Avantages
1. Unlimited growth and learning -- you are only capped by your imagination and determination. I have learned more in my craft at Riot than I could have in 15 years at my previous company. I'm so grateful for the opportunities to learn that I've been given and the hard work of my mentors. This gift is so valuable to me that I feel a duty to pass it on to others in the org. My mentors have inspired me to grow others as much as they have grown me. 2. Truly awesome co-workers, deep interpersonal bonds between Rioters, awesome culture and social environment. I treasure my friends that I've made at Riot and love working with my team. They make me laugh and look forward to coming to work. I have made deep lifelong connections at Riot that I will always cherish. 3. When Riot's culture lives up to its ideal (which it often does, at least on LoL), it feels soooo good to work there--people are rational, open-minded, Socratic, authentic, funny, kind, and competent. Collaboration can reach a crazy height of functionality at Riot. (This is not always what happens, but in my experiences it is virtually extinct at many other companies, and is the status quo in many places within Riot). 4. Pay is ok if you could work in tech, and great for the video game industry. Great benefits. Pretty good work life balance for most people. 5. Riot CAN make great gaming experiences, but needs to ship. Like yesterday.
Inconvénients
1. New senior leadership still adjusting to their role, and still working toward articulating a resonant mission which can plausibly capitalize on Riot's unique strategic advantages. 2. Sexism is common, I'm mostly immune to it, but sometimes it gets under my skin a little. Some old-boy types are poor listeners and might have pretty inflated egos at this point from being treated like gods for the several years. 3. A bunch of people have been ruined by poor accountability, and flush their days down the toilet playing games-- producing nothing of value for years in many cases. Its painful, and disruptive of people's lives, but ultimately best to let these people go. It's best for both them and for everyone who does earn their keep at Riot. They deserve to feel the satisfaction of a hard day's work and pay they've truly earned by contributing value somewhere... else.