I have worked in gamedev for 12 years (the only industry I've been working in my entire life) and have never seen anything like the stories you most likely mean

I have worked in gamedev for 12 years (the only industry I've been working in my entire life) and have never seen anything like the stories you most likely mean. It's not all sunshine and rainbows, and I often think about switching into something else, but overall it seems just like any other tech. Plus, in my experience at least, Unity as a tech stack is one of the best paid, at least around here.