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    Electronic Arts Reviews

    Updated 16 February, 2019
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    Pros

    • "I enjoyed my time at EA; my team had a pretty good work-life balance and I never had to do overtime unless I wanted to" (in 105 reviews)

    • "Electronic Arts manages to create a very pleasant work environment despite being one of the largest in the business" (in 148 reviews)

    Cons

    • "They claim to have work/life balance" (in 79 reviews)

    • "Long hours, much overtime, stressful crunch times" (in 85 reviews)

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    1. Helpful (1)

      "Mostly excellent, some teams are backsliding into the bad old ways."

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      Current Employee - Technical Director in Vancouver, BC
      Current Employee - Technical Director in Vancouver, BC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Electronic Arts full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Large Company, many different projects to work on, good benefits, great campus

      Cons

      Poor management is tolerated. Projects can be cancelled and teams fired.

      Advice to Management

      Watch out for people who are good at talking up, but nothing else.

    2. "Great company to work for."

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      Current Employee - Program Manager in Vancouver, BC
      Current Employee - Program Manager in Vancouver, BC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Electronic Arts full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Supportive, innovative, always evolving company to work for.

      Cons

      fluctuation in market. product launches can impact company performance adversely

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    3. "EA"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Electronic Arts full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Great people a s attitude.

      Cons

      Slow promotions and long hours.

    4. "Surprisingly little room for growth"

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      Former Employee - Marketing Manager in Burnaby, BC
      Former Employee - Marketing Manager in Burnaby, BC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Electronic Arts full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Great facilities, surrounded by lots of talented and creative people

      Cons

      Vertical or even horizontal movement a challenge. Career progression stifled by politics and process.

      Advice to Management

      Invest in employee growth and lose the sense of entitlement in the industry.

    5. "EA is in the game"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Electronic Arts full-time

      Pros

      EA is full of amazing, smart, passionate people. If you share same passion for bringing joy to millions of people, EA is a great place to be. Work is never dull.

      Cons

      Benefits are ok, not great. Salary is ok, not great.

    6. Helpful (1)

      "Horrible Culture"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Electronic Arts full-time

      Pros

      The facilities are good, like a university campus

      Cons

      Horrible culture
      Optics driven
      Management has massive egos
      Everything is in silos

      Advice to Management

      Be more results oriented

    7. Helpful (2)

      "Character Artist"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Electronic Arts full-time

      Pros

      Nice office, good amenities and mostly good people

      Cons

      Horrible culture and corporate structure

    8. Helpful (5)

      "Beware of EA at all costs."

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      Former Employee - Software Engineer in Vancouver, BC
      Former Employee - Software Engineer in Vancouver, BC
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Electronic Arts full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      - EA is well known and its games are played by millions around the globe.
      - Great gym and sports facilities.
      - Discounted games (not free).
      - Cafeteria has good quality food (although not for free).

      Cons

      - EA has some of the worst middle management imaginable. Managers are often promoted based on metrics outside of their actual performance which results in unqualified people making horrible decisions. Most managers I encountered at EA had little to no skill at managing engineers in a way that allowed them to be happy with their jobs. EA should carefully consider the value each manager adds to the organization and if they are actually qualified to do their jobs and promptly remove those who aren't.

      - Management is often hyper critical, providing almost no positive feedback or acknowledgement when positive events or contributions occur. Any new ideas you may bring to the table will be shot down by your manager and you will be reprimanded for speaking up. EA's top down decision structure makes it impossible for engineers to feel as though they have control in their work or any voice in the organization.

      - Promotion always feels out of reach. Management will constantly enforce the feeling that you're not performing well even though by all available metrics you are. If you work for EA you should expect to constantly feel as though your job is on the line with every act you make.

      - Salaries are not competitive given the expected output of an engineer. EA pays engineers well below what they should be paying, and the effects of this are felt though the entire company. EA should pay employees more and make bonuses more frequent to ensure employees are motivated to do quality work.

      - Employees throughout the company feel burnt out and hate their jobs. This is extraordinarily difficult to work around if you actually enjoy what you do. I found the resounding negativity so draining that I had to start mental health treatment as I found myself depressed.

      Advice to Management

      Flatten the company structure and remove unnecessary managers. Foster a culture where ideas can rise from the bottom-up. Promote employees when they deserve to be promoted. Encourage positivity and happiness among employees.

    9. "Good place to work if you’re not on contract."

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Burnaby, BC
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Burnaby, BC
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Electronic Arts full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great campus, nice amenities, pays well, values work/life balance which is rare in the entertainment industry.

      Cons

      If you’re not RFT, managers won’t invest time into you and you don’t get nearly as many perks.

      Advice to Management

      Stop wasting time training new people and train the staff already there.

    10. "Very Good Emplyer"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Electronic Arts full-time

      Pros

      Good to their employees, learn a lot, work on challenging problems, work with great people, competitive compensation, economy of scales gives nice perks such as on-site sports that other companies do not have, flexible hours, trust and ability to work from home, good work/life balance.

      Cons

      It can be difficult or politically charged to change things in a large company.