It’s All About Location

Posted on July 12, 2006 by Scott Jennings| 10 Comments

In Northern Virginia, I learned quickly to answer “programmer” whenever anyone asked what I did for a living. Any other answer only served to confuse them.

Here in Austin, when I answer “game designer”, I get “Cool, do you know anyone at Company X?” in response.

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  • Freakazoid

    Not a suprise. It’s turning into Hollywood for gamers, if not already.

  • Megaera

    I just say “I’m a consultant”. If they press from there, I fall back on my college drama experience :D

  • http://www.mmogchart.com SirBruce

    Aren’t you the LEAD game designer?

  • Merkwurdigliebe

    And rather than tell people “Synthetic Organic Chemist” or “Scientist” I just tell them “I hand substances that threaten life on a global scale and sometimes they spill.” This is regardless of location.

  • http://hgamer.blogspot.com Heartless Gamer

    Merk that reminds me of ass pennies.

  • tazelbain

    Keep Austin Weird

  • xaldin

    I have the problem pretty much no matter where I am. I just tend to sum it up as computer security and those who need to know more precisely, already know and been cleared.

  • Double D

    “Computer stuff” works for me

  • http://kfsone.wordpress.com/ Oliver Smith

    So quit saying it to people at the office ;)

  • http://kfsone.wordpress.com/ Oliver Smith

    PS When you say “game programmer”, people say “Do you know anyone who works at company X?”. I can’t imagine what that distinction implies ;)