Pros
- Great coworkers - Easy to get hired if you "fit the culture" - Casual interview process - A place to get some experience so you can apply to other companies and actually start your career
Cons
- Far below competitive pay. Left for an entry level position at another company and tripled my salary - Slow PTO accrual - No sick days - Average of 7 annual holidays - Management will fire you for bringing up honest concerns, in a 1 on 1 setting - Management pushes culture that they do not follow - Asks for unpaid overtime due to improper planning at deadlines (also encourages you to bring your family and kids to come and also provide unpaid labor!) - Stigma against remote/hybrid schedules - Raises are rare and insignificant - Wants you to improve their product without giving the time to do anything other than push it out the door as quickly as possible - Tells new hires to leave Glassdoor reviews during their onboarding (as if a review from someone during their first week is at all reflective on how it is to work at the company) - All departments expected to take out trash, clean bathrooms, etc, if they currently don't have anyone hired to do so. You will be expected to "be a team player" and pick up the slack, even though they could raise the pay for the position or temporarily hire a cleaning service until the position is filled - Management claimed they want to improve retention, but instead of improving they decided to fire an entire department. This has happened multiple times with my department, which is why I would avoid coming here for a role in game development - Lack of job security (see above) - Management will laugh at your ideas in a meeting in front of peers - Management will not know your name, even if you have worked there for 2 years - Awkward and uncomfortable comments often made by people in management, including HR. Leads to scenarios where nothing can be done or you're the problem - Men have 2 standard public bathrooms, everyone else has to share 2 single person bathrooms - No clear path for career growth, promotions can be promised "soon" while months pass