Electronic Arts

It is a good ramp-up in IT for newbies. Working here may open doors at other companies, but it's a hard step since IT companies don't see EA as a good IT company.

Everything in the company revolves around kissing up to management.

People climb the professional ladder based on connections and friendship instead of hard work and proven skills. If you are very good at what you do, they will make sure you stay in the same position.

Salary is very poor and benefits are almost non-existent (just some daily fruits are provided). Contracts are made on a temporary basis (renewed every 3-6 months), which gives insecurity for the future.

The hard work is done by "ants" workers, while management does minimal work but collects all the praise.

In conclusion, if there is no better alternative and you have strong nerves and patience, you can work here, but run without looking back when the first chance arrives to work for a real company.

Be a leader. Work hard to be an example for employees and value your employees. Stop acting like a boss having a monopoly and playing dictatorship games.