What It's Like to Work on League of Legends

Post by crystaldev » Wed, Feb 05, 2020, 5:52 AM UTC

XPKBandMaidCzun wrote: post #40

trenning wrote: post #4

Another take on what it's like to work there when the copy isn't curated by HR and PR. https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Riot-Games-Reviews-E247538... Written 1/24/2020 - 11 days ago, Pros - Colleagues who really really care about what they're doing - The best campus and amenities you're going to see in LA - Being surrounded by other gamers/people of similar ages and hobbies - Cool products - a ton of R&D Cons -…

That term, "ol' boys club" is a pretty offensive generalization. It's sad to see this person didn't jive with management at their workplace, and maybe it wasn't a comfortable environment, but it's not like employees have their hands on the knob of who gets hired. It's incredibly hurtful to see someone draw such sweeping, negative inferences without specificity. Whenever the word toxic gets brought up, I brace, becaus…

Post by SeanBoocock » Wed, Feb 05, 2020, 6:20 AM UTC

vvanders wrote: post #35

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That's ridiculous. Game companies are nothing like sweatshops and the reality is much less sensational than what you hear about, which should be no surprise. Most are basically 9-5, generally with flexible hours. Often free food/snacks/games and other perks. Some take Friday afternoons off to drink and play games. Crunch toward release does happen a lot, it's a problem, but they're getting better about avoiding it. Y…

I was waiting to see if your post was satire. Worked ~6 years in that industry, every placed I worked was a meat grinder and all the places my coworkers came from were meat grinders. There's an attitude that if someone has "paid their dues" then new hires have to do the same and the cycle perpetuates. Saw 3 divorces on my last title alone, I don't care how much "passion" you have(and it will be exploited) that indust…

Post by taurath » Wed, Feb 05, 2020, 6:34 AM UTC

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Any company in the games industry is like this. It’s a sweatshop.

Their COO would literally walk up to an employee and flick their balls, smack their ass, HUMP on them, and fart in their face (not all at once, although does that matter?) Maybe you consider that normal in game dev companies, but I have to believe that's outside the norm. The guy got suspended without pay for 2 months. https://www.businessinsider.com/riot-games-suspends-coo-scot...

Post by orf » Wed, Feb 05, 2020, 7:24 AM UTC

SeanBoocock wrote: post #43

vvanders wrote: post #35

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I was waiting to see if your post was satire. Worked ~6 years in that industry, every placed I worked was a meat grinder and all the places my coworkers came from were meat grinders. There's an attitude that if someone has "paid their dues" then new hires have to do the same and the cycle perpetuates. Saw 3 divorces on my last title alone, I don't care how much "passion" you have(and it will be exploited) that indust…

I am sorry to hear that you had a poor experience and it is true that a toxic culture can be endemic. However, your experience is not normative based on the best data available for the industry: https://s3-us-east-2.amazonaws.com/igda-website/wp-content/u... Every year the IGDA publishes the Developer Satisfaction Survey that gives both a snapshot and longitudinal picture of the industry. The trends around things lik…

Post by anon9001 » Wed, Feb 05, 2020, 7:41 AM UTC

jeremysalwen wrote: post #44

XPKBandMaidCzun wrote: post #40

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That term, "ol' boys club" is a pretty offensive generalization. It's sad to see this person didn't jive with management at their workplace, and maybe it wasn't a comfortable environment, but it's not like employees have their hands on the knob of who gets hired. It's incredibly hurtful to see someone draw such sweeping, negative inferences without specificity. Whenever the word toxic gets brought up, I brace, becaus…

I don't think you understand what the phrase "ol' boys club" means in this context. It is an expression: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_boy_network