Simple Programming Job - Game Programmer Studio Wildcard Employee Review

Some very talented people to work with, the leadership is great for people that have experience as they leave you to do your work without a lot of interference meetings etc.

If you aren't as experienced I could see working here being a bit of a whirlwind experience, its very fast paced and things happen about 50% faster then my experience at other studios, this can result it some missed bugs and quality, but they ship games and add-ons consistently.

- Very high pay - Amazing benefits - Lots of swag, mountains of poop plushies - Flexible hours (outside of crunch) - Fun company events - A big PAX booth with giant dinosaur statues - You get to work on a very successful IP with a massive player base - Dinosaurs are rad

These cons apply primarily to the design/programming departments: - Creatively stifling - Profit-driven high-level decision making - Extreme crunch (6-day weeks for months at a time leading up to release) - Can often be a highly frustrating work environment in terms of feeling heard and valued - Management makes the same mistakes repeatedly - Company communication is often sluggish and inconsistent, especially when it comes to major design and date changes - Internal meetings/reviews can, and often do, happen very late at night or on weekends and last for hours