Avantages
Very family oriented. Several husband and wife teams. Good salaries and ESPP. A lot of talented designers and writers. Really good benefits. Breakfast every morning. Free milk and juice to drink. EA has great marketing. Edmonton has hardly any traffic.
Inconvénients
Nepotism is rampant. Huge team sizes. Seemingly closed to new ideas. Not much room to grow. Many employees are expected to specialize in a particular aspect of their discipline, and there are few opportunities for leadership. Art and Programming departments get their way more than they should because BioWare has trouble hiring programmers and artists. Many producers are completely clueless at how to manage a large team. The Dragon Age management team is misguided and they seem to be group-thinking their franchise off a cliff. Some managers tend to take undue credit for the hard work and brilliant ideas of their team members. Most people at Bioware Edmonton have never worked for other game companies, and many of them probably wouldn't cut it outside BioWare. High cost of living in Edmonton, despite the fact that hardly anyone really wants to live there.