Interesting Games, Awful Balance
Interesting Games, Awful Balance
Chance to work on some interesting titles.
Experience in the industry (so hard to break in, and this is somewhat easier than average).
Large team of people around you that's generally been quite nice.
Very nice studio with great facilities (if you get access).
Low pay. Terrible work-life balance. No benefits. Exclusion from company team-building events. Very low job security. Management was insanely distant, giving no personal connection.
All my experiences are a few years old now, but if they remain accurate, there is definitely something management needs to consider. Employee morale amongst testers was brutally low.
It's not hard to understand why, with 80+ hour weeks (fired if you refuse), no benefits, and little respect given from anyone else in the company. Testing is a very detail-oriented job, and depressed, exhausted testers do not create good results.
It might not be possible to control hours, but it is possible to show respect and create a positive environment. Paying just above minimum wage and denying all benefits is not a great place to start.
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Very pleasant recruitment process. One call with HR, another with the manager responsible for the game testing team. Wasn't offered a job at the end, but the interview process from their side was very smooth.
Game Tester
I was contacted and hired by a contractor. I first received a phone call confirming my application, and it also included a short interview. I then received another call for a face-to-face interview.
Game Tester
The interview was interesting, as I could talk in English and Portuguese with both the area leader and Brazilian game testers. There were great questions about gaming and QA testing. I felt comfortable during the process.
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PolandJanuary 12, 2022Very pleasant recruitment process. One call with HR, another with the manager responsible for the game testing team. Wasn't offered a job at the end, but the interview process from their side was very smooth.
Game Tester
April 1, 2017I was contacted and hired by a contractor. I first received a phone call confirming my application, and it also included a short interview. I then received another call for a face-to-face interview.
Game Tester
October 1, 2022The interview was interesting, as I could talk in English and Portuguese with both the area leader and Brazilian game testers. There were great questions about gaming and QA testing. I felt comfortable during the process.
