Pros
-- The spirit of progressive company innovation and organization is there -- Extremely smart people -- Gaming on the job is expected -- Instant celebrity status with millions of rabid fans -- Plenty of room for advancement
Cons
-- Terrible feedback structure: rapid growth often put horribly inexperienced people in positions of power, causing frustration with knowing what to work on from a growth standpoint. Also, I ran into issues with feeling underutilized and pigeonholed into areas that didn't take advantage of my strengths. -- Leadership messaging is completely inconsistent: Leadership within the company seems to have inconsistent priorities and care more about their own teams than the overall vision -- Contract/internship hiring is badly defined, forcing contract workers to continue pestering management for a chance to get hired full time. -- Riot seems more committed to replacing people than growing and improving who they have.