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Extremely Toxic Work Culture

Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET)
Former Employee
Worked at Riot Games for 6 years
September 10, 2025
Los Angeles, California
1.0
Doesn't RecommendDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros
  • Good pay
  • Free food
  • Free-to-play games
Cons

Senior management has no people skills or management skills; they are surviving there by doing a lot of internal politics.

Promotions are based on relationships and politics, not merit.

HR management is useless; they are just puppets of senior management.

The company doesn't follow any ethics; it's all show-based.

Layoffs are abrupt, poorly communicated, and morale-destroying.

Before joining this company, make sure you check about their work culture with a current or former employee, and then join if you still like it.

Advice to Management

Please stop the politics and focus on improving your management and people skills. You hire managers who micromanage, have positional bias, and are headstrong and difficult to communicate with. Gen Z freshers could do a better job than the current existing managers.

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