My choices after University, help me out with opinions please...

Maniac618 · 11 Mar 2007 at 21:03

I have some options as to what I do after my 3rd University year at Portsmouth. I will have a degree in Computer Games Tech. Please help me out choosing what I do for the next year (sept onwards)...

Choices:

1. Go home to London, live with the parents, work as a Sega games tester.

Pros - working for Sega, free food and nicely kept house.

Cons - single bed, parents telling me to turn music down, 30 mins on bus to any kind of half decent club, 30-45 mins bus to my old friends.

2. Stay in Portsmouth (after working for sega as a tester for a few months in London). Get a job (any that can pay the rent for the house i'd share).

Pros - Freedom, double bed, easy access to clubs, friends from my 3 years of uni sharing the house.

Cons - Have to look after myself, paying for food, paying rent, probably a dead end job.

Remember this is just for a year, unless I strike gold in some form.

What would you do?

A2Z · 11 Mar 2007 at 21:05

2

Kreeeee · 11 Mar 2007 at 21:07

"Cons - Have to look after myself, paying for food, paying rent, probably a dead end job."

Most of those are pros! Go with number 2!

wizard91 · 11 Mar 2007 at 21:07

2 tbh

ninja economist · 11 Mar 2007 at 21:07

Yup, Computer Games Tech have their choice of much-in-demand careers.

Another blind man led by the prospectus and careers teacher methinks.

Ev0 · 11 Mar 2007 at 21:09

.:MBK:. · 11 Mar 2007 at 21:11

2. get away from the family and dont look back...no more freeloading for you...and the freedom which comes with it...enjoy

gord · 11 Mar 2007 at 21:14

.:MBK:. said:
2. get away from the family and dont look back...no more freeloading for you...and the freedom which comes with it...enjoy

You write that as if he hasnt been away from them for the last three years, i think he appreciates the implications of not being at home.

Duff-Man · 11 Mar 2007 at 21:15

It depends what your parents are like.

I lived at home for nearly 6 months after I finished Uni, and it kind of destroyed any relationship we had. They were extremely controlling, and seemed impossible to please. They also continued to treat me like I was still 12, and gave me no freedom. Basically it destroyed their opinion of me, and we don't really talk very often these days (see each other maybe once or twice a year).

Not everyone has a bad experience, but I've not met anyone who genuinely enjoyed moving back in with their parents. So my advice is bite the bullet, get a flat/house, and learn to support yourself. In the long run, it'll be better.

.:MBK:. · 11 Mar 2007 at 21:15

well now he can do it for the rest of his life hehe, and well...hes had that student loan backing him up hehe

Duff-Man said:
It depends what your parents are like.

I lived at home for nearly 6 months after I finished Uni, and it kind of destroyed any relationship we had. They were extremely controlling, and seemed impossible to please. They also continued to treat me like I was still 12, and gave me no freedom. Basically it destroyed their opinion of me, and we don't really talk very often these days (see each other maybe once or twice a year).

Not everyone has a bad experience, but I've not met anyone who genuinely enjoyed moving back in with their parents. So my advice is bite the bullet, get a flat/house, and learn to support yourself. In the long run, it'll be better.

which is why im moving back with my mum after easter....dad is far too controlling, mum couldnt really care as long as she knows im still alive and havent been arrested

Duff-Man · 11 Mar 2007 at 21:15

.:MBK:. said:
well now he can do it for the rest of his life hehe, and well...hes had that student loan backing him up hehe

Someone sounds bitter.

Adam · 11 Mar 2007 at 21:16

ninja economist said:
Yup, Computer Games Tech have their choice of much-in-demand careers.

Another blind man led by the prospectus and careers teacher methinks.

Haha how true

Why anyone would want to spend all day every day playing games is beyond me. Each to their own

.:MBK:. · 11 Mar 2007 at 21:17

Duff-Man said:
Someone sounds bitter.

not really...how can i be...im a student, ive got that same loan entitling me to do **** all pretty much, but im only a fresher and am jacking in the uni thing for a while after easter though

Boyerbean · 11 Mar 2007 at 21:21

Home and then Away

Head to London to take up that job, and stay with your folks at the start.

Then save up a bit of money and move into a flat with cool people, and go out clubbing in London whenever you want.

Glaucus · 11 Mar 2007 at 21:24

have you deff got a job with sega if so i would work there for 6 months. cant you get a shared house in London and make some new friends?

Maniac618 · 11 Mar 2007 at 21:42

AcidHell2 said:
have you deff got a job with sega if so i would work there for 6 months. cant you get a shared house in London and make some new friends?

I worked their last summer and was told I wouldn't need to be reinterviewed to get the job back this year, so yeah.

I do know one of the admin at sega who rents a house, so could talk to him I suppose, but If I'm that close to my parents, I might as well save money and stay at home in that scenario.

triggerthat · 11 Mar 2007 at 22:36

Did Saga require a degree? I see a lot of people getting these 'tester' job without any sort of qualification.

Psyk · 11 Mar 2007 at 22:37

Go with option 1. Hopefully your parents aren't too awful to live with, it'll save you money and you'll have a job that is at least relevent to the career you (presumably) want. If you live in portsmouth you'll probably not be able to get a job related to games in any way.

Although you don't have to decide everything right now. Go with the Sega job and live at home, but keep looking for other work.

On a related note, I went to the open day for that course when I was applying to uni (early 2005) and it looked utter **** to be honest. Didn't seem to have any real substance to it and I doubt that it teaches what you need to make it as a games programmer at least.

Maniac618 · 12 Mar 2007 at 00:48

triggerthat said:
Did Saga require a degree? I see a lot of people getting these 'tester' job without any sort of qualification.

Nope, no degree or real qualifications required as far as I know. You just needed to sit a basic testing test.

Maniac618 · 12 Mar 2007 at 00:49

Psyk said:
Go with option 1. Hopefully your parents aren't too awful to live with, it'll save you money and you'll have a job that is at least relevent to the career you (presumably) want. If you live in portsmouth you'll probably not be able to get a job related to games in any way.

Although you don't have to decide everything right now. Go with the Sega job and live at home, but keep looking for other work.

On a related note, I went to the open day for that course when I was applying to uni (early 2005) and it looked utter **** to be honest. Didn't seem to have any real substance to it and I doubt that it teaches what you need to make it as a games programmer at least.

I went down the 'graphics' side of it, and can model okish with 3d studio max, but I wouldn't class myself as industry standard yet tbh.