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"Work/life balance is great here" (in 29 reviews)
"Fun company culture and work environment" (in 10 reviews)
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"Pendulum of control and C-Suite love has swung a bit too far toward game studios leaving central functions in eclipse" (in 7 reviews)
"Communication between departments is rocky and needs work" (in 4 reviews)
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"A good place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Glu Mobile full-time (Less than a year)
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Glu has been as good as any other place to work. Environment is nice. Compensation is nice. People are friendly. My schedule is manageable. I thrive on success and as long as Glu and I are both succeeding, I am happy.
Cons
My big concern is that people making fundamental decisions are not creatives and want to make informed, data supported, games. But in an industry as fast paced as mobile, that doesn't make a lot of sense. By the time you've cloned Clash of Clans, it's too late. You have to have new ideas.
Glu also has the unique and dubious history of cloning it's OWN games, which makes zero sense to me. I remember they had two Tiny Tower clones back in the day.Advice to Management
1. Make new games quickly, but build teams slowly. In mobile, you can make a prototype with 3-4 people. A prototype team doesn't need to be bigger than that. In fact, more people with dilute the core vision. Eventually, if the game is fun, you can move it into full production.
2. Stop cloning games. Especially your own games. Diner Dash is not a genre.Glu Mobile 2018-01-21 13:22 PST ![Glu Mobile Logo]()
"Very happy!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Glu Mobile full-time (More than a year)
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- Great team: the team I work on is like a family in many respects - team members genuinely care about each other and look out for each other, and legitimately enjoy spending time together at the office and at team events
- Work/life balance: unlike some other places I've worked at, Glu does a good job of limiting overtime, getting people out of the office at a reasonable hour, and accommodating folks with families
- Generous benefits: from my own experience and from other coworkers I've spoken with, compensation is typically market-competitive to above-market, with a wide range of additional benefits like free lunches and snacks, 401(k) matching, and annual performance bonusesCons
- Office location: While the office space itself is nice, it's located in a neighborhood that can be a bit sketchy at times, particularly in the evening (not a huge con, but it's a factor to consider if you're taking mass transit)
Glu Mobile 2019-01-11 15:17 PST![Glu Mobile Logo]()
"Fun place to work, but lack of career opportunities"
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I have been working at Glu Mobile full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Catered lunch, cultural aspect has been improved tremendously over the past 2 years
Cons
Lack of upward mobility, compensation overall under market value
Glu Mobile 2018-12-20 08:30 PST![Glu Mobile Logo]()
"Great team culture, brilliant co-workers, exciting work. Sky’s the limit"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Glu Mobile full-time
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This company is flat out awesome. They provide you the tools you need to succeed in your job. I’m a Engineer and can equate the work here as challenging, fun, and motivating as any other tech company. It’s a great atmosphere to learn and apply that knowledge. This company values their employees and it shows.
Cons
Non hat I can think of yet
Advice to Management
Keep up the great work
Glu Mobile 2018-09-05 13:17 PDT![Glu Mobile Logo]()
"Glu is thriving"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Glu Mobile full-time (More than a year)
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Collaborative and fun work environment
Great co workers
Flexibility to work on cool projectsCons
Pace can be a little bumpy but its always headed in the right direction
Advice to Management
Keep up with the transparency
Glu Mobile 2018-09-06 10:43 PDT![Glu Mobile Logo]()
"Glu is the greatest!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Glu Mobile full-time
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Glu has come a long way from the experience of previous employees! I can definitely say it is an brand new Glu! I see great things ahead in the upcoming years! It is an open and collaborative environment with lots of opportunity for growth. Upper management cares very much about keeping a positive culture.
Some perks include:
-Lunch catered 5 days a week
-Great work/life balance
-fun work events once a weekCons
Gaming culture is not for everyone. If you don't like being a part of a close knit team and collaborating with your coworkers, then it may not be a fit.
Glu Mobile 2018-08-06 14:53 PDTHelpful (1)
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"A Brand New Glu"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Glu Mobile full-time (Less than a year)
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New office, new CEO, new culture.. I read a lot of the older reviews and was initially concerned... but it appears the new management has learned from past mistakes and is keen on putting employees first. This means a beautiful new office, catered lunches (yum!) 4 days a week, lots of cool perks... It's an exciting time to be at Glu, and the feeling seems to be mutual across the office...
Cons
The previous model of acquiring studios would naturally have some issues, especially if the prior investors didn't take care of their employees during the transition. From what I've learned during my tenure, they're hoping to move away from that model and build studios internally in the new HQ... the partnership with Disney being an example. The company has been around for a while and surely has some baggage, but this recent shift seems like a fresh start... fingers crossed!
Advice to Management
Keep up the good work, and please stay true to your pledged values and intentions. it will guarantee happy employees and a bright future for everyone!
Glu Mobile 2018-02-24 23:45 PST![Glu Mobile Logo]()
"Great Place with the Right Studio"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookI worked at Glu Mobile full-time
Pros
The PlayFirst/GluPlay studio is the gem of the entire company.
Cons
Culture outside the PlayFirst/GluPlay studio was vastly different and more button-down.
Advice to Management
Ensure Glu Mobile staff are readily available to assist the most successful studio under their umbrella at anytime for any needs.
Glu Mobile 2018-02-25 21:08 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Keep at it!"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Glu Mobile full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
The current GLU leadership seems to legitimacy care about transparency and building a strong foundation based on trust and respect.
Cons
GLU is a game company intent on making money more than making fun games. Though making money is understandable, even desirable - many goals place the bottom line over player satisfaction, game creativity.
Advice to Management
Keep at it! Your open dialogue and transparency is vital for a healthy organization. We all want to make awesome products - let us do it and we will all win!
Glu Mobile 2018-02-08 13:59 PSTHelpful (5)
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"Steer Clear"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Glu Mobile full-time
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They paid me a reasonable amount. Benefits weren’t great but not bad.
Cons
Worked on two teams. I took on a lot of work and was given glowing reviews when I had them on my first team. Mismanagement all the way up the chain made that game set up for failure and it was killed shortly after being released. This is a very common theme there. My next team wasn’t much better but now I had a few people on the team that didn’t want to help the new team members (myself included) to get up to speed on the (already largely made game) codebase. I remember the boss one crunch night commented on how our team was the best because “we make the funniest jokes and are the meanest”. After being on the team a while I was suddenly fired because “I didn’t care enough about the game”. I was given no warning or way to change my ways... even tho I was acting like most of the others on the team. The team already had really low moral since we had been crunching and the game was unstable. They claimed that I was committing lots of bad code but I had already talked to my boss about how I was being given half finished and buggy code to build off of and had one guy breaking my code (aka setup for failure). I was just the last person to work on the area and management was so poor they didn’t check anyone’s work before me (since it was the last part). I assume I was actually fired because they were short on money since my lead told me that I should stop asking why I got fired since it “is just business”. Coward. Liar.
Advice to Management
Listen to your workers when they’re saying there’s problems instead of sticking your head in the sand.
Glu Mobile 2018-01-01 17:16 PST
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