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Been here 5+ years (contract included) and from other industries, the benefits, pay and perks all seem amazing comparatively. But if you base all of these things against how the company views the QA dept and this is your ultimate career path, then it's not going to feel good being here long term as it is now. They view this dept as a jumping point and not a career, but then also won't provide opportunities for growth. The raises are barely above the rise of inflation. And the Microsoft acquisition made it all so much more complicated. It's more difficult now to get answers and approvals. Overtime doesn't seem to be much of an issue in the last few years, but many still feel pressure to put in extra work and burn themselves out just to get a slight pay bump by their arbitrary seniority system. I don't know what will come of this Union bargaining, but it's good to have an understanding of what it's currently like before jumping in. 

Pros - subsidized lunches, parental leave is pretty impressive, free snacks/drinks, 401k matched, decent PTO/Sick/Wellness/Holiday pay.
Cons - most perks are only if you're in office and some benefits are only for full time, even if you've been a contractor for over a year. Not much help in terms of childcare.

Organization provides a fun culture for all generations but struggles to stay competitive (e.g. new ideas, compensation, career development). Company ranks "loyalty" from their employees as highest employee contribution. In return, tenured employees tend to be biggest stakeholders despite sound decision-making.

Many close colleagues who are demonstrated high performers were pigeonholed, missing rightful opportunities for growth and advancement in their careers (leading to their resignations and onward to competitive/better options). Promotions and developmental opportunities do not tend to be based on an across-the-board objective assessment or rationale. 

While the organization fosters a "family-oriented" culture, sometimes you have to fly the thorny nest and soar to greater heights. The occasional happy hour wasn't bad, either.

I highly recommend Bethesda, ZeniMax, or any of its studios. Fun place to work with plenty of opportunities to move about and constant change. It is a growth oriented company but what company isn't? Among large companies, it is still small enough that you can contribute and make your mark.

I was hired on a three month contract to test their software and give detailed bug reports. Everyone from my co-workers to my managers were easy to talk to and work with.

Was taught very well in enhancing my skills in problem solving, along with being able to much better communication skills. The company does and amazing job assisting in all the required fields as well when also introduced to Quality Assurance.

I loved working as a video game QA tester. I honestly would have been fine working in a position like this for a career. My coworkers were fun regular people who loved to play video games. Playing he games were the best part, but its taxing having to stare at a screen for a very long time.

Really love my coworkers, and the nature of the work. Management seems unconcerned with testers success, only the product. The company does not invest in its most important players/fan base, the testers.

The work environment is very toxic they don't care about their employees or customers for that matter they don't treat ppl the way they deserve to be treated 

The work can be fun, but the environment, management and mentality is toxic. Also, there are very few opportunities for advancement. I have learned a lot about the gaming industry and how it really works.

Long hours can be tough but the experience I had with my team I will always treasure. I learned a lot about testing and about the gaming industry and wished I could have stayed longer.

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