Pros
- Health care is comprehensive, albeit a little difficult to navigate at first. - Employees under management level are talented and hard-working. - Office is easy to commute to.
Cons
- Compensation is significantly under market level. Raises are difficult to negotiate and bonuses were basically nonexistant until the past year. - Vertical and lateral movement is limited and difficult to negotiate, and resources for growth are minimal. The only way up is out. - HR has no power to handle situations, which is in no part their fault. Expect HR violations and complaints to go unresolved. - Employees are shamed for taking time off for valid reasons such as maternity leave and health concerns. - The source of all these issues above is management. To call them toxic would be a gross understatement. Management is inept, actively hostile and manipulative towards employees, and has made no steps to correct mistakes. They are sabotaging the company, which has resulted in the departure of a majority of their veteran game devs and loss of profit. Here are some of their greatest hits: - Hiring experts in the field then completely disregarding their suggestions and making decisions based on emotions rather than data. When their ideas fail, they immediately turn around and blame the experts. - Sowed discord throughout teams by spreading false rumors and pitting employees against each other. When confronted with this, management blamed the employees for being "toxic" and encouraged everyone to "be more positive!" - A trend of trying to bully employees into quitting. Employees would be set up for failure by management by either throttling resources, creating impossible goals/deadlines, or giving them tasks outside of their job description and training. In good conscience, I cannot recommend anyone to apply to Voltage. Management has created an unsafe workplace and has made no efforts to change it. For your mental and physical health, look anywhere else.