Mafia-style organization and no perks - QA Tester Activision Employee Review

2.0
Feb 29, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Game testing can be awesome, if you get to test a game you actually like. People are very friendly and there usually is a decent environment even under pressure.

Cons

Super tight deadlines, lots of weekend work and extra hours required last minute, NO benefits whatsoever and minimum wage. NO health insurance, nothing. The extra work you do is hardly ever paid, as they make you take time off in lieu any time the work load is low so they don't have to pay you. Also, the organization is awful and there is no chance of career advance unless you're friends of the managers.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

- Decent benefits - Loved some of the people and the environment had the potential to be chill - Ok Bonuses (mid)

Cons

- Some management decisions can be incompetent and baseless - Can be easily burned-out; no work-life balance - Salaries are below average and below cost of living needs. Don't expect much of a raise - Some people were insufferable, but not all - ALWAYS changing and fast paced, which results in really bad decisions being implemented, dropping the quality of the job - Removed WFH

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