Maybe the QA folks are worse off in game dev companies, but they seem to be second class citizens everywhere else too. Which is a pity, since as stated they are

Maybe the QA folks are worse off in game dev companies, but they seem to be second class citizens everywhere else too. Which is a pity, since as stated they are worth their weight in gold. A developer has a mindset of how do I make this work, a QA person has a mindset of how do I make this break - they are completely complimentary.