Gaming or Tech?

Mar 1 7 Comments

Friend has PM offers for a big gaming company (one of Riot/EA/ATVI) in LA and a well known tier 2 tech company (remote). Thoughts on which one would be better for long term career success (growth + impact wise)? Very passionate about gaming but also donโ€™t want to be pigeon holed/set behind if want to switch to a big tech firm later on.

Remote company TC will be ~200k, still waiting on numbers for other one.

#tech #pm #gaming #riotgames #electronicarts #activisionblizzard

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  • Uber / Eng
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    Gaming pays significantly less than big tech. But if you love what you do, that counts for something. I worked several years in the industry.

    Bigger gaming companies have better recognition if you plan to switch to different companies and roles later. Just be aware that gaming in general has pretty rough WLB and job security.

    PM might have a path to game design, if that happens to be their end goal. But I think a lot of places consider PMs closer to Producer there, which is weird.

    Also consider mobile gaming. Cut throat, but also very lucrative compared to AAA studios. Bang or bust.
    Mar 1 1
  • IBM
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    Riot can have bad wlb. We all know itโ€™s riot ๐Ÿ‘€. And it depends on the other company
    Mar 1 2
  • How did the offer from the game company compare to the 200k TC? One benefit of remote is obviously that you can live somewhere cheaper so cost of living can be lower.

    Once we go back Riot will have a model where we are in the office Tue, Wed, and Thur and work from anywhere the other two days. While it will be nice to work from home two days per week, it still forces you to be somewhat close to the office.
    Mar 2 0
  • Highly dependent on the team youโ€™re on. My experience has been great so far and I have quite a few paths to go down if I want
    Mar 23 0