Pros
There are a lot of very intelligent, competent and friendly people "in the trenches" at Real who take a lot of pride in their work. The constant fire-drills are are also great opportunities to expand skill sets beyond the current job description. These are great for career advancement, just not within the company. Overall, the hours (while many) do have some flexibility and the location in Belltown is great.
Cons
Under-staffing and chaos from upper management lead to a high rate of burnout and turnover. Only 20% of the people I work with have a longer tenure than me and I have been here less than two years. In this same two year period, my group has reorganized 6 times. The under-staffing and chaos also lead to shortcuts to meet deadlines that often result in massive post-release clean-up efforts that require more resources than the initial launch.
