Toxic Culture and Broken Promises - Recensione dipendente - Dipendente anonimo presso Build a Rocket Boy

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26 set 2024
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

- The company offers an extensive benefits package including remote working, stock options, a pension scheme, and socials. Location-specific benefits include generous annual leave, private medical insurance, and various healthcare and transportation benefits - The company provides a competitive salary that is aligned with market standards ensuring fair compensation for employees - Despite management challenges, the teams themselves composed of highly dedicated, skilful, and passionate individuals. For that reason alone, it was a pleasure working with them: their love for the craft, general positivity, and collaborative spirit contributed to their appeal as my co-workers

Svantaggi

- The actual experience was nothing like what was sold to me during the interview - A heavy workload, coupled with numerous meetings, created a chaotic and overwhelming environment. - There was unclear direction from leadership, which caused lots of confusion and inefficiency - Management can only be characterised by poor communication, micromanagement, and a lack of empathy - Favouritism, blame culture, and a lack of accountability contributed to a serious toxic environment - Leadership failed to invest in employee growth or provide clear direction - The company was very disorganised, where long hours were required, including working at weekends - The demanding workload and chaotic environment negatively affected mental and physical health - The company’s instability including probation extensions, failed probations, demotions, layoffs and terminations gave rise to insecurity and severe anxiety and mental health issues across the company - The company's values did not align with its actual practices - Internal politics and bureaucracy greatly hindered productivity and creativity

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1,0
21 gen 2024
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

A stepping stone into the industry. BARB is an opportunity to start in video gaming, collect experience, and move on.

Svantaggi

Political Drama, drama, drama. There have been multiple changes of studio leadership, countless times of department restructures, individuals are in one day and then disappear under 'mutual agreements' to never return. Psychological safety is at an all-time low, due to entire departments getting caught up in the political blast-zone between the constant power struggle of leadership. Culture war. BARB cannot define its culture, because leadership constantly breaks culture definitions. What are the cornerstones of BARB? Bullying. The definition is: To not be given credit, being set up for failure, constant undermining. It's all rife in BARB and if the leaders do this, it trickles down into management, departments, and projects. Keeping up with the misinformation is hard. Knowing who knows what can, and cannot be discussed is a minefield. There is studio facing 'information', the reality, and 'leadership facing truth'. With little to no communication in the studio, staff do not believe what information they are given, as it will likely change in a week or less. CRUNCH. This is a studio in full crunch for months, veiling as "focus time/bug-bash!/do your damn job". You do not get overtime, as you are salaried (on a very low salary for industry). You will struggle to take holiday, this is due to the constant crunch. Little to no notice is given for changing timelines, be prepared to cancel your approved holiday because leadership cannot plan ahead more than 5 days in advance. There are some great and very talented people working at BARB but leadership does not take people's professional (previous or current) experience into account. Most of the time you are just doing what you are told and you best do it quietly.

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1,0
4 mar 2025
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

There is nothing positive here

Svantaggi

The most toxic unethical senior leaders I've ever encountered

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