Blizzard

It is a great environment, and the people are mostly welcoming and fun to work with. It really gives you a sense that you're a part of something greater.

After a very long time of applying and rejection, I finally managed to land a contract gig in QA. It was the happiest moment of my life, and I went in with complete enthusiasm.

But I was given the boot only after one month because I just didn't make the cut. Now, I'm going to admit that QA isn't my strong suit. To me, it was really just a jumping-off point to a career in development, but I did have several months of experience with a smaller publisher, so I at least knew how to do the job.

In the short time I was there, I had basically two managers. One, who was actually a pretty nice guy, would do the weekly check-ins with me and actually told me I was doing a pretty good job. He only had minor suggestions for me to improve myself, which I took to heart. The other manager barely came by to see me. When he did, it was usually brief and didn't seem to indicate there were any problems.

Yet, suddenly, I was called to a meeting with him and the HR rep. It was to tell me my contract wasn't getting renewed, and I was out. This caught me completely by surprise, considering how positive things seemed with the other manager. I had no recourse; my desk was already packed up, and my stuff was waiting outside the door at the end of the meeting. I was escorted out.

I was absolutely devastated, considering how long it took me to finally get my foot in the door with such a major company.

For nearly a year since then, every application I've sent to Blizzard has come back rejected. Even another staffing agency couldn't secure a new contract with them, despite their claims that my resume more than qualified me for the position. They said that Blizzard just "didn't want to hire any former employees."

So, in addition to being lulled into a false sense of security, being kicked out way too early to truly evaluate my abilities or even earn sufficient experience to put on a resume, now it seems I've been placed on their Do-Not-Hire list.

I get that people apply to Blizzard by the thousands, but some of these people really depend on getting their first real shot in the industry so they can actually achieve their career goals. Just throwing them through a revolving door can really screw things up for them.

Most of your applicants are ready to become loyal employees and work their best for you for many years because they know you're a good company. Even after this unfortunate experience, I'm still willing to believe that.

You need to be a bit more fair to these people; they just want to be given the same chance you guys were given that led to your success in the first place.