the new recruits

rumor has it that the company i work for is looking for a new location because we're getting kinda crowded. man, i tell ya, we're hiring people left and right. most of the new hires are artists and a few senior programmers. and of course there's always the interns and the testers. there's always testers. anyhow, these new hires...., man let me tell you, they have some passion. they want to change the world with their games. they want to make a huge splash and leave a huge impact crater amongst all the gamers in the world. they're willing to put in extra hours with no extra pay. they're willing to stay up all night hacking away at the computer. they're willing to burn more calories than they take in. they're willing to practically sacrifice their family, friends, their health, their limbs, and their lives. man, they're just like me 3 years ago.

i lectured a few of my fellow co-workers today over a Lebanese lunch today. i told them that in the end all they're developing is a silly video game; insignificant relative to almost any and all other aspects of life. and that eventually, like me and countless others, they'll grow out of their "passion" and mature into something that won't be so passionate about their current occupation. i even paraphrased everything i said for them and basically said that their priorities are not straight. i did not say it like that, of course. i put it in a more easier form to swallow for them young lads.

holy moly i sound like my grandfather.