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Rare Opportunity Squandered by Poor Leadership - Programmer Blackbird Interactive Employee Review

2.0
May 19, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent IP to work on (Homeworld series), good office location (on Great Northern Way, walking distance to Main st.), some sense of comradery, reasonable suite of dev tools (Unity, git), good opportunity for young and talented people to break into the games industry in Vancouver.

Cons

Authoritarian work culture that treats individuals with no respect, widespread bullying, disgruntled employees, high turn-over, and an emphasis on art production to the exclusion of other disciplines such as game design and tech. Will not look good on your resume since so many recent grads from tech colleges in Vancouver have filtered through this company either as interns or on short contracts, not to mention that this studio is incapable of shipping a successful project.

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5.0
Nov 17, 2021
Anonymous freelancer
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

good place to be. great

Cons

cant think of any cons

2.0
Mar 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* The company is still around despite the abysmal state of the games industry.

Cons

* The 4-day work week is being phased out, project by project. It was the biggest benefit of working there but it's clear that it's on the way out for everyone. * Original founders have almost all left, timing coincides with foreign investors taking more ownership of the company. * Low morale all-around amongst the employees

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