Circling the wagons - Anonymous employee Riot Games Employee Review

3.0
Oct 7, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- League of Legends is a fantastic game - Good Health & Decent Retirement benefits - High density of talent - Appealing stated values - Huge competitive moat - strong publishing partners (Tencent & Garena)

Cons

- Leadership. It goes beyond the sexism expressed recently in press and various blogs. They are well entrenched and have effective mechanisms to quell dissent and prevent shifts in culture that would compromise their power and influence. - Inability to ship product on all levels, from simple web experiences to new games. - The League team is only a small portion of Riot, what is everyone else doing? - Executive leadership now in place is absolutely not capable of inspiring and leading the amazing talent at Riot. - Variable compensation structure is comically inadequate for all but the most sr. Employees.

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