Pros
- Work for a big name studio - Great resume boost working on AAA titles - 401K matches 3% if you put in 6%
Cons
- 50 hour standard work weeks. 60+ hour crunch, including Saturdays which run between 4-6 weeks in a row. Meanwhile, Leads+ will be working standard hours, even leaving early. - Management will pull rank in creative debates. You work FOR them not with them. - Company is not stable. Layoffs will happen after each launch. Even when they promise you that is not the case. - 15 days PTO which you can never use. You will never earn more, even if you have been there 5+ years. - HR is a nightmare, especially if you have a legitimate issue. They spend more time avoiding/ignoring than dealing with actionable incidents. - Internet is blocked. For a 'creative' environment it is very restrictive. There are 2 computers in the hallway where you can have regular access. (Game review sites, gmail, facebook). - You are expendable to the Studio.