I can't really overstate how fucked up Sony is

[solarbird]

Sony actually is running a game show where the contestants are competing for a software testing job. On the Playstation. WHAT

Comments

[sistawendy.livejournal.com]

MyPrevCo's biggest customer was Sony. I feel a little sorry for them. MyPrevCo, that is, not Sony.

[jessie-c.livejournal.com]

Double yew
Tee
Eff

That is all.

[tfabris.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I test *interesting* software for a living. I can tolerate a given game for the fixed number of hours it takes to play through it, no more than that.

[cubes.livejournal.com]

Back in the day (or do they still do this?), radio stations used to offer a day as a roadie for some popular band or another as a contest prize.

So you're caller number 19 and you win... 18 hours of back-breaking manual labor, a chance to watch the sound check (which the artists may or may not participate in) if you're not smart enough to be taking a nap during the lull in actual work, a slim chance of getting close enough to any band members to even wave, and... hm... the food's actually pretty damn good, so there's a plus.

[johnathan.livejournal.com]

Having worked for sony as a tester for almost a year, I know just how "Fun" this can be. I mean I liked my job (16 an hour, no benifits, and contract work so only 9 months out of 12 unless you went perm) but I just do not see that as a "prize"