Downward spiral
Downward spiral
- Flexible hours and no overtime
- Nice colleagues and a too relaxed atmosphere
- Decent salary, benefits, and office amenities
- The proprietary game engine that they force teams to use is just awful and turns any simple task into a long, unrewarding and frustrating process.
- When you want to leave the company, they will make it as difficult and painful for you as possible, and in some cases won't even shy away from breaking local laws and regulations.
- Unfair, top-down decision making process; and all important decisions are made by upper management based on input from data "scientists".
- Very low morale and a lack of exciting, innovative or creative projects in the Berlin studio.
- Benefits and perks have been incrementally reduced after the Activision / Blizzard acquisition.
- Passion for money, not for games.
Stop focusing solely on growth and numbers. Allow for true innovation by using decent, industry-proven game engines to experiment and fail fast. Retain talent by making the Berlin studio a nice place to work instead of bullying people who decide to leave.
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