Pros: - Very serious about helping people advance and grow in their careers. - Extremely flexible with working remotely, time off, and quality of life decisions. - A lot of opportunities to learn from peers and outside sources. - Great benefits. - Laid back, but extremely productive office culture. - Everyone is held accountable for their work.

Cons: Core hours are an entire day (10 AM - 6 PM), whereas other companies may have shorter core hours, allowing a little more flexibility in everyday work hours.

Pros: You get to work on projects known to the entire world. Free food, drinks, and snacks.

Cons: Sexist remarks from management every time there's an upcoming con, asking if I'll be wearing something "sexy" this year. Harassment from coworkers asking when you're going to reach a certain rank on the game you work on. Is it a requirement to do your job well? Everyone brushes it off as a joke, but when someone asks how long it will take you to reach it every second day and "jokingly" says that employees who can't achieve a certain rank shouldn't be working on them as they "don't" really understand the game.

Pros: Riot is for a particular kind of person. If you are technically solid, demonstrate talent with personality and drive, this is the place for you. I have had more fun in my first 6 months here than I have in the past decade plus of software development. I have had plenty of leadership roles at other companies with a slew of fancy titles. I was BORED. Riot allowed me to be creative, productive, and free from title and politics. They honestly care about their players first, last, and everywhere in between. Fortunately, Rioters are players, so we love to do the work that will also selfishly benefit ourselves!

Cons: The lack of management can sometimes lead to a lack of organization.