En gang imellem falder man over en historie der lige rammer hjertet, og det er sket i dag. Det er hverken en lang eller kompleks fortælling, men den indeholder dog en fin morale om at være ærlig, også til jobsamtaler. Softwareudvikleren Boon Cotter har nemlig delt en oplevelse via Twitter, der handler om hvordan han fik sit job hos Naughty Dog.
A story I want to share cos I think being authentic is your best asset:
"So, I broke down crying in my interview for Naughty Dog. I had just flown halfway around the world, my first time out of Australia, and it was to interview for a job I KNEW I wouldn't get. It didn't matter tho, I was so fucking beyond starstruck to be in LA at the Naughty Dog office. I was like a kid at Disneyland. I went in not overthinking anything, just determined to be myself and meet these fucken rad people I adored. During the interview, Bruce Straley walked in and I kinda pooped in my pants a little. He asked me some Q's I had horrible A's for."
Bruce: So you were a lead artist on your last project? How many artists were there?
Me: Er... LOL... Just me.
(Everyone laughs)
Then he asks "Why do you want to work at Naughty Dog?". I began to answer a true, but rote, response: You're the best, blah blah.
I told them it was the first time I'd seen a gay man portrayed as this gruff, masculine, tragically heroic type of character. He wasn't a punchline to a joke. He wasn't overtly stereotypical. A lot of players didn't even pick up that he was gay. I told them that I saw myself represented for the first time. A burly, hairy, daddy bear character, a guy I respected and understood. That made me fall in love with everyone here. And telling them that made me start crying. WHO THE FUCK CRIES IN A JOB INTERVIEW?
Anyway, fast forward to 3 hours later and I was shitface drunk on margaritas and hired to work at my favorite game company on Earth.
Moral to the story: Don't underestimate authenticity. Be raw, be vulnerable, be real. That's where your uniqueness shines.
Vi synes denne fortælling fortjener lidt opmærksomhed.