Pros
- Worked with some of the most hilarious and interesting people I have ever met. - Highly relaxed atmosphere and extremely friendly gamer culture. - Management, seniors, leads, were all amazing and really cared about you. - A lot of flexibility if you have plans for a few days or weekend. - Work on the biggest upcoming projects in gaming before the public has any clue. - Real life look into the behind the scenes of AAA game development that very few will ever have the chance to see. - The work never got stale, leads rotated everything very well, a ton of moving parts that made every single day very unique. - Pay was great for younger people and college students working over the summer. with a lot of overtime available. - Meaningful tasks where your specific individual work will directly affect the game that millions of people will play. - Name in credits, sweet one-off Activision and game specific gear - I got paid to show up to work on, make an impact on, and play a game and a series that was/is a defining part of my life. I would have 1000% worked for free.
Cons
- The weekly hours can feel a bit long sometimes, but the day goes by extremely quick. Do not let long the hours scare you away from applying whatsoever.. - Had to head to back school, wish I could have continued working there, was super sad walking out my last day. I will continue to miss working here probably forever ;(