[Agentlien]

Because EA is not as bad as they are portrayed and everything is not black or white. I really dislike the way we are viewed in the public eye and I feel much of it is exaggerated and undeserved. Seriously, EA is full of very talented and passionate people doing their best to deliver awesome games. There have been some controversies, but it's still a company which produces a lot of games I really love. To list a few EA IPs I really like:

  - Mass Effect
  - Dragon Age
  - Mirror's Edge
  - Titanfall
  - Dead Space
  - The Sims

Beyond that, working as a full-time programmer for EA in Sweden means

  - job security
  - good salary
  - working on AAA games as a full-time job
  - working together with other passionate gamers and nerds who share my interests in a way I wouldn't have thought possible before moving to this industry
  - Getting a lot of information from contacts in the industry before it becomes public news.
  - Learning incredibly much about the behind-the-scenes stuff. Both from EA in general but also from other parts of the industry

Working outside of the game industry wouldn't get me the last four points. Working at a smaller studio wouldn't get me the first three points. Also, I have a house that I love in an area which I adore and I'm raising a child for whom I wish a childhood filled with stability and security. For these and other reasons I really don't want to relocate. This also limits the short list of viable employers.