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¿Question #1869?
Favre4MVP: If you were offered a job in the boardgame industry that matched your current salary, would you take it?

ocdspectrum: Absolutely. Or probably.
Jrtolf: Maybe. Better benefits?
styates: Right now.
jfeast: No way. I can't live on that!
qdelpeche: Yes. Hell Yes. Definitely Yes ... did I say Yes. 8-}
oriecat: Why not?
Vistathon: They need cleaners?
Woelf: If it was a job that involved mostly designing and playtesting, I might consider it. If it was just marketing or some other "business" oriented aspect, no.
Felimid: Yes.
dlaurent: yes
Auramine O: yes
senorcoo: You betcha!
pwilz: No way. Keep the hobby a hobby and keep the job a job.
Phil Fleischmann: Abso-flippin-lutely!
Spirit of 70: Yes.
Skwib: Helz yeah!!!!
meija: As a game tester? Probably.
MamaRat: Oh HELLS yes.
Grievver: Probably
hob69: Yese
Volfield: In a heartbeat. Unless I had to work for Hasbro or something.
falloutfan: Oh yes. Most certainly.
vandemonium: Yes.
SirEvelyn: Absolutely.
Polgara: maybe
TheRook: Yes
Hector131: Uh, yeah!
jdberry: No. I'm sure the position would be eliminated within the year, and then what?
ronster0: I'd move there.
BUDDA: no
Roja: Very likely!
spacerx: no, my current salary is too low.
vampywife: it depends on the job, really. if it was something i would enjoy doing 8+ hours per day, sure.
aleo09: possibly,
Grimwold: possibly. salary isn't everything... travel times/distances... job satisfacton.. etc.
brandiwentland: absolutely
Der Ubermolch: Absolutely.
DHEK: If it's interesting and is something I'd love doing, sure! I'll go over in a heartbeat.
InShaneee: In a heartbeat.
Decorius: Yes, let me go.
thewretched99: Hahaha, you used the word "salary" in terms of my job. That's funny.
Numskull: Yes, as long as it wasn't licking the bowl after Knizia takes a dump or anything like that.
themagni: Is that an offer?
ACK ACK: yes
darcyj2: Nope.
sandysidamo: God yes!
dralius: If i din't have to move far.
gf_ripper: Yes, in a heartbeat
POvidiusNaso: No way.
Ebon Wendigo: Yes
LordT: I probably would
PsyJam: Hellz yah
Sardukar: Yes
MaksimSmelchak: Yes.
Cut & Space: of course
bigbadsteve: i would think about it
duLac956: Depends on location, advancement, etc.
everlong205: sure
eschaton1000: No. If the hours were the same, it'd be very low paying. Besides, my job is part of my work towards my PhD and I doubt a game industry job could allow me to be the professional academic philosopher I want to be.
Cromaa: Well, my current salary is 0 so I'd want a little more...
l7productions: No
herman_the_german: No.
Inntrepid: yes
brainrob: Yes
puffinge: too late
scriptorum: Probably, yeah.
scribidinus: Yes
jasta6: in a heart beat................................................
WatchmanX2000: in a heartbeat
Tushratta: yes.
dwarf: Yes.
beckerc: definitely
eugman: OF Course not! I'm unemployed.
enricodandolo: No. I can't make that stuff up.
LemonyFresh: It would depend on exactly what I'd be doing.
Vitreous: uhh duh! me on wrong websie site :-p
vetinari7878: Where do I sign?
GeminiWeb: yes ... if I didn't have to move
Agrajag: In a millisecond.
ctalbot: Sure, why not?
Bandit Ripshawd: In an instant. Even if I had to take a pay cut, I'd probably take it.
erli: Na
ZombyDawg: Yes
Jim_P: As long as I could keep my current pension, effectively doubling my income, sure.
GI Joe: Yes
consolewa: I suppose it would depend on the job, but yes, the idea is somewhat appealing in general.
darthcliff: Oh, hell yeah . . .
Thedalek: I'm a student. My current salary is nil. I already have non-paying jobs in the gaming industry.
gt8595b: YES YES YES
Topdecker: No - not gonna move
matthew.marquand: Mabye...but my fear would be I would transform something I enjoy into something I dread.
CharlieWonka: Posssibly if it wasn't packaging
sourwyrm: oh yes
skrutsch: Probably. I mean what's the job. If it's assembly line, probably not. Playtesting or some such then absolutely.
ngymish: Probably. Currently, yes, no question. If I get a job in the digital entertainment industry, maybe not. Hard to say.
edosan: Sure.
Ludocrazy: Yeah baby!
Lord_Prussian: Sure
leece: Hey, a salary at all would be nice!
funkhauser: Heck yeah.
ssmooth: Sure, unless it was something I didn't like doing or with people I couldn't stand
puzzleme: Maybe
heli: you mean like being a janitor at Hasbro? -- don't think so
einbebop: yes
rdmasters: It would depend. As a sysadmin...
mandj2001: duh, yes
Mike A: Depends on what the specific job is. Some could really suck.
Gargoyle: Well, that would be pretty lousy paid job, but sure.
UhhhClem: No such job exists.
CapAp: Aw, yeah.
mrbeankc: No, because I own my own buisness and prefer to keep it that way.
MisterCranky: Hell no, I'd expect a value greater than zero!
jimchris: Depends on the job, of course, but I'd give it a careful thought.
Belash: yes... i'd even take a pay cut for better hours
viogression: In less than a heartbeat. I'm tired of my job.
berserkley: yes
snoozefest: y
sifu-uk: No 'cos I can't imagine a job that I'd enjoy doing.
kimapesan: Yes
fehrmeister: Yes
WasQ: yes
djlg: Absolutely!
batman: maybe, I like my job
Jern: YES
steef: in a heartbeat
Quest22: Yes
ikeafetishist: of course.
Cavedog_pdx: Probably not as I really don't see a lot of room for growth compared to where I'm at.
Windopaene: Yes
dakarp: Well, I'm a student, so it doesn't really apply to me. But if I were gainfully employed, I would most likely take a significant pay cut to work in the boardgame industry.
xlorp: Hoo-yeah!
stephensj23: n
tragicpoet: Absolutely
fellonmyhead: Yes
2amp: yes. i'd do it for half current salary
Drewcooter: Yes
Malacoda: As I just got "restructured" out, no.
Bearcat89: Definitely maybe. I HATE moving so I would only do it if I did not have to relocate.
CDRodeffer: Perhaps.
BaSL: no. I only work mondays
coolpapa: Sweet Sassy Molassy Yes!
Dave: No, because I imagine that the only such jobs that exist are higher-up positions in Hasbro.
gnomehome: Probably yes (location would be a factor though).
jttm: Yes
Spielfreak: no
Blackwind: duh...
CortexBomb: Probably, though that would mean that I would continue to starve for an inordinate amount of time
chaddyboy_2000: Ask me again in a few years.
AlorielLelyn: No, my current salary is $0
skelebone: Possibly, although my current salary is a little low.