Non-Sense of Entitlement

This is an interesting topic: people who become very successful also seem to be the most entitled people around, no? Have we not all heard of how demanding actors and actresses are when in their trailers. The food selection has to be right, the color choices of the decorations have to be right, etc, etc. As a society, we have just come to accept that those in extremely successful situations are allowed to get away with being more than just a little full of themselves. But this is more of a weakness for them, than a strength. In an article posted by infochachkie.com (http://infochachkie.com/nonsense-of-entitlement/) It has been proved that even great people such as Babe Ruth are not entitled anymore than some average person on the street, for getting a new job. We should treat each new job and opportunity as something that we are willing to fight for and put all of our effort into. If restaurants started watering down their drinks do you think that they would be in business much longer? Just because they have the reputation as a successful establishment, that means that now they have to uphold that status more than ever or they will lose it just as quick as a hot stock loses value during a down market. It is the same as babies having less freedom to mess up than teenagers: the larger and more mature someone's career or business becomes, the easier it will be to mess up majorly. Sure, one could argue that they now have a safety net to fall back on whereas when they were getting their start in their career every choice had to add up perfectly in order to grow. I can see both sides of the spectrum. I will say, though, that being cocky and feeling entitled is not something that game development employers will be looking for so, even if you have a spectacular portfolio and have worked for tons of great studios in the past, you will still need to put in the work to prove yourself to the new team that you will be working with. Since you had been working at the top studios, they will expect even more from you and will be ashamed if you are not able to live up to your perceived value as a team member and an employee.
  A good part of the article says how Babe Ruth thought that he would have an instant coaching job based on his reputation. He was not used to selling himself and charming others and really convincing others to want to use him as a coach. He just waited and wanted the managers to come to him with new jobs. But they didn't come and his career in baseball ended there. If you think that you are going to get a job based on your portfolio alone, you are wrong. It may help to get your foot in the door, but your personality and your willingness to work with others will be displayed during your interview and it is something that teams will be looking for just as much as the talented work that you provide. So remember to have pride and passion in any job that you partake in, even if it is in QA or some small no-name studio and you are just starting out your career. The dedication you give to each job will build your reputation and open new doors for you in the future, but remember: you still have to be the one who makes the effort to walk through those doors!

-Ken