Working for free has a super bad stigma.
That’s because most of the time, it’s a bad idea.
I know the catch-22 you might be finding yourself in…
“I don’t have experience, therefore nobody is going to hire me. So I HAVE to work for free!”
Here’s good news – you’re actually wrong.
How do I know this?
I have neither a degree in computer science, nor have I formally developed software – but I’m about to join one of the world’s most famous game studios. To work with audio and develop software.
I didn’t work for free. I didn’t even work from the bottom. I developed a skills set that I knew, eventually, someone would pay for.
Now, if you’d let me, I’d love to walk you through how I did this.
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