Pretty Toxic, imo - Programmer Harebrained Schemes Employee Review

==== tl;dr In my experience, the culture here was toxic. I got screamed at by ~half the leads I worked with, and a handful of non-leads. Worked with a few folks who lied about their work. ==== Some Bad Culture Experiences - Lot of screaming. I got screamed at by ~half the leads I worked with, and a handful of non-leads. - A lead ordered me to not speak to leads (except for 2), and to not announce deadlines - Worked with a lead who wasn't performing well, and started lying about his work to cover for it - Had a lead who sometimes forgot the work I did, then announced that I hadn't done the work in a meeting - Had a lead who misattributed my work to others - Had a lead who got red and shouted at me during a meeting. Afterwards, he sat there, red-faced and slightly twitching. - A guy pulled me into a call one time. Red-faced, screaming. Went on for about 10 minutes. Eventually, I pointed out that the thing that was making him mad was his mistake, not mine. He put on a forced laugh and left. - Had a lead who frequently shouted at me until I stopped talking when we disagreed. ==== Non-culture cons - Low PTO. It starts at ~10 days per year - Decent pay, but software engineers could make a lot more elsewhere. Even at other game companies. - Not a lot of room for growth