Amazing people, questionable leadership at the very top - Anonymous employee PerBlue Employee Review

3.0
Aug 18, 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I can honestly say that 99% of the people who work at PerBlue are genuinely amazing people. There's a real sense of community, tons of fun banter, and everyone tries to lift each other up. The benefits were pretty solid for a smaller company, with perks like a home office reimbursement, partial lunch stipend, and seasonal perks like weekly summer adventure reimbursements. There's a two week holiday break every year around Christmas and New Years, which is awesome. Vacation time is also generous. The regular on-site meetups were always an amazing time, and PerBlue spares no expense in making sure everyone has a fun time together.

Cons

In my experience, the CEO does not demonstrate trust in his employees, and does not seem to make an effort to understand his employees or their roles. I found that my well-reasoned decisions were often overruled, in ways that created more work for me and the company. My decisions were questioned by someone who has no understanding of my role or the context around the decisions. Additionally, I found there to be a lack of empathy in leadership at PerBlue. With one senior leader, my regularly scheduled meetings were often canceled or rescheduled, last minute, and sometimes after I had already been ghosted in the meeting. This became a pattern that began to deeply affect my mental health. When I finally brought up my concerns, my perspective was questioned and feelings minimized. This mirrored other situations I experienced at PerBlue, where I was expected to adjust my own perspective in situations where I was negatively impacted. PerBlue does not do regular cost of living adjustments, and the interval between raises is inconsistent. I found that my opportunities for growth were fairly limited. While I believe PerBlue tries to be extremely transparent about the company roadmap and performance of the products, I felt at times like things were communicated in a way that left room for misinterpretation of the true situation.

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PerBlue Response
3mo
Thank you for your feedback. We’re truly glad to hear that you experienced a strong sense of community at PerBlue, and valued the relationships, Onsite Weeks and benefits we’ve worked hard to build. Our team culture is something we care deeply about. We also appreciate you sharing your concerns, and are sorry to hear you felt that way. We acknowledge your feelings, and are actively working towards a solution so that others do not have to feel a similar disconnect. We’re also continually working to strengthen clarity around our growth paths, compensation philosophy and how strategic decisions are communicated. We genuinely wish you the best moving forward and appreciate the time you spent contributing to the studio. -Amanda

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

Loved the opportunity to work at PerBlue, and made some close friends among coworkers. No one should ever say remote work doesn't allow you to connect. My coworkers are now some of my best friends. I enjoyed my time there, and though I wish it had been longer, I learned a lot and grew a lot. I definitely wish I could have worked there more!

Cons

Leadership direction seems a little uncertain. Whenever something doesn't work, they seem to either just add more features or discard it, leading to a lot of unfinished projects and wasted time.

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PerBlue Response
2y
Thank you for your review! Creating remote connections is one of our top priorities, so we’re really happy to read that you enjoyed your time working with us, and that you were able to cultivate and maintain long-term friendships. Thank you for your feedback on our studio direction. We always aim to release as much of our work as possible, and understand the frustration that comes when we need to discard features. We will continue striving towards a clear studio direction, and if a feature isn’t used, helping everyone to understand why that is. -Amanda
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