Comments on: Babel Media Expanding in Montreal

By: anonymonstar

anonymonstar — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:42:56 +0000

Ouff thanx guys I almost took that testing job at Bug-tracker to get some experience but since im already working on becoming a Game Designer I guess not only I dont need that but I dont wanna end up feeling like shit because of false promises and un-usable experience.

By: Zxcvbnm

Zxcvbnm — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:04:57 +0000

If you get a job as a functionality tester, you should expect to be called upon sporadically. They give you no consideration whatsoever.

If you need a job to get a stable source of income: look elsewhere. A lack of work could hit Babel at any time and you’ll be in trouble.

During the off-season, work is rare, but during summer, it comes in burst. Be prepared to work during the evening, or at night, during the week-end or the day at any time. If you refuse those shift, you’ll be called upon less and possibly never during the off-season.

If you continually do good work, you might have a shot at seeing more work or at a better spot, which involves you doing compliance testing.

Compliance testing pays a little better, but you have to be good, they have to like you as a person, and they must have an increase in required compliance work. If you someone get the training, the pay is a little better, but it is still ridicously low, especially compared to how much they charge clients for you being there.

If you intend to make money, there are tons of jobs that pay more.

What Alex says is true: they care little about their clients and often, they’ll get testers in more to fill seats and charge the client for the number of testers they requested rather than provide good QA.

By: Godliketester

Godliketester — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:05:09 +0000

This year Bug-Tracker isn’t better they will employ testers but put them on call most of the summer :O and during winter theres no jobs…but atleast when you get to work the environement is great,although the projects they get kinda always suck

By: flyhopper

flyhopper — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:29:18 +0000

Richard, how was your interview? Cuz I can have one in the end of this week and I liked to know your feelings about it before…

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:57:52 +0000

Alex, did you use to work there?? cuz I just got called by them and they want me to come to an interview tomorrow…what do u think of the company is it a good company or?…

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 30 May 2009 05:36:47 +0000

Babel Media in Montreal is the worst place to work. The job is mediocre,they don’t care about the clients. They only provide freelance contracts, and Managers play favorites. Rather than expanding, the devs are running away and people is quitting. That is the reality of Babel.