This Sunday the Boston Globe will name Harmonix, developer of Rock Band, one of the top places to work in Massachusetts.
The rankings were based on a survey collected by an independent company of around 70,000 employees in the state. Harmonix managed to grab the #11 spot on the overall list, #5 on the list of “best small workplaces,” and came in at #3 of the “most inclusive” company. If all the rankings were averaged together, Harmonix would earn a solid #2 in the overall “best small inclusive workplace” list.
My math may have been bad on that last ranking, but I lost nearly all of my intelligence upon purchasing a second set of plastic drums this year. The mere fact that I was willing to do so (regardless of my brain leakage) is certainly a testament to the quality that Harmonix puts out there. I say the Boston Globe should just suck it up and give them first place. Who cares about hospitals, right?
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6:32 PM on 11.06.2008
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Also, there was no "playtesting" by the QA engineers. They had this really cool software app that they loaded the songs into to test with for the most part. I was curious to sneak a peek at a test plan, but I wasn't fortunate enough to find someone willing to share.
What's interesting is that they exist on a single floor that they purchased in a building from Harvard. There also is next to no decent parking in the area.
I always wonder what someplace like that pays. Especially since traditional software houses pay better than game development houses.
The games industry is a tough nut to crack - short of one failed MMO start-up, I haven't gotten any company to even acknowledge my resume or answer a call with an actual HR person.