Level 30 Storeman

Woot, I just hit level 30! To celebrate, I feel that now's a good time to reflect on the past.

When I first started working in this industry, I was a level 1 storeman. This is going back almost a decade now. I was so bad, infact, that when I began, I was walking around with these:

For the longest time, I wore those fucking boots. I didn't know how much they sucked, how stupid they made me for putting them on. That's the thing about items that take from your intellect, you end up too stupid to realise the effect they're having. I actually believed that hard work was the key to climbing the ladder, if you can believe that shit.

Over time, however, I have gained much experience. The loot drops have been crap, only ever scraps, but still, enough to have provided a roof over my head.

One gets smart over a long period of time though, and about two years ago, I completed a handful of quests in succession. The money rewards were shit, as has always been the case, but I did get lucky looting this:

Epic loot! I put it on, and the difference has been remarkable. My back hurts less at night from all the heavy lifting, and I'm finding I have more energy for my leisure activities.

I'm getting hardcore now though, as a recent quest turn-in awarded me the following piece:

Now that's what I'm talking about! Wearing this jacket is really helping me out here, especially in the zone that I'm questing in, if you get my drift.

It's at this point, that I'm looking towards the future. I don't know if I'll ever be able to get it, but I'm striving for the following piece:

I've seen some phat loot in my time, but finding that one in the workplace database had me positively drooling in anticipation of ever being able to own that beauty.

Just out of curiosity, however, but I thought I'd do a search on legendary pieces, and I have to admit, this is the one that really caught my eye:

When it comes to that thing, I'm like Wayne from Wayne's World; "one day, you will be mine. Oh yes, you will be mine".

The connection

So yeah, I was thinking about World of Warcraft, about why it's so successful, and I was also thinking about workplace exploitation, and how much it sucks when you get screwed over IRL.

And then I caught on a connection between the two, which I'll admit, really made me laugh.

In my experience, commendable traits like integrity don't amount for much in the real world. They really don't. Work hard, and use your initiative as much as you like, it doesn't matter. Any extra money you may make who you work for, the boys at the top will just pocket for themselves. Quietly.

World of Warcraft, on the other hand, is a different story. Demonstrate an eagerness to learn, show up when you say you're going to show up, and put in the time and effort towards improving your character, and you'll go places. You'll see things you've never seen before, do things you've never done before, and be decked out in gear you'd never have dreamed of owning.

World of Warcraft, my friends, is a better judge of character than the real world. You read it here first.