Pros
For many the gaming industry is a labor of love, fed by passion for art and technology. EA has stood above most others over history as a safe harbor for people who really care; to mentor and build on the opportunity for experience at the highest level of game development, marketing, and operations. EA largely stands on its own for building the largest distribution and manufacturing capacity to support a global business. Thanks to a successful foundation there are far more opportunities within the organization to benefit people of all backgrounds and skillsets.
Cons
As with any company dealing with explosive growth in a fledgling industry EA's culture has waned over the years. With size of employee base comes dilution and misunderstanding in what made the place great to work at in the first place. Hiring practices often put great people in the wrong places, and an inability to accept or identify the systemic management issues allow them to burn through teams and the company without any real support. I would argue EA has lost far more "great people", than it has retained due to this blind spot. When you break down the numbers it's millions of hard dollar costs in recruiting, relocation, onboarding, and benefits wasted on poor people leadership and vision. Not too mention the impact on their development teams to continuingly be caught in the cycle of hiring, instead of creating great games.