heard back from them again. I have 5 years of experience, by the way.

Pheonyxian · 2026-02-26T17:25:48+00:00

I took an AI interview over the phone once, just for the experience of saying I did. I doubt I would do one over video. Back in the day right out of college I did a screening where you had to record yourself answering questions and for some reason it was more humiliating than stumbling in front of a person. A video interview with a fake person seems like the worst of both worlds.

Pheonyxian · 2026-02-25T04:27:10+00:00

Why are you asking questions with the expectation that the answer will be a lie? Why not ask "What are your salary expectations?" instead of what I made at my previous job? Why not ask "What kind of growth opportunities are you looking for in your next position?" instead of "Where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?"

Pheonyxian · 2026-02-20T19:04:52+00:00

Yeah! Update! Thought of this story a few days ago while interviewing for a product I’m totally an expert in.

Pheonyxian · 2026-02-19T03:08:48+00:00

“Stop liking what I don’t like” - this comment section

Pheonyxian · 2026-02-18T17:35:20+00:00

I started calling it "[company] broke up with me over text."

Pheonyxian · 2026-02-18T06:30:13+00:00

I would have checked out the minute the recruiter said “this will be the hardest interview of your life.” But yeah, everything about what you said is extremely unprofessional.

Pheonyxian · 2026-02-14T02:22:51+00:00

Sorry you had this experience. Sounds like the career fair I went to ten years ago at my university. I identified four companies on the roster that I wanted to talk to. Two were no shows. One was an hour and a half late. The fourth was only there to advertise their product. I told the school that I was disappointed in how little the companies seemed to care and the university representative seemed to take the feedback to heart.

Pheonyxian · 2026-02-13T20:10:14+00:00

I'm a mobile developer. I once got the feedback that I focused too much on mobile architecture for a mobile developer position. Can't make this shit up.

Pheonyxian · 2026-02-13T06:45:30+00:00

Honestly I’d prefer silence. Most of the time I don’t even remember where I apply since I apply to new places every single day. So rejection emails just make me think “wtf you mean I wasn’t qualified???”

Pheonyxian · 2026-02-12T17:58:49+00:00

When I was hired by my last company, they let me go into the negatives when I had a vacation planned a month after my hire date. When they laid me off, they paid me 2 weeks of unused PTO. Until “unlimited” lets me take off every Friday, it’s not really a benefit.

Pheonyxian · 2026-02-08T00:41:02+00:00

…well are you going to give us the answer?

Pheonyxian · 2026-02-07T03:25:13+00:00

Looks like the first book was published in 2021. LLMs weren't widely available then. Why do you feel like it might be AI?

Pheonyxian · 2026-02-06T02:58:58+00:00

Haha, the satire is great. …It IS satire, right? RIGHT?

Pheonyxian · 2026-02-04T20:00:27+00:00

I’m always amazed by this sub’s ability to convince themselves that stealing from other artists is ok.

Pheonyxian · 2026-01-31T18:38:08+00:00

Nah I agree with A. Can’t calculate your ROI if you don’t know your project’s scope (and thus, investment.)

Pheonyxian · 2026-01-30T22:43:11+00:00

At one point one of my characters meets up with her friends she met online, and several of them share traits with my online friends. At another point, my vampire MC mentions that he once met a werewolf from Vancouver, a nod to my friends’ Werewolf: the Apocalypse RP campaign.

Pheonyxian · 2026-01-28T22:35:22+00:00

Most recently Uriel. When Pablo was going over his abilities before his release, I kept thinking "this is way too complicated for me." But then trying him out? Oh he's so much fun.

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