Let me just say that there are game studios that are not run in this way. They may be hard to find, but they do exist - mostly outside of the console space - an

Let me just say that there are game studios that are not run in this way. They may be hard to find, but they do exist - mostly outside of the console space - and I've worked at two of them and know of others. If the OP lives in the Seattle area, I'm happy to recommend a couple of studios that don't treat their employees like slaves.