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Sony PlayStation
2.9 of 5 95 reviews
www.us.playstation.com Foster City, CA 1000 to 5000 Employees
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Updated May 20, 2013
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2.9 95 reviews

                             

68% Approve of the CEO

Sony PlayStation President and CEO Jack Tretton

Jack Tretton

(47 ratings)

54% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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Foster City, CA

Current Employee – been working at Sony PlayStation for more than 3 years

ProsGood work/life balance; 4 weeks vacation;

ConsOpportunities for advancement are limited; Senior mgmt communications could be better

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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San Diego, CA

Former Employee – worked at Sony PlayStation full-time for more than 10 years

ProsGreat people and work place

ConsManagement is too slow to make decisions.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Former Employee – worked at Sony PlayStation as an intern

Pros- Good work-life balance.
- Knowledgeable people.
- Challenging projects

Cons- Lack of commutation
- Fair cafeteria.
(I know these are not the cons, but i cant think of anything else!)

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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San Diego, CA

Former Employee – worked at Sony PlayStation full-time for more than 10 years

ProsFun, friendly environment, with great people

ConsSome of the overall company pressures starting to leak down.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Current Employee – been working at Sony PlayStation

ProsName recognition, benefits, people, business climate.

ConsDisorganized with dated practices. Change brings too many cooks to the kitchen. Management can make poor choices for company's growth.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Current Employee – been working at Sony PlayStation full-time for more than 3 years

Prosgood life work balance, fun work environment.

ConsA lot of politics are here

Advice to Senior Managementtreat your contractors like they are sony employees. manage them like they are valuable members of your team.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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San Diego, CA

Current Employee – been working at Sony PlayStation full-time for more than 8 years

ProsFast pace work environment due to competitive game industry and new technology result in many opportunities for individual and career growth.

ConsHR and other corporate support groups and Sr Mgmt are not as much in line with the game side of the business and seem unable to keep pace with work environment changes and strain to provide proper support.

Advice to Senior ManagementLook at competitors like Google, Amazon and consider implementing similar work environment type of benefits like cafeterias, dry cleaning, and innovative work environment layouts (lounges, moveable partitions, mobile grouping/team work seating etc.) in San Diego.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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San Diego, CA

Former Employee – worked at Sony PlayStation full-time for more than a year

ProsWonderful grounds, lot of greenery, very fun culture, management provides lots of goodies for employees. Group of developers some of the nicest I've worked with. Quiet office, nice flexible schedule.

ConsPay was low compared to others, but that's my fault for accepting it in the long run.

Advice to Senior ManagementNone really, I really liked this assignment and wish SP was in LA!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Foster City, CA

Current Employee – been working at Sony PlayStation full-time for more than 3 years

ProsSome very good people to work with, nice location, decent perks.

ConsIf your VP is connected well, your group will do well. Pick the wrong horse and your department will get absorbed into a different one. That's not unique to this place. Future outlook is murky. Vita needs to do better. Everything is riding on ps4. If it doesn't do well, it will be the end.

Advice to Senior ManagementThe new building is nice, but more investment in rewarding hard workers is the key.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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San Diego, CA

Former Employee – worked at Sony PlayStation as a contractor for more than 3 years

ProsGood work. Big games coming through.

ConsLong hours, no direct sunlight.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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