A family like no other - Anonymous employee Blizzard Entertainment Employee Review

5.0
Apr 25, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Sometimes when you look through the scope from outside at a large company, you immediately become worried about the culture. Will I get lost in a sea of people? Will I be easily ignored? Will my voice be drowned by those who have been there for years? How tiny of a fish will I be? At Blizzard, since joining last year, I can honestly say I've never thought those questions again. Like a small, close family, I feel like I was immediately part of something bigger but heard as if it were only 5 of us. With leadership here so in-tune and involved in our constant success, in seeing our careers grow, in maintaining a healthy work/life balance, and helping forge a team effort around doing what is best for our community I feel like I've joined a place that is unlike anything I've ever experienced before. With perks up the wazoo, with great additions like the ability to bring your dog to work, take a walk along a bike path JUST outside the gates, be so close to all of Orange County/LA/SD, and feel apart of a place that celebrates when we do well, celebrates our accomplishments and praises the hard work and dedication we pour into our day-to-day is incredible. It's always scary looking from the outside in to a large company like Blizzard and not knowing what is on the other side, but I can say that taking that leap, putting my faith in those stories from those who work here or have worked here, and joining this family is the best decision I have ever made in my career and not one day has gone by of regret or reconsideration.

Cons

I don't have enough time in the day to meet every dog on campus.

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Really great people, best and kindest in the business

Cons

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Pros

- Depending on the team, you get to work with some great people. - Company events are fun and make you temporarily forget that you're still in a corporate environment. - You're near the games being released.

Cons

On the surface, the company talks a big game about being structured and performance-driven. In reality, it feels pretty chaotic once you’re actually in it. Expectations aren’t clearly defined, and what “success” looks like seems to shift depending on the week or who you’re talking to. You end up spending more time managing optics and trying to stay aligned with moving targets than actually doing solid engineering work. What makes it worse is how management handles team dynamics. Toxic behavior doesn’t really get addressed — if anything, it sometimes feels like it’s enabled. Feedback can feel very one-sided, and when you raise concerns, they’re not always taken seriously or represented fairly. There are definitely moments where the narrative about your performance doesn’t match the reality of what you’re actually doing day to day, which slowly kills trust. At a minimum, leadership needs to get better at clear communication, setting stable and objective expectations, and actually supporting both engineers and managers. Without that, even strong teams start to feel dysfunctional. Compensation doesn’t make up for it either. It often feels like decisions are driven by cost-cutting rather than recognizing real impact, which makes the whole environment feel more transactional than motivating. Overall, I wouldn’t recommend this place in its current state, especially if you’re an experienced professional looking for a stable, well-run role.

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