really out of the different experiences I have garnered I have totally opposite opinion...possibly totally dependant on the studios outlook/project ethos etc etc
Please for the love of god, do not fall up the QA ladder. I never understood why the next step on the ladder above QA is management or production coordinator because nothing about the QA job prepares you for management. My advice is if you want to be a manager, go out now and get the experience as a developer(artist,…
Nothing wrong with promoting artists to managers. There's just two things 1) make sure the guy has shown some ability (e.g. he managed junior artists before, he knows how to delegate, he can communicate, etc) 2) don't promote him from being a nobody to being responsible for everything. Problem is often people get promoted…
my advice: you're obviously not happy doing what you're doing otherwise you wouldnt have posted here. if you want the stability of a management job because you have commitments (wife kids mortgage etc.) then you have to be happy that you've got commitments and may have to make sacrifices (such as never achieving your dream…