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The company’s person in charge is rotated among the shareholders. The current person in charge makes project decisions based on intuition. Regardless of PM, RD, or QA staffing arrangements, or any other opinions, what the person in charge says goes, leaving no room for discussion. They may even make last-minute adjustments on the day of a release. Overall, the salary and benefits are not bad by software-industry standards, but salaries are not transparent. From what I know, there are significant salary differences—equal work does not mean equal pay. Overtime is not frequent, but when it happens, it can be brutal; there was once someone who worked nearly 24 hours straight. The benefits used to be good (a self-service buffet birthday gathering or movie screening every two months; now, having one once a quarter is something to celebrate). They have been increasingly cut back. The company’s equipment is good, but it is more for show than actual use: there are a pool table, arcade basketball game, ping-pong table, massage chairs, and so on. I have never seen anyone use them during work hours. The only thing that has probably not been cut is weekly chiropractic treatment.