Pros: Understanding bosses and passionate coworkers makes the company a good place to work at and maintain a positive work-life balance.

Cons: They tend to pay a little under the industry standard. High-up leadership almost always sounds incredibly disconnected from the reality of any situation. (I had good experiences with team managers and such, but department heads, the president, etc. always made me roll my eyes.) Additionally, the company has layoffs basically every year, sometimes multiple times a year.

Pros: - WoW Team is amazing and I enjoy every second working here, I have yet to come back from a vacation feeling dread to come back to work. - Exciting projects - Exciting events - Food trucks - Great benefits - Great for building a portfolio - Great supportive teammates/co-workers

Cons: Compensation is a little lower than industry standard, but they're transparent about it during the hiring process.

Pros: Full-time employee. Secure job.

Cons: Always going to be viewed as support compared to dev. Non-gaming QA is different.