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Riot is the only videogame industry employer I can think of that tries to pay fairly. My friends' Riot SWE offers are the only ones that I've seen come anywhere
by xenihn 6y ago
Riot is the only videogame industry employer I can think of that tries to pay fairly. My friends' Riot SWE offers are the only ones that I've seen come anywhere near FAANG compensation. Sadly they still fall short due to no RSUs, but at least they try. Riot offers are ~75% of FAANG TC, and on par with SF/Bay Area base salaries, while Blizzard offers are more typical for the industry and approach 40% of FAANG TC at best.
- baron816 6y agoSomeone should do a study comparing the two labor markets. There’s definitely a thesis somewhere in there for an economics PhD student. How is it that two very similar industries that nearly share the same talent pool can have radically different outcomes for their employees? Imagine how many game devs there are who are roommates with web devs, or who went to college together. How is it that the web devs don’t tell their friends “you need to quit that awful 90hr/week job that pays you shit and come work at my company”? Or why don’t startups try to lure game devs? I’m sure many of them could figure out Rails or React in no time. They would surely be able to offer slightly lower wages in exchange for a (comparatively) better work life balance.