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Updated May 24, 2021
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"Company provides great medical benefits and a great work life balance" (in 32 reviews)
"Work environment (cool studio, kitchen with free snacks and drinks)" (in 12 reviews)
"mediocre pay, egotistical upper management, conflicting messages on work/life balance" (in 17 reviews)
"If you are a very experienced tester or just very familiar with Guild Wars 2 you may feel unchallenged by the work" (in 8 reviews)
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Extremely good work/life balance. Very employee oriented.
Cons
Pay is on the low end for the industry, but not terrible.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
It's got great benefits and incentives
Cons
Too many meetings and meetings
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Great co-workers, creative and passionate environment
Cons
Low pay, poor work/life balance unless you demand it
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Best working environment and people to work with
Cons
I have no cons to share XD
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Great benefits, great work-life balance, great supportive people across the board, both in terms of personality, and talent.
Cons
The compensation packages are not as competitive as they might be elsewhere. The studio has also struggled to release anything outside of Guild Wars 2 content (which they do a damn good job with) for a long time, so it can be very frustrating to be working on one of the studio's other initiatives.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Very good environment for an artist to stretch their wings and learn. Excellent snack room. Everyone is extremely friendly. Good amount of PTO. Respect for work life balance.
Cons
It has been some time since I was there so things could have changed significantly but at the time of my employment the studio leadership seemed very conflicted about what direction they wanted to head. This lead to many shifts and blows to team morale. Thought it seems may have changed so I’d take that with a grain of salt. Also definitely on the lower end of salary/compensation.
- Former Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Pros
Coworkers are fantastic, smart, and generally professional.
Cons
Management is ruthless, HR not on the worker's side, and there's little chance for advancement.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
I was able to complete my work on my own schedule and received support from colleagues whenever needed
Cons
I was uncomfortable with the excessive amount of diversity
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Interesting job and cool team
Cons
Very hard to say, but sometimes you need to work afterhours
- Former Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
Company provides great medical benefits and a great work life balance.
Cons
A challenging time for many as the company is growing and is finding a new solid direction.
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