Sony PlayStation Reviews

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

Pros – Great people and work place

Cons – Management 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

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

Current Employee – been working at Sony PlayStation

Pros – Name recognition, benefits, people, business climate.

Cons – Disorganized 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

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

Pros – Fun, friendly environment, with great people

Cons – Some of the overall company pressures starting to leak down.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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

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

Cons – HR 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 Management – Look 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

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

Pros – good life work balance, fun work environment.

Cons – A lot of politics are here

Advice to Senior Management – treat 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

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

Pros – Wonderful 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.

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

Advice to Senior Management – None really, I really liked this assignment and wish SP was in LA!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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

Pros – Some very good people to work with, nice location, decent perks.

Cons – If 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 Management – The new building is nice, but more investment in rewarding hard workers is the key.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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

Pros – Good work. Big games coming through.

Cons – Long hours, no direct sunlight.

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

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

Pros – Initial impression of 'Sony' name on resume still good. A good learning experience on what type of company to not work for again.

Cons – Management out for what is in it for themselves only. No company loyalty. People who stay around are lifers, seeking static environment, no ambition, not about work or progress, just self preservation. Extremely risk adverse, not open to changes or new ideas. Management allowed to be spiteful, vindictive. Unprofessional behavior tolerated.

Advice to Senior Management – Show concern and dedication to the company, walk the talk. Be open to change and new recommendations. Treat staff with respect.

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