CDPR are a horrible company who overwork, underpay and mismanage across the board.
EA are money grabbing but at least they don't treat their staff like shit.
There are indeed stories circulating about not optimal working conditions at CDPR.
However, it is common knowledge that EA had to settle lawsuits regarding the subject for millions of dollars.
from Wiki:
In 2004, Electronic Arts was criticized for employees working extraordinarily long hours, up to 100 hours per week, as a routine practice rather than occasionally to meet critical goals such as release of a major new product.
The publication of the EA Spouse blog, with criticisms such as "The current mandatory hours are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.—seven days a week—with the occasional Saturday evening off for good behavior (at 6:30 PM)."
The company has since settled a class action lawsuit brought by game artists to compensate for unpaid overtime.
The class was awarded US$15.6 million.
As a result, many of the lower-level developers (artists, programmers, producers, and designers) are now working at an hourly rate.
A similar suit brought by programmers was settled for US$14.9 million.
