Becoming Top-Heavy - Recensione dipendente - Software Engineer presso Blizzard Entertainment

2,0
3 lug 2015
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

You get to work for Blizzard. Tons of free games. Great environment. Impressive on a resume.

Svantaggi

A lot of the executives do a whole lot of nothing but telling people what to do. The longer you've been there the more you're paid for the less you do. New people are expected to work 60 or more hours a week. Morale is slipping, there's lots of teenage drama and backstabbing. It really feels like everyone communicates solely through post-it notes. At least the post-it notes look cool.

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5,0
2 giu 2026
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Really great people, best and kindest in the business

Svantaggi

Compensation is on lower side

2,0
23 mar 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

- 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.

Svantaggi

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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