Not the best place nor the worst place - Anonymous employee Treyarch Employee Review

1.0
Jul 28, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A job, 401k, insurance, and copies of the products.

Cons

I have noticed that whenever there is a bad review on Glassdoor, there will be a glowing positive review either from sycophants or sock-puppets. A few people have made some valid complaints on this page, and suddenly, as if by magic, there appears to be a review making out the company to be the world's best place to work. The fact of the matter is that Treyarch is like nearly any other American employer in that there is a tiny handful of smart, dedicated workers basically carrying the load for the sub-literate, easily offended majority. Nepotism runs deep in upper management, favored employees are allowed to have outbursts about the culture while others who more professionally share the same sentiment coming forward to actionate upon improving the studio are met with discrimination and hostility. Phony new job titles created, and to no surprise, for those favored employees to get paid more and feel important. With as many talented people who departed recently and are probably actively looking, it's evident there are problems and the reason why people stay is because of job security until they find a workplace where they are treated like a person and not a number on a spreadsheet to have dinner ordered for them on a Sunday night at the office after they've been working 12+ hour days the whole week. It's difficult finding people you feel you can trust to talk to about the culture and projects inside the company, not just on a management level, but even with other employees on the same field as you which is just as bad. Too often people will tear down other products and creators in the industry (including those also within the Activision umbrella), but once you start a thoughtful discussion to self reflect on Treyarch's culture or projects, people will leave the room or it'll be evident they are memorizing what you say to have you written up. It's not uncommon for someone to be best friends with you on a section of a project or while eating dinner, but they are secretly defaming you behind your back to other workers or reporting you to management as being a dissenter.

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Pros

Dream franchise to work on. Some overtime is expected but I feel fairly compensated for it.

Cons

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5.0
Sep 5, 2025
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Pros

Opportunity for long tenure - if you want to make this your home and be here for 20+ years, you can. You can deep dive your role and become an expert or move towards management. You have to be prepared to take feedback and driven to constantly improve. If you can't, then you will not make it for long. Each role comes with a lot of responsibility, and the promotion process is thorough and slow. They don't want people to fail in their roles and managers are constantly giving (and receiving) feedback to improve their team (and themselves.) The compensation is really good, especially the bonus structure. In office lunch, snacks, beverages, events and free stuff. They work hard to make the environment enjoyable and welcoming. Tons of vacation and health time. Twice a month townhalls with project updates, studio updates, and candid Q&A sessions. There's a lot of transparency if you're listening.

Cons

The trickledown of Microsoft layoffs is disappointing. Maybe a pro for some, but its disappointing how little people want to hang out outside of work. Some cliquishness. It's a pretty serious place with tons of processes and red tape.

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