Brad is a freelance writer trying to make it big in the video game industry. When he's not desperately pleading for your attention with his weekly Employee Evolution column, he is an editorialist for Kombo, an associate editor for The Game Reviews, a staff writer for Worth Playing, and the PR manager for Game Lemon. When he isn't playing or writing about video games, Brad enjoys sleep, being terrible at golf, and staring lovingly at his wife in a manner befitting a sappy romantic comedy.
Brad Hilderbrand writes a weekly column at Employee Evolution.
The only problem is that it seems like the rules of how to write out a list of your accomplishments and hand them to someone in the hopes of getting an interview are changing so often that I don’t know what to do, so I end up with a mash-up of half-baked ideas…
I believed striking out on my own would be a good idea because in the industry I’m trying to break into (video game journalism), there are very few true staff positions.
The whole day was rather odd; as no one could remember the last time someone had quit our department. As I handed over my keys and security card I felt a strange sensation I hadn’t felt in nearly a year.
When I gave my notice that I’d be leaving my padded cell (I mean cubicle), I assumed that the next couple weeks would be pretty dull, possibly downright boring. I had lined up all my favorite blogs and news sites for daily reading, and had even calculated how much walking around time I’d have on […]
There’s little doubt that one of the most evil of all office creations is bright fluorescent lighting. The harsh glare is so intense that even a passing gaze into a bare bulb carries the same danger as staring at the sun itself for over 40 minutes. The reason offices insist on these bulbs is that […]
The company I work for is such that we are subject to full staff meetings every month. Basically, this event consists of all us underlings filing into the conference room to listen to VIPs talk about how good life is and eat stale bagels. One time we had green watermelon slices, and that was by […]
Ever since the dawn of the soul-wrenching cubicle, we working peons have had little recourse against the corporate monolith that runs our everyday life. So in an act of rebellion, I recently plotted the most nefarious act I could think of, leaving at 4:55.
I know what you’re thinking. “This guy is a rebel. […]
I love my parents with all my hearts, I truly do. If they needed a kidney, liver, right big toenail, left big toenail or swim bladder I’d gladly give them mine. However, all that love doesn’t change one simple fact… They are liars, liars with pants constantly on fire. The lie they told me was not one […]
