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- "great people you work with at the lower levels but diminishes as you go up the ranks" (in 154 reviews)
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- "Low pay across the board except for the rare few dozen who are either execs or particularly special/tenured devs." (in 82 reviews)
- "Low compensation in an exceptionally high cost of living area and ever rising demands" (in 27 reviews)
- "Most of the have zero management training, no college education, and no leadership qualities whatsoever." (in 25 reviews)
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- 5.0FEATURED REVIEW21 Mar 2023Talent Acquistion SpecialistCurrent Employee, more than 1 year
Pros
-The people that work here love this place and are truly passionate about what they do. -Great work-life balance. -There have been a lot of new people hired over the last 2 years and they seem very focused on making Blizzard inclusive and a great place to work again. -Good work benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, etc. -Recently relaunched BlizzU, a program that provides plenty of opportunities to learn and grow your career. -The Irvine campus is one of the coolest offices I've ever seen. -It seems like leadership tries to be as transparent as possible, even if it leads to mixed or negative results.
Cons
-Your annual bonus is more dependent on how the company is doing, not necessarily reflective of how well you've done your job. -No longer a full-time remote company for most, they are trying to get everyone back in the office for a hybrid work schedule. -Not the most competitive in the industry in terms of base pay.
4 - 2.029 Aug 2023ArtistFormer Employee, more than 5 yearsIrvine, CA
Pros
- overall had great co-workers and work I enjoyed - if paired with a rare great manager that will advocate for you, compensation is fair
Cons
-projects completion trumps team health -most managers are too busy advocating for their own placement on the stacked rank review process , they don’t have the time/energy advocate for you -harassment and gender discrimination is more prevalent than people choose to admit. ( I had a harassment complaint handled so poorly by management, ER and HR that I received a settlement payout, my harasser still works for the company.) -lack of training for people conducting interviews. Witnessed senior management asking for protected information from interview candidates and then rejecting candidates based on this information ( marital status, parental status, etc.) - a strong bias against those who “ have not worked a AAA games before”, not a lot of thought given to what candidates from other industries can bring to the game and company -most promotions are given years after employee has proved themselves, frankly the best way to move up at the company is to leave for a couple of years and return.
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Blizzard Entertainment has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,433 reviews left anonymously by employees. 61% of employees would recommend working at Blizzard Entertainment to a friend and 55% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -1% over the last 12 months.
61% of Blizzard Entertainment employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Blizzard Entertainment 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.
