A lot of them are actually careerists attracted by the extremely good terms of the job
who just picked up the hobby as a necessary part of it.

The ones they recruit from their existing fanbase have to be something extremely unusual in that sweating mound of terrified virgins. And no, I don't exaggerate, especially since it used to include me. Every bad thing you can possibly say about the GW crowd is true. I was actually secretly relieved when I didn't get the callback, because it had been a few years since I'd been in one of those stores, and what I saw terrified me.
(Falstaff's Spiritual Successor, Fri 9 Jul 2010, 13:29, 1 reply)

Extremely good terms of the job?
I assume you're using sarcasm. Even GW managers get paid approximately fuck-all and they have to work most weekends. Mates of mine have worked there and had all the joy of GW gaming ground out of them before leaving for jobs which pay actual money you can live on.
(The man with the flan swashed his buckle on, Fri 9 Jul 2010, 20:15, closed)