[superkamiguru]

I think it is a bad thing to tell people that their contract position is contract-to-hire. For one, I feel that is always implied. For another, it maybe something that is well-intended but eventually can't happen due to bad circumstances. Lastly, it creates this entitlement feeling of the contractor which he/she doesn't deserve (maybe it is a good thing because it can help weed out potentials... same for interns).

This is something beyond just the games industry. The other issue I have is from the position that he was in. To have clout as QA takes a lot of work. Especially when you are basically doing black-box testing. He has to be on his very best to show that he should be hired. This post doesn't seem to reflect that.