What An Exhausting Way To Live

I was involved in a group “interview” once for a company doing game testing, and the interview was actually legitimate. It was more like a group “come in and fill out hiring paperwork” than an actual interview, likely because there was a high turnover rate due to the work being inconsistent.

Once “hired”, I basically had to call in every day and hope they had shifts available, and they could be morning, afternoon, or the dead of night. Workers could also sign up for the “bullpen” list, and if people didn’t show up for their shifts, they’d pull in people from the bullpen to cover.

I literally saw people sleeping in the cafeteria after finishing a night shift so they could sign up for the bullpen a few hours later in the morning, hoping to pick up more hours.

It was fine if you were just looking to earn a bit of extra cash, but it was awful if you needed a consistent schedule and paycheck.