Avantages
Everyone believes in our core mission: We aspire to be the most player-focused game company in the world. It's the first company I have worked for that has every team member believe and live by the company's mission. This is a great entrepreneurial work environment that gives people the ability to work on what they believe is right. Giving this level of trust means that there is an expectation that you fit culturally here, and your judgement is aligned with Riot. Managers here don't tell you what to do here. They are mentors and coaches who give feedback and help you align better to Riot Culture value. They are invaluable in giving you a different perspective on an issue you may not have thought of. I am hardcore WoW player, and it's great to finally work at a company where I don't need to be embarrassed that I play games during work hours; as long as I get all my work done of course. So I get to keep up with my Garrison Missions!
Inconvénients
If you don't believe and live by Riot culture values or have poor judgement, you will stick out like a nail. Rioters will quickly recognize this, and you will find it hard to succeed; just getting the job done isn't enough here. If you like socializing with co-workers after work, there are limited ways due to our startup office size. There are basically two groups right now: core gamers and Chinese speaking. I think this will improve as our office gets larger and more diverse set of Rioters are brought onboard. It's really hard to find Chinese leaders that have Riot DNA. We have so much we want to do, but getting the right people to help is hard :(