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Hey guys! Was just wondering what the status of the competition is currently? Haven't kept in the loop recently, been hella busy moving. Thanks a lot!

At 10/10/12 07:21 PM, Mythologic wrote: Hey guys! Was just wondering what the status of the competition is currently? Haven't kept in the loop recently, been hella busy moving. Thanks a lot!

Currently we are in the judging process, and I must say things are coming along nicely.

Quiz time!
Totally related to the topic: What's the worst job you've ever held?

I'll start off with one that may be comparatively tame.

One summer I was hired through a temp agency to go work at a paperboard box making factory. One of their rooftop hoppers which they used to vacuum scrap paper from around the factory had sprung a leak, and paper was filling the field around the building. The Environmental Protection Agency was fining them and making them clean up the mess. My job was this: I had to walk around on the roof for eight hours a day in Texas in July, cleaning up all of the scrap paper that had gotten between the rocks on the roof. Clearly this had been going on for some time, as some of the pieces of paper were baked onto the surface of the roof. I could empathize with those pieces of paper. Worst sunburn of my life!

Now... you go!

My pasty, red-headed ass would be baked if I did that. I think I'm going to save mine for a skit I want to do in celebration of the contest. Not really a bad job in and of itself, but the things that happened on the job....

I worked at this Pizza place owned by a married couple when I was in Junior High.
The wife really disliked me for some reason. One day she made me clean the maggot-ridden dumpster with no gloves or tools. She was a very unlikable human. All of the employees hated her and I found out the husband divorced her.

Could've reported them I guess but being in Junior High I just quit... Then told my dad who promptly drove up there and confronted her.

At 10/11/12 12:44 PM, Supatone wrote: I worked at this Pizza place owned by a married couple when I was in Junior High.
The wife really disliked me for some reason. One day she made me clean the maggot-ridden dumpster with no gloves or tools. She was a very unlikable human. All of the employees hated her and I found out the husband divorced her.

Could've reported them I guess but being in Junior High I just quit... Then told my dad who promptly drove up there and confronted her.

That's revolting! But, it could've been worse. She could've told you, "Any pizza you find in there, you can keep."

At 10/11/12 12:13 AM, mrbipolar wrote:

At 10/10/12 07:21 PM, Mythologic wrote: Hey guys! Was just wondering what the status of the competition is currently? Haven't kept in the loop recently, been hella busy moving. Thanks a lot!

Currently we are in the judging process, and I must say things are coming along nicely.

Thanks very much for letting me know, much appreciated :)

As for my worst job. My work experience is slim but I was doing graphic design for a small company connected to Lion head studios. It was my first year of college so it was a big thing for me. They gave me the task of converting concept art to flash based models, the specifications were the brush tool only, no exceptions. So I worked my ass off and finished the primary models, sent them back and was told by the female manager it was great and to just carry on, I kept working when I received an email from the male manager asking me why the lines were different thicknesses around the model (anyone familiar with flash will know that just happens and it's barely even noticeable) he told me to redo them all in line art, so I did, sent them back and was told that they were very happy with the results. They never spoke to me again, the work was never used and they never paid me. You could argue my work at the time was not good enough but they hired me based on my standard of work at the time, so all in all it just proved to be a total waste of time with no ability to even use the work in a portfolio seeing as it was copyrighted work and characters.

At 10/11/12 02:25 AM, Ragemar wrote: Quiz time!
Totally related to the topic: What's the worst job you've ever held?

I'll start off with one that may be comparatively tame.

One summer I was hired through a temp agency to go work at a paperboard box making factory. One of their rooftop hoppers which they used to vacuum scrap paper from around the factory had sprung a leak, and paper was filling the field around the building. The Environmental Protection Agency was fining them and making them clean up the mess. My job was this: I had to walk around on the roof for eight hours a day in Texas in July, cleaning up all of the scrap paper that had gotten between the rocks on the roof. Clearly this had been going on for some time, as some of the pieces of paper were baked onto the surface of the roof. I could empathize with those pieces of paper. Worst sunburn of my life!

Now... you go!

Being from Texas myself and I can attest how much that had to suck! I think pretty much any job that looks and feels like it's going to take an impossible amount of time for little progress has to be horrible. I always feel really bad when I drive by highway construction workers in the middle of those Texas summer months.

At 10/11/12 04:40 PM, ZipZipper wrote: When I was a silly little paperboy, I was passing by a lady walking a really decrepit and creepy-looking dog. She was preoccupied with picking up its poop, so the dog approached me and randomly bit my crotch.

Sounds like that was two bad "jobs" at the same time! Double Entendre Joke!

At 10/11/12 04:21 PM, Mythologic wrote:

:They never spoke to me again, the work was never used and they never paid me. You could argue my work at the time was not good enough but they hired me based on my standard of work at the time, so all in all it just proved to be a total waste of time with no ability to even use the work in a portfolio seeing as it was copyrighted work and characters.

Jeez! Sounds like they were running some kind of fly-by-night scam. I almost worked for a guy who would move to a different building whenever his sales reps would try to pick up their paychecks. I say almost, because I noticed that his company's logo was a snake oil salesman (which was the frontier con man), and that the sign declaring what company occupied the building was taped to the door. I said no to his job offer, and found out later that it was a good decision.

The pizza thing seems like straight out abuse. Sheesh.

Not to interrupt the entertaining stories, but just an update, I've personally finished all preliminary comments and thoughts on the submissions. Has anyone reviewed anyone else's work yet?

Also, here's the list again (mostly for my benefit):

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  Nursing Home by Ultraconsole

  My submission for the voice acting contest

  Score

  4.67 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Comedy

  Popularity

  373 Views

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  Bad Job Bar (VAC 9) by Ryry67dude

  How bad is YOUR job?

  Score

  2.82 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Comedy

  Popularity

  182 Views

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  VA Contest 9 Submission by Obsidiaguy

  My submission for the 9th Voice Acting Contest

  Score

  3.64 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Spoken Word

  Popularity

  304 Views

• Loading...
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  VAC9- Innocent Murderer by DivoFST

  My submission for "Voice Acting Contest 9"

  Score

  4.57 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Drama

  Popularity

  230 Views

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  Marriage Counselor by ZipZipper

  For Voice Acting Contest 9

  Score

  4.32 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Voice Demo

  Popularity

  255 Views

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  Kirbz-HorribleExperiences by KirbzVA

  Submission for the Voice Acting Contest 9

  Score

  4.00 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Drama

  Popularity

  171 Views

• Loading...
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  Haunted Headquarters by Supatone

  Haunted Headquarters - Planning Halloween Since 1912 For You!

  Score

  4.00 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Voice Demo

  Popularity

  53 Views

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  Satans Secretary (VAC 9) by JoePorter134

  Voice Acting Contest 9 Entry

  Score

  3.37 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Comedy

  Popularity

  82 Views

• Loading...
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  Meet Dan (VAC 9 Entry) by ecopper12

  Christian Bale would play this guy in the movie...

  Score

  5.00 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Drama

  Popularity

  88 Views

• Loading...
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  Your Daughter (VAC 9) by Terzom

  Father loses his daughter in an accident

  Score

  4.00 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Drama

  Popularity

  74 Views

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  A Horrible Job by bodtchboy

  An interview with a potential horrible job canidate

  Score

  0 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Comedy

  Popularity

  41 Views

• Loading...
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  News Anchorite by Ragemar

  A news anchor does his job in spite of an extreme condition.

  Score

  4.82 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Comedy

  Popularity

  204 Views

• Loading...
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  Assassin's Greed (VAC 9) by tngjames

  My entry for the 9th NG Voice Acting Contest

  Score

  0 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Comedy

  Popularity

  64 Views

• Loading...
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  The King's Bottom Cleaner by Mythologic

  The King is in search of a new bottom cleaner, but who will claim the role?

  Score

  3.94 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Voice Demo

  Popularity

  85 Views

• Loading...
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  The Confession by Sonbiru

  A man confesses his sin to a Mexican priest.

  Score

  5.00 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Drama

  Popularity

  161 Views

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  VAC9- A Psychology Case by ATheatricalSongBird

  ATheatricalSongbird's submission for the 9th Voice Acting Competition!

  Score

  4.65 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Comedy

  Popularity

  141 Views

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  Jobs by Xanorin

  VAC9 entry on "horrible jobs"

  Score

  0 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Comedy

  Popularity

  42 Views

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  The AIde by Adam-Beilgard

  Worst Job Ever

  Score

  4.67 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Comedy

  Popularity

  199 Views

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  Hoarder Cleaning by moonvamp

  My entry to the Horrible Jobs Voice Acting Contest

  Score

  4.88 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Comedy

  Popularity

  419 Views

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  VAC9 - Double T Retail by KJOokami

  Is a horrible job still horrible if you're too dumb to realize how horrible it is?

  Score

  4.69 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Comedy

  Popularity

  101 Views

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Augh, I wanted to edit my entry, but alas, I was too late. Ah well, at least there's always next year!

I cannot wait to read the comments by the judges!
I want to learn as much as I can from this contest haha

At 10/12/12 12:29 AM, KJOokami wrote: >Worst job you've ever done?

I worked at Six Flags once.

I once looked into the eyes of somebody who was working the rides at a Six Flags theme park. It filled me with this deep, existential dread. This was a man who had stared into the abyss for too long. His eyes met mine, and I saw nothing behind them. He seemed to look through me, and it was like hearing a far away scream at night and worrying that you were walking towards it instead of away.
I do hope that you made it out with your sanity.

Worst job I ever had?

Not having a job.

I am not paid NEARLY enough to do it.

The worst job I have done would have to be shingling roofs in the heat of Texas.
Its so labor intensive hauling shingles up a ladder, then laying them out, then tacking them down...
It feels like it will never end... and when it does, you are as red as a lobster.

Actually I did listen to every entry but... I just rarely do reviews unless there's something I simply have to say. It's just me, but who knows maybe I'll let my tongue loose.

Now about bad jobs... hrm... I know people who's jobs make my job experiences look like a fairytale, but here's a pick:
I once worked as a waiter for about 4 months straight without a single day off, starting from the evening, sometimes did lunch and skipped two hours of the evening (which became more and more frequent over time), but still did the night part too, and ending anywhere between 00:00 (although not common) and 04:00 AM. The only private/social life had to be after whatever hour I'd finish and before going to bed, or rarely in daytime. If there were friends around (or if I felt like socializing anyway >_>), I'd have sticked around 'till morning, and with or without it the usual routine was: crashing into bed, waking up and going to work. Hardly any time for myself, if any.

The problem was with the state of mind. The effect stacks with time, so somewhere during the fourth month I remember not knowing what I think, what TO think, and now when I reflect upon some statements I made at that time, I just can't help but wonder how in the hell did my mind get to that condition to blurt out the bullshit that I said. A numb mind. I can only thank the few good friends without whom I'd have been a complete screwball.

That was, kinda, my first experience with long working hours. There, enough with bed-time stories for now :D

worst job I had? painting.. with my brother (who is a dick on occasion) as my boss

and god damn midterms.. thought I'd have plenty of time to get judging.. guess now would be a good time

Missed an entry for the final list. Sorry Sammy!

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  Nursing Home by Ultraconsole

  My submission for the voice acting contest

  Score

  4.49 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Comedy

  Popularity

  388 Views

• Loading...
• 
  Bad Job Bar (VAC 9) by Ryry67dude

  How bad is YOUR job?

  Score

  2.82 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Comedy

  Popularity

  183 Views

• Loading...
• 
  VA Contest 9 Submission by Obsidiaguy

  My submission for the 9th Voice Acting Contest

  Score

  3.64 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Spoken Word

  Popularity

  313 Views

• Loading...
• 
  VAC9- Innocent Murderer by DivoFST

  My submission for "Voice Acting Contest 9"

  Score

  4.59 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Drama

  Popularity

  240 Views

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  Marriage Counselor by ZipZipper

  For Voice Acting Contest 9

  Score

  4.32 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Voice Demo

  Popularity

  262 Views

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  Kirbz-HorribleExperiences by KirbzVA

  Submission for the Voice Acting Contest 9

  Score

  4.35 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Drama

  Popularity

  180 Views

• Loading...
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  Haunted Headquarters by Supatone

  Haunted Headquarters - Planning Halloween Since 1912 For You!

  Score

  4.27 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Voice Demo

  Popularity

  58 Views

• Loading...
• 
  Satans Secretary (VAC 9) by JoePorter134

  Voice Acting Contest 9 Entry

  Score

  3.57 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Comedy

  Popularity

  88 Views

• Loading...
• 
  Meet Dan (VAC 9 Entry) by ecopper12

  Christian Bale would play this guy in the movie...

  Score

  2.96 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Drama

  Popularity

  97 Views

• Loading...
• 
  Your Daughter (VAC 9) by Terzom

  Father loses his daughter in an accident

  Score

  4.00 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Drama

  Popularity

  78 Views

• Loading...
• 
  A Horrible Job by bodtchboy

  An interview with a potential horrible job canidate

  Score

  0 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Comedy

  Popularity

  42 Views

• Loading...
• 
  News Anchorite by Ragemar

  A news anchor does his job in spite of an extreme condition.

  Score

  4.36 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Comedy

  Popularity

  225 Views

• Loading...
• 
  Assassin's Greed (VAC 9) by tngjames

  My entry for the 9th NG Voice Acting Contest

  Score

  0 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Comedy

  Popularity

  67 Views

• Loading...
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  The King's Bottom Cleaner by Mythologic

  The King is in search of a new bottom cleaner, but who will claim the role?

  Score

  3.94 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Voice Demo

  Popularity

  89 Views

• Loading...
• 
  The Confession by Sonbiru

  A man confesses his sin to a Mexican priest.

  Score

  3.72 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Drama

  Popularity

  193 Views

• Loading...
• 
  VAC9- A Psychology Case by ATheatricalSongBird

  ATheatricalSongbird's submission for the 9th Voice Acting Competition!

  Score

  4.65 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Comedy

  Popularity

  161 Views

• Loading...
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  Jobs by Xanorin

  VAC9 entry on "horrible jobs"

  Score

  0 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Comedy

  Popularity

  47 Views

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  The AIde by Adam-Beilgard

  Worst Job Ever

  Score

  4.62 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Comedy

  Popularity

  219 Views

• Loading...
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  Hoarder Cleaning by moonvamp

  My entry to the Horrible Jobs Voice Acting Contest

  Score

  4.62 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Comedy

  Popularity

  466 Views

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  VAC9 - Double T Retail by KJOokami

  Is a horrible job still horrible if you're too dumb to realize how horrible it is?

  Score

  4.07 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Comedy

  Popularity

  114 Views

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  VoiceActingContest9Entry by sammymcjack

  Voice Acting Contest Entry, Sam Jackson

  Score

  0 / 5.00

  Type

  Voice

  Genre

  Comedy

  Popularity

  8 Views

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When are the winners gonna be announced?

At 10/15/12 06:02 PM, Chazz wrote: When are the winners gonna be announced?

The 26th of this month the scores are due back from the judges. I'm personally done with everyone except for 5 entries.

At 10/15/12 06:02 PM, Chazz wrote: When are the winners gonna be announced?

I am nearly done with my judging and so with that we will be one step closer to being ready. Hang in there I know that the suspense is the worst part.

Just a reminder to all judges that scores are due in 1 week!

At 10/20/12 06:01 AM, JaShinYa wrote: Just a reminder to all judges that scores are due in 1 week!

oh dear oh dear oh dear oh dear. I have no idea why I'm so excited.. but I am

At 10/22/12 02:27 PM, Sonbiru wrote:

At 10/20/12 06:01 AM, JaShinYa wrote: Just a reminder to all judges that scores are due in 1 week!

oh dear oh dear oh dear oh dear. I have no idea why I'm so excited.. but I am

Myself and Treg are done! Just 2 more scores to come in!

Only one more day!!!!

I AM SO EXCITED!

At 10/25/12 03:53 AM, Ultraconsole wrote: Only one more day!!!!

I AM SO EXCITED!

Yeah buddy!

At 10/25/12 09:55 PM, JaShinYa wrote:

Yeah buddy!

Will the results be posted tonight?
Or later during the day?