And so it finally happened
Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 8:38 pm
I went to an assessment day the other week.
It was an 'Apprentice' style interview thing with a load of us starting off the day, and a number of people being rejected at intervals as the day progressed.
But anyway, one of the things we had to do was stand up and give a short talk about our line management experiences.
One of the guys stood up and spent two minutes telling us how he and his wife run a guild on the bloodhammer (?) server in WoW.
When one of the assessors questioned the relevance, he explained how it is much harder to organise a raid of people you don't know into a tightly-knit unit that all pulls together for the common good (epics I presume) when compared to known people who are working in office for real life cash.
He further explained how he sets objectives and attempts to encourage guild members 'career' progress and it pleases him when individuals produce tangible results (such as a major upgrade to their attack power or something).
When asked what was his outstanding achievement, he laughed and said either the additional friends he has made as a result of real-life meetups, or taking down <some boss whose name I don't recall> on expert difficulty...
The guy did not return after the lunch break.
It was an 'Apprentice' style interview thing with a load of us starting off the day, and a number of people being rejected at intervals as the day progressed.
But anyway, one of the things we had to do was stand up and give a short talk about our line management experiences.
One of the guys stood up and spent two minutes telling us how he and his wife run a guild on the bloodhammer (?) server in WoW.
When one of the assessors questioned the relevance, he explained how it is much harder to organise a raid of people you don't know into a tightly-knit unit that all pulls together for the common good (epics I presume) when compared to known people who are working in office for real life cash.
He further explained how he sets objectives and attempts to encourage guild members 'career' progress and it pleases him when individuals produce tangible results (such as a major upgrade to their attack power or something).
When asked what was his outstanding achievement, he laughed and said either the additional friends he has made as a result of real-life meetups, or taking down <some boss whose name I don't recall> on expert difficulty...
The guy did not return after the lunch break.