I worked at Fantasy Flight Games full-time

Cons

The few people who aren't included in the above are uneducated, overconfident, lazy, and so incredibly arrogant. Their inability to enact change to better ensure the health of this ridiculously growing business is mind-numbing. If it weren't for the strength of their brand and customer loyalty, they would be sunk. The decision-making is last-minute, slapped together nonsense that farted out the side mouth of some junior executive who was desperately trying to get anything past the stubborn blockade of the senior execs. And then they claim it as their idea and MUST IMPLEMENT IT NOW. They have no foresight, no hindsight, no awareness of evolving cultures, and a stubborn inability to adapt to a future they know is coming and fear with all their heart. Pay is terrible. Way way way below industry standards at 10 years ago. And they act like they're doing you a huge favor that you get to work there. You're expected to grovel and praise constantly. No one is allowed to say no. The offices are so incredibly drab and backwards. They keep building new rooms and doors and have all these plans, then nothing ever pans out. Lack of foresight and ingenuity has made that place a graveyard. Software. Their addiction to outdated and overwrought design and data storage software greatly impedes their ability to succeed. They also insist on building every single software need themselves in house in order to save a penny. It's pathetic. No planned growth or expansion. It's all knee-jerk and reactionary. So many people are stuck in jobs that are obsolete or redundant it's hilarious. Granted, easy for them, but holy crap what a waste. They also restructure the entire company every three months, creating more of these useless positions and eliminating any deliberate expansion opportunities. No growth metrics, no career planning, no concern for the well-being of employees. There is one man who controls all the decision making and his judgement is incredibly flawed.