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"Dream job" can also be understood as "a job people usually dream about".
by joss82 11y ago
"Dream job" can also be understood as "a job people usually dream about".
- stronglikedan 11y agoIn the context of the article, and made clear in the first paragraph, it was definitely the author's dream job.
- hguant 11y agoTo be fair, dreams change. Sounds like the author's initial "oh shit I get to work on <big title>" morphed into "I want ownership of my work." They could also have meant game design/architecture was the dream, not necessarily working at Ubisoft in particular. You're right though, it's a bit unclear.
- acveilleux 11y agoIt sounds more like the romantic ideal of his dream turned into a very different reality and he realized that what he was seeking all along (ownership, significant contribution) just did not exist in AAA games.
- hsod 11y agoexcept he said "since the very beginning"
- ebbv 11y agoThe article title is "my dream job" so that doesn't apply. But I think the parent to your comment is not helpful. The whole point of the article is the author realizing that fact.
- kbenson 11y agoIt's fairly easy to see how it was their dream job (video game programmer), but exposure and experience made it a more nuanced dream (video game programmer where I feel invested in my work). In that respect, it's not that different than a lot of other careers. Lawyers leaving to start small firms of their own, etc.