Do you admit to being a gamer?
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Maraxle said:
Same here (except that few years out of college you young wipper-snapper!!!
- I try to keep as much seperation between work and home as possible - especially since I have a home office.However, I freely talk about my hobby with friends, neighbors and relatives - they give me grief - "Drinking from the Magic Goblet tonight?" But it is all in good fun.
Greatwyrm
Been here a while...
It's not the first thing I tell people about myself, but I'm otherwise "openly game."
I've found if people get to know me a little first and then find out, it doesn't get such a big reaction. Apparently I'm weird enough that it doesn't come as much of a surprise when it comes up.
Never have put anything about gaming on a resume. However, now that I have one whole published article to my name (sure, it was d20 Weekly, which is now out of business), that may change if I ever need writing credits.
I've found if people get to know me a little first and then find out, it doesn't get such a big reaction. Apparently I'm weird enough that it doesn't come as much of a surprise when it comes up.
Never have put anything about gaming on a resume. However, now that I have one whole published article to my name (sure, it was d20 Weekly, which is now out of business), that may change if I ever need writing credits.
Darrin Drader
Explorer
I guess the real issue is whether or not you can list it as a professional credit. In my case, were I in need of a job, I would put that I am a published writer, because that is true and most people respect the hard work and dedication that it takes to get to that point. As for just gaming, I don't see it as being a stigma as much as I see it being irrelevant when applying for a job unless that job has something to do with gaming.
Don't put it on resumes since it has nothing to do with my profession and I'm not a published professional or such.
But I'm very open about being a gamer (geez, why do we sound like we are confessing to heroin use or something?) and have never gotten any flack about it what so ever. I've never gotten any flack about it since Jr High, 23 years ago. People just accept it as something you do.
Of course, I don't go around wearing Star Fleet uniforms to work, or interrupting conversations about Survivor with "Yeah, my 30th level tiefling Paladin/Monk would have made that challenge. I remember when he...." either.
But I'm very open about being a gamer (geez, why do we sound like we are confessing to heroin use or something?) and have never gotten any flack about it what so ever. I've never gotten any flack about it since Jr High, 23 years ago. People just accept it as something you do.
Of course, I don't go around wearing Star Fleet uniforms to work, or interrupting conversations about Survivor with "Yeah, my 30th level tiefling Paladin/Monk would have made that challenge. I remember when he...." either.
alsih2o
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"role playing games" is listed in my bio, and i mention in interviews when asked about non-art activities.
i had a show just over a year ago in the memphis jewish community center and upon seeing my bio one lady told me her grandson played "those games" and that is was "fantastic". she bought a pot, but i don't think it was because of that conversation.
i had a show just over a year ago in the memphis jewish community center and upon seeing my bio one lady told me her grandson played "those games" and that is was "fantastic". she bought a pot, but i don't think it was because of that conversation.
Rune
Once A Fool
I once included "Roleplaying games" in the "hobbies" section of an application to volunteer for a Teen Mentoring program.
In the follow-up interview, they told me not to ever bring it up near the kids.
It was really too bad, too, because one of the teens that they were having trouble reaching was a gamer.
And I couldn't say anything about it with him.
Fortunately, I brought him around through other interests, but it was still frustrating.
Edit--as an unrelated side-story, I once got my grandmother to play a game. That was my crowning achievement.
In the follow-up interview, they told me not to ever bring it up near the kids.
It was really too bad, too, because one of the teens that they were having trouble reaching was a gamer.
And I couldn't say anything about it with him.
Fortunately, I brought him around through other interests, but it was still frustrating.
Edit--as an unrelated side-story, I once got my grandmother to play a game. That was my crowning achievement.
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Barendd Nobeard
Explorer
I used to be quite secretive about it. Honestly, I was embarassed.
But I started to wear my cell phone on my GenCon lanyard and this being Milwaukee (former home of GenCon), everyone asked if I played games. Well, duh--I "outed" myself as a gamer!
Also, I found out that 20 years ago (long before I knew her) my mother-in-law banned her son (my brother-in-law) from playing D&D. She's really a nice person, I just think she was un-educated about the issue (and, really, I have no idea what kind of game he was in--could have been an epic evil campaign for all I know). So, now I flaunt it in front of her--especially the fact that her only grandchildren--my two kids--both play. A lot!
I left some books out (unintentionally) during a cub scout meeting, and found out that my son's scoutmaster plays.
Gamers are everywhere; if someone doesn't like it, that's their problem. Not mine!
But I started to wear my cell phone on my GenCon lanyard and this being Milwaukee (former home of GenCon), everyone asked if I played games. Well, duh--I "outed" myself as a gamer!
Also, I found out that 20 years ago (long before I knew her) my mother-in-law banned her son (my brother-in-law) from playing D&D. She's really a nice person, I just think she was un-educated about the issue (and, really, I have no idea what kind of game he was in--could have been an epic evil campaign for all I know). So, now I flaunt it in front of her--especially the fact that her only grandchildren--my two kids--both play. A lot!
I left some books out (unintentionally) during a cub scout meeting, and found out that my son's scoutmaster plays.
Gamers are everywhere; if someone doesn't like it, that's their problem. Not mine!
Hm.
From what I've learned about resume design (partly so I could teach resume design to others as a peer writing tutor), modern resumes are supposed to be slick - the guy reviews it for perhaps 30 seconds, and you've got to catch their eye with important stuff on that one scan. Hobbies are not currently considered eye-catching or important, so I've been told to advise others to leave them off a resume.
I've not seen a "hobbies" section on an application in quite some time.
If asked, I don't hesitate in mentioning it. But I don't go out of my way to get them to ask. But then, I occasionally go hiking and camping, and I don't go out of my way to let them know that, either. These days, it seems to me that what one does outside the office isn't generaly a concern to those in the office.
From what I've learned about resume design (partly so I could teach resume design to others as a peer writing tutor), modern resumes are supposed to be slick - the guy reviews it for perhaps 30 seconds, and you've got to catch their eye with important stuff on that one scan. Hobbies are not currently considered eye-catching or important, so I've been told to advise others to leave them off a resume.
I've not seen a "hobbies" section on an application in quite some time.
If asked, I don't hesitate in mentioning it. But I don't go out of my way to get them to ask. But then, I occasionally go hiking and camping, and I don't go out of my way to let them know that, either. These days, it seems to me that what one does outside the office isn't generaly a concern to those in the office.
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