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Lord Commander Erus · 04-26-2008

No offense, please... Please don't take offense here... But GW staffers are supposed to be advanced (I do mean ADVANCED) painters and modelers, and while your skills in those areas aren't horrendous by any means, if any staff members i've met or known are an indication, you do lack the experience and skill in that area.

And you were supposed to get it? Did he tell you this himself? Because, if he himself didn't verbally, (and plainly, I know retail) say 'You're getting this job' then it doesn't mean crapola. lol.

Age could also be a factor.

Plus, it comes down to the fact, no matter what you think or others think, he's the boss. And getting riled up like this, even just online, is not the frame of mind you want to have in this point.

Get some more armies under your belt. Read everything you can on modeling and painting. Push yourself technique wise. Try some GS sculpting, scaled to what you feel is just outside your comfort zone. Make a blood bowl team, paint up a LotR force, try a small BFG fleet. Explore the fully GW package, so to speak!

Also, take it from someone who's been just like you it seems, you'll need to learn to 'eat crow' so to speak, to be in the retail world. I'd say let the job issue slide, push yourself as much as you can on the hobby this year, and apply again next summer. Rinse and repeat. If nothing else, sheer dedication might see you through!

Best of luck!

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Lord Commander Erus First Chaplain Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 6,395 Rep Power: 6 Thanks: 170 Thanked 344 Times in 223 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Re: What the $#(@ is wrong with gw managers? No offense, please... Please don't take offense here... But GW staffers are supposed to be advanced (I do mean ADVANCED) painters and modelers, and while your skills in those areas aren't horrendous by any means, if any staff members i've met or known are an indication, you do lack the experience and skill in that area. And you were supposed to get it? Did he tell you this himself? Because, if he himself didn't verbally, (and plainly, I know retail) say 'You're getting this job' then it doesn't mean crapola. lol. Age could also be a factor. Plus, it comes down to the fact, no matter what you think or others think, he's the boss. And getting riled up like this, even just online, is not the frame of mind you want to have in this point. Get some more armies under your belt. Read everything you can on modeling and painting. Push yourself technique wise. Try some GS sculpting, scaled to what you feel is just outside your comfort zone. Make a blood bowl team, paint up a LotR force, try a small BFG fleet. Explore the fully GW package, so to speak! Also, take it from someone who's been just like you it seems, you'll need to learn to 'eat crow' so to speak, to be in the retail world. I'd say let the job issue slide, push yourself as much as you can on the hobby this year, and apply again next summer. Rinse and repeat. If nothing else, sheer dedication might see you through! Best of luck! __________________ "Truth is infinite. It is defined by our perception of the facts; therefore we can never know absolute truth, we can only guess at it. A man who knows he has done no wrong needs no redemption, regardless of the views of others. The truth is what he believes it to be. A man who knows he has done wrong can only be redeemed when he chooses to forgive himself." -Lord Inquisitor Balkoth Black Saints Adeptus Astartes Chapter Last edited by Lord Commander Erus; 04-26-2008 at 10:55 PM.