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Dysfunctional and incestuous bro culture

Software Development Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Unity for 2 years
May 25, 2020
San Francisco, CA
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral Outlook
Pros

The company has the potential to make it big but most overcome its toxic culture before it can get there.

Cons
  • Management hires and rewards their "own people", e.g. ones they worked with at previous companies, e.g. EA. Favoritism is widespread and a big reason why many talented people are leaving.
  • Company values are BS and not implemented nor demonstrated by management in any credible way.
  • The company claims to be inclusive, flat, and bottom-up, but it clearly has a shadow structure of people who are making top-down decisions.
  • Sexism is prevalent.
  • The Old Guard holds too much power and is unwilling to accept new ideas coming from others, e.g. new hires.
  • The strategy is all over the place and completely devoid of focus.
  • Code quality is alarmingly bad.
  • Comp is a joke and has been an issue for ages.
Advice to Management
  • Get rid of the old guard who are unwilling to change.
  • Clean house and banish the toxic culture.
  • Refocus strategy to do fewer things with higher quality. Learn the concept of quality over quantity!

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