I worked at Hi-Rez Studios full-time for more than a year

Cons

Hi-Rez Studios has not been relevant in several years now, and the chaos inside the studio reflects that rapid downward trend. The developers are great people, but anyone above a lead is going to make you revamp your resume and start job hunting. All Art Directors and those in management, save for Chuk, are unfit for their positions because Hi-Rez struggles to find qualified people whom they can hire for senior positions. This is due in part to the fact that the company is located in Georgia, which is not a direct mark against them. Though over the years the reason has turned gradually to the fact that Hi-Rez sits long past its Smite-related heyday and has nothing more to offer, correct salary or otherwise. They promote select yes men from within who have no experience or skills regarding management, or talking to people in general. Often times they are sensitive to the point where giving critique of any part of a game's development will end with you being summarily let go. Human Resources has so many problems to contend with as well as within their own practices, that you are better off biting your tongue unless you're looking for some good unemployment based freetime. They are also robotic to the point that their transparent 'Great company, Great people, Great place’ 5-star reviews may as well have a 'Written by Human Resources' sticker on the upper right-hand corner. I would only recommend this studio to absolute entry level graduates, so they can get one year of studio experience to put on their resume. But they should hurry up on that too, because the only thing dropping faster than Hi-Rez's reputation is their annual revenue.