RampantAnonymous

Not the OP but... The FLGS (Friendly Local Gaming Store) suffers frankly from the fact that RPGs simply don't NEED them.

An RPG requires only a set of rules (information) and maybe some dice. As we all know, transmitting images and text is much cheaper and easier on the internet. Everything about an RPG can be virtualized. As we move further into a paperless world, FLGS will simply be unable to support RPGs as a revenue stream.

They DO have one thing they can do. RPGs require lots of people to play, and lots of room. It's enhanced by using special props, tools, tables, etc. An FLGS can profit by charging for that.

The FLGS simply needs to transition from a place to BUY games to a place to PLAY games. Spaces where people merely hangout- restaurants, diners and bars are not suffering from being technologically displaced. The FLGS simply needs to turn into a place where people hang out. Let's not forgot gamers are also pretty notorious for buying lots of pizza, soda and beer (Although selling beer at an FLGS is probably not good for minors..)

If the FLGS moved over into the hospitality space from the retail space, I think it has a place in future markets.

How did you manage to get publishers to pay you to write a book about playing RPGs?

Do you think it's fair that software have to take months, weeks off in this industry to prepare for interviews?

Obviously, you've built a small cottage industry in this space so you'd be shooting yourself in the foot if things actually changed.

But it's pretty crazy that a doctor or surgeon can get hired at a hospital in a 2 hour interview, and you're subjecting candidates to an 8 hour process to which they're expected to study for months.

Why do you think it's like this and clearly it seems unlikely to change? Why can't candidates simply submit code samples or use industry credits like other industries?

When I start looking for new jobs, the main difference in interview success is memorization. If I can write down code for algorithms I memorized, the interviewer is somehow impressed. Yet if I just copy-paste it, or bring a notebook with it written down, that's considered 'cheating'.

Why do you expect engineers to memorize code instead of actually using tools like they're supposed to? It reminiscent of just being a dick measuring contest of who can memorize the most LeetCode answers.