Team17 Digital Reviews

* The Peter Principle is in strong force here * No hybrid or flexible working, with a view from management that being in the office is better than WFH. No consideration of individual preferences * Developers had to return to the office even while Covid cases were rising, forcing people to move to Wakefield when they could have easily worked from home * Pay doesn't meet industry standards and promotions are inconsistent * Performance reviews are agonising and rife with favouritism - if you work here want to be promoted, play politics rather than focusing on having talent * You don't get a say on what you work on so you can get stuck doing something that doesn't benefit your career * Too much work and immovable deadlines, and zero recognition of burnout * No time for personal training as a result * Management is seeped in toxic positivity * Staff are leaving in droves, meaning even more work for those who remain, including handling the burden of training up new very inexperienced devs * Constant changing process and 'strategy' that adds to the overhead of already convoluted and outdated process rather than addressing the root cause * Old tools - no Jira, so be prepared to drown in spreadsheets and inaccurate data * Growth mindset with no recognition of reality and no acceptance that this is going to get worse before it gets better * Focus is on shareholders and not on staff * Gradual decrease in the quality of games we're making due to all of the above, leading to low morale in the trenches * First party IP is tied to bonuses but not everyone works on it, and recently has been a disaster with projects that are set up to fail due to impractical commercial constraints and the belief that we can do anything despite obvious skill gaps * This is a porting studio now - only a special few get to work on first party IP * Despite making profit in 2021 the bonus for staff was lower than usual * There is sexual harassment here but reports will be minimised, ignored and then denied.

- Awful pay. Staff have been fighting for fair pay for years and have even provided testimonials on how the low pay is affecting them. There are staff that can't afford to heat their homes, have 3 meals a day or replace clothes that have holes in them. All while the CEO makes millions every year. - Too many projects. Staff are burnt out and overworked. Many staff have taken stress leave due to unmanageable amounts of pressure and work. A huge amount of staff have left. But that's fine according to the latest 5 star review because it makes room for more people to join! - You'll only get promotions if you're friends with the right people. - Unless you're in a management position, you'll be treated like trash. Especially if you're QA or in a Junior position. -Endless surveys and listening groups but with no results at all. - The NFT disaster shows how little the company cares for its staff. Staff had been kept in the dark until just before the announcement and then told they will get in trouble of they speak out about it and embarrass Team17 on social media. They were then left in radio silence from the company for over 24 hours with some staff feeling very stressed and worried because of the huge backlash.