So should I start writing my CV to apply for a job in not so sunny Iceland? Or is my current customer service / IT Service Desk job in Australia with Logica going to keep me happy. Would someone from an IT Service Desk background (and with bachelors degree in computer science at RMIT (Melbourne) ) be of use in the Game Master's department at CCP?

Australia, dam it's interesting. Sea, sun and hot galls !

Iceland? -herm, noes?

The only question you must ask yourself is what you will regret the most 30 years from now: that you did - or that you didn't. It's not unlike seeing that girl on the dance-floor who happens not to be a ****, which means there is a chance she will discard you but, nevertheless, what is living if not seizing opportunity and take a chance once in a while?

If Iceland is a non-degenerated version of Sweden, then I'm sure it's a beautiful country, and if you are non-degenerated version of a human being, then I'm sure you won't do like everyone else and just do what social norms tells you to do. Make your own destiny!

Quoting this to point out the sexist undertone. And when I saw the post, it still read "sl*t" without it being censored (sth. I object to as well).

Well, to be completely honest I don't really know what to reply here. Did I by mistake write in the feminist-socialist part of the forum? In a game where slave-transports are common and where people make it their mission in life to destroy the souls of new players, I am indeed surprised by your obvious sensitivity, and equally so am I disappointed. Oh, well, I went three days without hearing the tears of sensitive, self-righteous people. Oh, what good three days it has been.

If it had any relation to ingame, i wouldn't have minded. Roleplay a slave-owning capsuleer any time you want.

But it was a RL-thread and your comment was solely RL-based. So i applied real life standards of morality/behavior, not New Eden standards.

By what right do you claim your morality superior to mine? What So-High-Education have you received which I have not? Do you honestly think objecting to something you dislike is either productive or healthy? How do you manage to go on with life when so much hatred and anger plagues your essence? By your choices you create yourself. Is this really the "self" you want to be? By insinuating that my morality is inferior to yours, you paint an image of yourself as self-righteous and boring. Create a new self! Seize opportunity by the balls (is that sexist, too, or do I have to say "seize it by the t!ts" for it to be sexist? don't you see how ridiculous this is?) and create a destiny which is yours to define! As it is in New Eden, so it is on Earth.

I have edited my last statment some, so reread, if it's any better.

I do NOT claim my morality is superior to yours, nor have i ever said so. I am not hateful, actually if this had been an eye-to-eye conversation you'd have seen me laughing and smiling. I was just "pointing out" something i considered noteworthy to point out.

And yes, i think that objecting to something i dislike can be productive (and would apply the same standard to other people). Actually if nobody dared pointing out things that they dislike, we'd all live together quite unpleasantly. (I appreciate ppl pointing out to me when i do something they don't like, because I get the opportunity to think about what I did, and if I maybe shouldnt have done it, or maybe simply don't want to continue with regard to the other persons preferences/feelings).

And I do take my future in my hand and try to make my "destiny" (big word ).

Best regards,
Karsa.

How many people have considered packing up and heading to Iceland to work for their favorite game company?

If people were to offend the different sexes, ethnic heritages, religious people, atheists, and so forth, a little bit more, then perhaps it would become less offensive

, because the purpose is never to offend, but rather to make people understand the difference between speaking honest rather than go around the building

The only question you must ask yourself is what you will regret the most 30 years from now: that you did - or that you didn't.

I do enjoy EVE's choice of word, even though it's hard creating a destiny in a world which has predefined your future. How nice it would be if the real world, too, was a sandbox!

That's debatable, to say the least. If its in good fun, I never mind (like comedians, satire, etc.), but it often isn't...

That's most certainly not true. It may be true for you (good), but quite often, people do want to offend.

But i actually wasn't concerned with an offensive statement (i don't even think there was one), but with unconscious assumptions, that weren't meant to offend or make people understand either. Those assumptions are NOT reflected on, which is the problem and why i "pointed it out". There is usually no intent there either way, they are just present (and therefore even more worthy of being pointed out).

I purposefully didn't call YOU sexist, just said the comment had sexist undertones (which is based on a cultural bias, but let's not go there, i don't think either of us wants to turn this into a gender-bias seminar).

Okay, trying to get back to the thread somewhat:
I actually concur with the advice you were giving to the OP in that comment, which I should have noted as well instead of just butting in off-topic. It was good advice, so quoted for repetition:

More regards,
Karsa.

Yes.

Then I found out they pay 25-40% less than the rest of the industry...

I know! It's your life. You decide!

(Lovely digression into gender feuding, btw. Saying "****" was in poor taste and the a-hole knows it.)

I'm at the southern end of Australia, Hobart. Our mountain gets snow on it. Its going to be a high of 13 degrees celcius on Monday. Perhaps I _can_ handle Reyjavik!

I'm at the southern end of Australia, Hobart. Our mountain gets snow on it. Its going to be a high of 13 degrees celcius on Monday. Perhaps I _can_ handle Reyjavik!

With much hard work, you, too, can become a viking!

If you get the job, spawn me 50 bn Isk or so, I'm feeling a little light at the moment

I hope you enjoy reading barely cognizant petitions.

Additionally - don't forget that Icelandic banks, historically, have had no qualms with defrauding overseas customers and then turning around when those customers complain and going, "Whoa-oh, you can't touch us - sovereign funds!"

Hows your O face?

How does that work?

Does my pay have to go into a local bank?

Let me know if you have any questions.

Who is usually stationed at the rear of the aisle beating the drums in rhythm?

I see that the game master position is slated for Shanghai, China and not Iceland. I take it that this will be for support on Serenity rather than tranquility? Also would it be possible to remote or is GM strictly a cubicle jockey position?

Would depend on how much it paid and if they will pay for relocation.

Probably not much and no.

P.s. We have open work spaces, no cubicles ;)

I don't know if I would be able to handle that, I've grown rather attached to my box. And when I say my box I mean its one that I don't have to share with a coworker unlike most of the unfortunates in the main area. And what would I do without my roof constructed of the finest cardboard box lids?
Your open floor plans kind of leads to the impression that I may actually have to involuntarily interact with my coworkers which unless its work related is not really a strong point of mine.

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Viz. 'Oh Yeah', by Yello.

Australia, dam it's interesting. Sea, sun and hot galls !

and home to the entire top 10 of the most deadly/poisonous species of the world.

Everything in Australia has evolved to kill everything else in Australia

which, while awesome, it's ******* scary too.

while I do know that it isn't true, if one day I go to australia, I expect to be greeted by the customs officers with a token gift of every known poison antidote known to man on arrival, and a simple manual explaining that if you see even a single ant, you're expected to scream out loud and call the army ASAP to deal with the threat.

Don't forget about the dropbears.

P.s. We have open work spaces, no cubicles ;)

No cubicles?! What if I want to play EVE on the job in "sneaky mode"? Everybody will see me!

I can think of a few things.... from my favorite site

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I can think of a few ways to be irritating with these

And don't forget to set up the perimeter

So should I start writing my CV to apply for a job in not so sunny Iceland? Or is my current customer service / IT Service Desk job in Australia with Logica going to keep me happy. Would someone from an IT Service Desk background (and with bachelors degree in computer science at RMIT (Melbourne) ) be of use in the Game Master's department at CCP?

How many people have considered packing up and heading to Iceland to work for their favourite game company?

I'm thinking that a Game Master position would be sweet, especially since I'm relatively patient and like writing in the forums and help channel. Perhaps I'd unleash ITIL standards and put problem management and incident management into the petition tools (if they are not there already).

Must start writing CV instead of playing EVE or Diablo III.

Just move in a Stealth Bomber, Force-Recon, CovOps, or cloak-sub T3. Problem solved!

(Remember, EVE is REAL, after all.)

While answering petitions is obviously a priority, most GM's have a couple of EVE clients running while they work. The only thing I don't enjoy about the open space is the constant threat of being hit with a nerf bullet.

Any word if there will eventually be an expansion of GM positions in Newcastle?

The Newcastle office is primarily involved with the development of DUST 514 so it is unlikely that any GM positions will be based there.