McDonalds for one week when I was 16. Got fired because I spent too much time making sure the customers were comfortable rather than churning them through haha. That was the only job I had until I got into games once I left University, which was the right choice as I am still there three years later! Clearly retail was not…
Not sure if inspiring but... I was working on elevators as an electronics technologist when Quake 1 came out. I started modding it at home, goofing around with bots and levels. Then I heard about 3D programs and found POV-Ray. After playing with that, I found 3DS Max and eventually took a part-time course at Vancouver Film…