PREAMBLE
Steam Name: .uzi
Time Zone: GMT+0
Link to Steam Profile: steamcommunity.com/id/defrrdClock/
What server are you applying for? Prop Hunt
SteamID: STEAM_0:1:63666159
Current Gametracker Profiles: www.gametracker.com/player/.uzi/play.zarpgaming.com:27040/
Estimated Server Time: Approx. 65 hours
Languages I speak: English
ABOUT ME
My name is .uzi and I hail from Scotland in the UK.I registered on the ZARP forums on the 1st of September, 2016. I was especially active on the TTT server as it was the only server at the time that attracted my attention. I originally didn't see much in ZARP, nor did I ever see myself becoming staff. However, since registering in 2016, I have had quite the time being a part of the community.
I acquired my first staff rank only three days after I registered on the forums - I had become a TTT moderator. My debut as a member of the TTT staff team was rocky, to say the least. But despite my mistakes I progressed onto admin, until I was selected to become a Super Admin on October 23rd 2016. Just two weeks later I was promoted to Head Admin where I comfortably sat on that rank for a considerable length of time. I think it's fair to say I was dedicated member of the staff team; I wouldn't have made it to Head Admin otherwise.
I then decided to 'spread my wings' within the community and branch out onto other servers such as Deathrun and Bhop, but never really stuck around for long.
I also managed to gain the rank of forum section moderator for the TTT section, updating that staff list was exciting for me at the time.
A CM election came around early January of 2017 where I legitimately thought I had a chance at getting CM. Despite my ignorance I was determined to apply but failed miserably. I stuck around in the community nonetheless as I still enjoyed being a part of it.
In my February of 2017, life dealt me a shit hand and I had to deal with some hardships that took a significant toll on my well being. Alongside that, I had recently gotten into a full-time job which I was determined to keep since I was a fixed-term employee and could be out of the job in a year's time. This forced me to resign as I found no motivation to fulfil my role as staff - another person deserved the spot I was in possession of.
After a girthy sabbatical I returned to ZARP late August this year. I was surprised to see the addition of Jailbreak and Prop Hunt to the ZARP community and was keen to give both a go (shame really cause Jailbreak had nobody playing). After being attracted to play Prop Hunt more and more I thought I'd reapply for staff. I've risen from moderator, to admin and to super admin, but now I'm determined to restore the legacy that once was uzi the head admin!
To say the least, I've enjoyed returning and I don't plan on leaving anytime soon. Despite the problems that reside within ZARP, it's a place I enjoy to go and a community I enjoy being a part of.
TRAITS AND ABILITIES
As part of my induction to my job two years ago, I underwent a Insights Discovery test (read about it
here). The purpose of the test is to determine your work style and strengths that would be supplied to your team.
At the core of the test, lies four colours: red, blue, green and yellow. Each represent their own work style. i.e., red means you are forward looking and a quick thinker whereas, blue means you are a keen observer and take time before you make any decisions.
To summarise the 20 page booklet I received on my profile, here are my key strengths:
- Able to deal with complex problems
- Remains calm and collected when under pressure
- Prefers a "hands on" approach to problem solving
- Painstaking; conscientious; industrious and dependable
- Always in tough with myself and with the world
- Adaptable and realistic
- Feet are 'firmly on the ground' (appropriately pessimistic)
- Pays great attention to detail
- Understands and respects underlying principles
- Diplomatic when the situation demands it
Conversely, here are some of my potential weaknesses:
- May not respond well to sudden change
- Sometimes unwilling to express even important ideas or insights
- May unintentionally hurt others with criticism
- Has difficulty completing unstructured tasks
- May jeopardise deadlines in favour of searching for accuracy
- Takes things too seriously
- Avoids the company of those unlike him
- Sometimes inflexible in foreign situations
- Modesty or reticence may prevent timely interventions
- Tends to avoid social interaction
PERSONALITY
I feel an effective summary of my personality would be the following:
- Humorous
- Helpful
- Selfless
- Diplomatic
- Truthful
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
I am a former member of the TTT lead team; I served as a Head Admin for a significant period of time.
MY GOALS
Specifically for Prop Hunt, my main goal is to keep the server's population alive and healthy and amass new players whenever possible be it by showing a welcoming and helpful presence on the server. Some other goals I have are to teach new and existing staff how to further better their skills as staff and inspire them to do the same; assist the server owner and the community team in anyway possible; weed out any corruption within the staff team and finally suggest new features for the server with the possibility of assisting with implementation or testing.
I'd write more shit but I've already written a wall of text so it'll do.