Inexperienced Management and Hive Mind Atmosphere - Anonymous employee Riot Games Employee Review

2.0
Sep 17, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Popular IP with great opportunity to expand -Quality of life perks: free lunches on Tuesdays, dinner stipends, unlimited PTO (though you may never feel able to use it) -Amazing art teams and some highly creative individuals -Annual company retreats (although some employees have to stay behind) -Diverse group of people

Cons

-Too many first time managers with no clue how to manage others -Touts open feedback culture, but management does not take feedback well -Does not care about employees -Hiring process is too slow and potential new employees are not treated with respect -Frat-like atmosphere in certain departments -Terrible work/life balance -Not a lot of transparency

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