game testing

[SmartBoy16]

i've been looking for jobs up in the Twin Cities area and i saw a few that are looking for Video Game Testers. Some pay up to $30 an hour. now i am not quite sure about this, but is it a good idea, or should i try to find something else?

Edit: found one that has a "Risk free membership for only $2 a month"

[Tanja]

why do you have to be a member for any job? sounds suspicious. 30 dollars sounds very much, though (at least for me), what makes it even more unreal.
but game testing as a job itself may be a good thing. try to get more information before you get involved.

p.s. is suspicious the right word in that context? maybe better use fishy or suspect??

[tprime]

p.s. is suspicious the right word in that context? maybe better use fishy or suspect??

You're okay there. You used it right.

[bluemonkmn]

I find it highly unusual and suspicious that you have to pay $2 per month for the "privilege" of being paid to do a job.  If someone is going to pay you to do a job, they should be paying you, not the reverse.  And paying $2 per month is not "risk free". Maybe I would have a different opinion if I saw the actual listing, but given that information, it seems strange to me.

[SmartBoy16]

i thought that too.

i found one from activison. they seem to be for real. ill see if they reply back

[tprime]

If it's Activision, it is most likely real. But unless it's a poser on the internet.