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Posted October 25, 2013
Join GOG.com team, and take your part in the DRM-free revolution!

We keep on growing and there's much work to be done. That's why we're looking to expand the GOG.com team. Joining us you'll become a part of a crew unlike most. You'll find yourself among people passionate about gaming, popular culture, and technology. We believe that a relaxed work environment and direct communication between co-workers creates a working atmosphere that inspires creativity and keeps everyday tasks fun. We're all professionals who seek to excel in their respective fields and tend to exceed the expectations while doing their jobs, but that never stops us from enjoying ourselves. Our company philosophy often goes against the flow of the corporate culture, just as much as GOG.com itself stands up to the disputable trends of modern gaming industry! Sounds like something you think you'd enjoy? Head out to our gog.com/WORK sub page, and check if there's a position suitable for you!

We're hiring for many different openings, but there's one job offer in particular, that we'd like to put in the spotlight today. GOG.com is currently searching for a Partnership Marketing Coordinator, a person responsible for setting and driving GOG.com’s marketing messaging and programs to our partners. A competitive salary and a great, laid-back work atmosphere in our office based in Warsaw, Poland (and we can help you to relocate there).

Interested? Check the full ad here for details. Or, if your area of expertise is different, drop by our gog.com/WORK sub page, and see if we have a position well suited for you!
Posted October 25, 2013
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MaximumBunny: These things are always depressing to see and I didn't think that GOG was such a company that would do the 'employee shuffle' routine. Fairly disappointed that you are on that path instead of finding the most qualified candidates available.
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HypersomniacLive: Would you please elaborate on the 'employee shuffle' routine?
Haven't heard it before and can't get what you mean by it.
You're not alone in that.
Posted October 26, 2013
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MaximumBunny: These things are always depressing to see and I didn't think that GOG was such a company that would do the 'employee shuffle' routine. Fairly disappointed that you are on that path instead of finding the most qualified candidates available.
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HypersomniacLive: Would you please elaborate on the 'employee shuffle' routine?
Haven't heard it before and can't get what you mean by it.
Sure thing. And in retrospect after reading the applications more carefully (I just skimmed before) my comment is inaccurately/wrongfully directed at GOG which I will clarify and slap myself for below. So my bad on that beforehand. I was in error to say that quoted comment. ^^

I also call it the 'industry shuffle', where companies prevent a point of entry for qualified individuals because they want to 'shuffle' employees from other companies around and around. So even for simple tasks where you're not in charge of anything, you need 5-10 years of 'industry experience' or they won't hire you. Janitor job? "10 years of industry experience, friendly smile, must be proactive! Natural ability to detect messes before they happen." That's how absurd most of them are.

And as a counter to my own view, I'd certainly prefer an experienced surgeon over a newbie operating on me 100% of the time, However, I don't particularly care how long a chef has been cooking if they make delicious foods or if that artist has 20 years under their belt before I commission them to make me a monkey logo, and that is the situation 99% of companies are in. People do what they do well and STILL aren't considered good enough to get hired. It's one of my peeves.

I'm not taking it out on GOG and my comment was incorrectly put. I simply hate this practice very much and seeing "X years of doing this for other companies" sets that off 100% of the time. For GOG those are for senior/management/directing positions I know and my comment missed the non-managerial positions that don't have that requirement (because they shouldn't), but like I mentioned the keywords are still a trigger for me. "SLOWLY I turn, step by step, inch by inch!" :P

My hope is that if someone is as qualified as anyone but doesn't have 50 years of getting hired/fired by 'industries', vagranting from job to job, that a company would still strongly consider that person. I'd like to think that someone out there can look beyond 'standard policy' and see what's in front of them when it's there. But keeping the door shut for policy's sake means that opportunity will likely never arise. It's like that joke: "CEO's should come with the same disclaimer as mutual funds: Past success is no guarantee of future success."

I'm feeling the recession just as much as anyone and all of the barred entry signs don't provide much light at the end of the tunnel. So yeah, I'm particularly unfond of the 'industry shuffle' if you get me. And apologies again for the mistake. Usually companies put that all across the board on all of their spots without consideration of how unreasonable it is, so it's good to see that GOG avoids that. I shall slip away silently now. :)
Posted October 26, 2013
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HypersomniacLive: Would you please elaborate on the 'employee shuffle' routine?
Haven't heard it before and can't get what you mean by it.
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MaximumBunny: Sure thing. And in retrospect after reading the applications more carefully (I just skimmed before) my comment is inaccurately/wrongfully directed at GOG which I will clarify and slap myself for below. So my bad on that beforehand. I was in error to say that quoted comment. ^^

I also call it the 'industry shuffle', where companies prevent a point of entry for qualified individuals because they want to 'shuffle' employees from other companies around and around. So even for simple tasks where you're not in charge of anything, you need 5-10 years of 'industry experience' or they won't hire you. Janitor job? "10 years of industry experience, friendly smile, must be proactive! Natural ability to detect messes before they happen." That's how absurd most of them are.

And as a counter to my own view, I'd certainly prefer an experienced surgeon over a newbie operating on me 100% of the time, However, I don't particularly care how long a chef has been cooking if they make delicious foods or if that artist has 20 years under their belt before I commission them to make me a monkey logo, and that is the situation 99% of companies are in. People do what they do well and STILL aren't considered good enough to get hired. It's one of my peeves.

I'm not taking it out on GOG and my comment was incorrectly put. I simply hate this practice very much and seeing "X years of doing this for other companies" sets that off 100% of the time. For GOG those are for senior/management/directing positions I know and my comment missed the non-managerial positions that don't have that requirement (because they shouldn't), but like I mentioned the keywords are still a trigger for me. "SLOWLY I turn, step by step, inch by inch!" :P

My hope is that if someone is as qualified as anyone but doesn't have 50 years of getting hired/fired by 'industries', vagranting from job to job, that a company would still strongly consider that person. I'd like to think that someone out there can look beyond 'standard policy' and see what's in front of them when it's there. But keeping the door shut for policy's sake means that opportunity will likely never arise. It's like that joke: "CEO's should come with the same disclaimer as mutual funds: Past success is no guarantee of future success."

I'm feeling the recession just as much as anyone and all of the barred entry signs don't provide much light at the end of the tunnel. So yeah, I'm particularly unfond of the 'industry shuffle' if you get me. And apologies again for the mistake. Usually companies put that all across the board on all of their spots without consideration of how unreasonable it is, so it's good to see that GOG avoids that. I shall slip away silently now. :)
If you'd like proof that we do look beyond the resume/CV, then I am willing to offer that.

Before coming to work at GOG, I had 0 game industry experience. I didn't even work at a GameStop or anything of the sort. You know what the most recent job was on my resume?

Automotive mechanic.

Granted, my job is much different than the one offered in the news post but I think I can safely say that yes, we look at the person and not just the resume/CV :D
Posted October 26, 2013
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tfishell: I'll do it all.
aren't you already a "Legacy Program Consultant" (:
Posted October 26, 2013
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JudasIscariot: Granted, my job is much different than the one offered in the news post...
OK, I bite: What IS your job?
Posted October 26, 2013
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JudasIscariot: Granted, my job is much different than the one offered in the news post...
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Piranjade: OK, I bite: What IS your job?
Ahh you want the fancy title :)

Junior Product Specialist.

Unofficial department motto: we make the games shine.
Posted October 26, 2013
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Piranjade: OK, I bite: What IS your job?
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JudasIscariot: Ahh you want the fancy title :)

Junior Product Specialist.

Unofficial department motto: we make the games shine.
Aha! Thanks for answering that.
The job title generator told me that you are a "Legacy Optimization Architect" btw
Posted October 26, 2013
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JudasIscariot: Ahh you want the fancy title :)

Junior Product Specialist.

Unofficial department motto: we make the games shine.
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Piranjade: Aha! Thanks for answering that.
The job title generator told me that you are a "Legacy Optimization Architect" btw
Nah, that would be our programmers and QA bros since they do all the hard work of actual optimization :)
Posted October 26, 2013
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JudasIscariot: Granted, my job is much different than the one offered in the news post but I think I can safely say that yes, we look at the person and not just the resume/CV :D
I'm just happy gog is still growing.
I can't wait for the day your game library mirrors steam, and we can get ALL games drm free, and microtransaction/ingamestore free.


I understand getting true "good old games" on gog takes effort, time, and resources to recode the games to work on newer systems.
But how hard is it really, to take out the DRM from games, to get them here, if they all ready work on newer systems.
I'm more then 99% sure it is the publishers fault, ala EA,Ubisoft,etc. stuck in their mindset that they HAVE to have drm of somesort.

O well, I'm happy with gog.com s current game selection, though I want all of Telltale and Lucasarts games here,... one can wish.
Posted October 26, 2013
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JudasIscariot: Granted, my job is much different than the one offered in the news post but I think I can safely say that yes, we look at the person and not just the resume/CV :D
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gbaz69: I'm just happy gog is still growing.
I can't wait for the day your game library mirrors steam, and we can get ALL games drm free, and microtransaction/ingamestore free.

I understand getting true "good old games" on gog takes effort, time, and resources to recode the games to work on newer systems.
But how hard is it really, to take out the DRM from games, to get them here, if they all ready work on newer systems.
I'm more then 99% sure it is the publishers fault, ala EA,Ubisoft,etc. stuck in their mindset that they HAVE to have drm of somesort.

O well, I'm happy with gog.com s current game selection, though I want all of Telltale and Lucasarts games here,... one can wish.
If you have any questions not related to the job offer feel free to PM me or make a separate topic. I only say this because I can go on and on and on and I don't want to derail this thread :)
Posted October 26, 2013
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JudasIscariot: Unofficial department motto: we make the games shine.
I just had an image of you buffing out a game box like the fender of a '57 Chevy! =D
Posted October 26, 2013
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Novotnus: Hell, GOG, if I was just a little drunk I'd be brave enough to apply :) 9 years in customer service, university degree in art therapy (but my BA thesis was about brands, marketing and psychology) and a 8 years of experience in corporate survival :)
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CrowTRobo: BA in Art Therapy? No wonder you have worked 9 years in customer service. :p

I sympathize tho. Most of my job experience is customer service and while that isn't 100% of my current job, it does make up about 50% of it. I hate customer service and actually went back to school so I could go a different route. But when you decide to study two useless majors, it doesn't help much.
I worked in customer service for a long time, I found it pretty fun to come up with ways to say "fuck off" to customers and make it seem like I was doing them a favor.
Posted October 26, 2013
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MaximumBunny: [Much goodness snipped]

I'm feeling the recession just as much as anyone and all of the barred entry signs don't provide much light at the end of the tunnel. So yeah, I'm particularly unfond of the 'industry shuffle' if you get me. And apologies again for the mistake. Usually companies put that all across the board on all of their spots without consideration of how unreasonable it is, so it's good to see that GOG avoids that. I shall slip away silently now. :)
That was an extremely thoughtful, intelligent post. I can certainly commiserate. I've just (as in, last Thursday) been hired after job-hunting for over a year. I'm a travel nurse (I had to leave my agency because we relocated), and one company actually wouldn't hire me because I wasn't working at the time I spoke with the representative. Feel free to read that again if you'd like. I know I still can't make sense of it. She actually told me to call her back if I got hired elsewhere. I told her if I was already working, I likely wouldn't need her job. The mind boggles.

Anyway, you guys have a passionate group here, and I'm sure you'll find someone who will fit the team great. And Judas, I am *so* freaking jealous of you right now, it isn't even funny. :)
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reaver894: I worked in customer service for a long time, I found it pretty fun to come up with ways to say "fuck off" to customers and make it seem like I was doing them a favor.
LOL! My favorite thing to do was to offer a suggestion to a supervisor in such a way that they felt that they came up with the idea (which gave it a much better chance of being implemented). :)

EDIT to add: For some strange reason, I have this odd compulsion to buy Driftmoon...
Post edited October 26, 2013 by SpiderFighter
Posted October 26, 2013
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SpiderFighter: LOL! My favorite thing to do was to offer a suggestion to a supervisor in such a way that they felt that they came up with the idea (which gave it a much better chance of being implemented). :)
Been there, and then sarcastically asked how they came up with that idea and watch them squirm

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SpiderFighter: EDIT to add: For some strange reason, I have this odd compulsion to buy Driftmoon...
Do it.
Posted October 26, 2013
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SpiderFighter: EDIT to add: For some strange reason, I have this odd compulsion to buy Driftmoon...
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reaver894: Do it.
ROFL!!!! I actually just went to the profile page , and I already own it!! =D

...and yet...I feel I should buy it again...
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