Before the Christmas break, as a thank-you everybody in the team was given a nicely framed pledge. This is my first full-time job since graduation and also the first item of gratitude that I received since joining the team (they did let me pick two games to take home, but no personal touch there). As a contractor this brings a nice sense of belonging to the team for me, even though I understand there is still quite the distance between my current status and that of a “true” employee.

It has been a great experience working for this team so far, and I was pleasantly surprised when they handed me this on the last day of work. However that excitement was quickly withdrawn and kept to myself when I noticed that everybody else had the “ugh, this again” look on their faces while holding the pledge.

This is one step closer towards having my name on a game’s credits list.