Pros
- overall had great co-workers and work I enjoyed - if paired with a rare great manager that will advocate for you, compensation is fair
Cons
-projects completion trumps team health -most managers are too busy advocating for their own placement on the stacked rank review process , they don’t have the time/energy advocate for you -harassment and gender discrimination is more prevalent than people choose to admit. ( I had a harassment complaint handled so poorly by management, ER and HR that I received a settlement payout, my harasser still works for the company.) -lack of training for people conducting interviews. Witnessed senior management asking for protected information from interview candidates and then rejecting candidates based on this information ( marital status, parental status, etc.) - a strong bias against those who “ have not worked a AAA games before”, not a lot of thought given to what candidates from other industries can bring to the game and company -most promotions are given years after employee has proved themselves, frankly the best way to move up at the company is to leave for a couple of years and return.