[Pfhreak]

Having worked in software for the past decade, including 3 years in games, I'm inclined to say that the culture in games is more permissive towards bad behavior and unprofessionalism.

For instance, I once saw a manager tell one of his engineers to 'bend over and take it', then gesture to the only openly gay guy on the team (who was clearly uncomfortable with the whole exchange). Zero repercussions, not even a talking to. That shit wouldn't fly anywhere else I've worked.

[justaman]

There's something to be said about the mental health of employees in the industry. In my personal experience, gamers are not always the healthiest people. Sitting at a desk working all day then going home and sitting at a desk gaming all night. On top of that, these people are put through high stress, cut-throat, deadline driven environments, and you get a recipe for disaster. Now add the fact that people attracted to video games tend to edge on the anti-social.