Vantaggi
- Benefits: These are generally good, but if you're looking for work at any public company you should have a certain level of benefits that should cover what you need. Yes, there's food, free coffee, happy hours, and so forth. If you get a job here you should be able to buy all of this stuff for yourself anyways (most positions at Zynga command good salaries). - People: There are some truly outstanding people and some truly terrible people. Mostly, the people are a positive. - Games: Yes, working in games is better than working in any number of industries, so that's definitely a positive.
Svantaggi
- Content: This one is important as Zynga is theoretically a content company; they can't make it and what they do make doesn't make money. That's really the problem at Zynga, they haven't had a hit game in years and they're relying on old games (Poker, Words with Friends, FarmVille 2) and Slots to squeak along. - Leadership: There is none, so there's not much to say. I mean, the CFO just stepped down with no reason given with less than 2 years of service. That should tell you everything you need to know. - Size: The company has probably 500-700 more people than it needs and no discipline to keep headcount down. If you are considering a job at Zynga understand that you're probably walking into a situation where a layoff is necessary in the near future.