Pros
The people are some of the kindest, talented and supportive I have worked with in the games industry. The constant upheaval and resignations create opportunities for growth, as long as you're not being made redundant
Cons
QA are grossly mistreated. Forced to work obscene crunch with no compensation. They are often dropped before owners realise that the roles are needed and new QA are hired again. This happens repeatedly. It's a real mess. Founders are habitually controlling and with no returns. The successful games the studio have made were made in spite of the founders, not because of them. In fact the founders attempted to shut those projects down. Instead the founders waste huge amounts of money on vanity projects that go nowhere and end in hardworking employees losing their jobs. If you are a designer, you will work alone. If you are a producer, you will have no support. Coders will be given unreasonable tasks without realistic timelines. Founders will often derail entire projects. And they will communicate in incredibly toxic and insulting ways. This recently resulted in the entire leadership team of a project resigning. More people intend to leave after lockdown or are actively looking for new opportunities. The studio is in free fall.