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Yosuke Matsuda
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Pros
"Opportunity to brush elbows and chat with some famous people in the video game industry" (in 4 reviews)
"Great people, friendly and approachable" (in 5 reviews)
Cons
"Low pay, depending on what division you work in" (in 6 reviews)
"You will be asked to work very long hours (sometimes meetings will be held in the middle of the night due to Japan staff" (in 4 reviews)
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RecommendsPros
It was a very good gaming company
Cons
pay is not so good overall
Square Enix 2016-08-02 17:29 PDTHelpful (4)
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"Potential to be Amazing"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Square Enix full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
- Decent pay
- Exciting titles coming down the pipeline
- Talented/Intelligent coworkers (some have been employed for 20 years)
- Opportunities to grow as a professional
- A good way to get your foot in the gaming industry
- Great benefits
- Great name on resume
- Global experienceCons
- Doesn’t have environment or culture of similar companies near the area
- Needs training opportunities/resources for all employees
- Saturated with office politics. Difficult to get things done due to layers of approvals for anything.
- Very old school/corporate
- Lack of transparency
- Strange department vs department mentality. Will take any chance to throw each other under the bus.Advice to Management
Create some culture/employee experience for your employees. You need a “work hard, play hard” environment. Listen to your employees more - you hired them for a reason.
Square Enix 2018-08-04 09:51 PDT![Square Enix Logo]()
"Not bad place to start as a kid."
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookI worked at Square Enix full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Definitely a good place to get some starting mechanic experience, as well as learn a lot of the basics to working in a shop environment
Cons
Virtually no upward progression for workers
Advice to Management
Improve pay scale for workers. California is already an expensive state to live in.
Square Enix 2018-06-07 13:42 PDT![Square Enix Logo]()
"Assistant Manager"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Square Enix full-time
Pros
Fantastic health benefits. Fun work environment.
Cons
No upward mobility leading to stalled and uncertain career path.
Square Enix 2018-03-08 08:54 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Nice company"
StarStarStarStarStarRecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Square Enix full-time
Pros
Good work environment, good salary
Cons
Demanding to work long hours before launch
Square Enix 2017-11-20 11:02 PST![Square Enix Logo]()
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RecommendsNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOPros
Good place to start in video game industry
Cons
low pay, not much room for upward mobility
Square Enix 2017-09-23 15:09 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Great people to work with - challenging because of politics"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Square Enix full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Square-Enix is a major game producer that challenges its people to always be ahead in technology. We were enabled to work with the latest tech and to try new ideas that were 5 years ahead of other companies. My manager was awesome and he enabled our success.
Cons
Everything released is a rehash of previous IP. Square-Enix is living off of past success titles and was not willing to move into mobile in a normal way. Basically they're out of touch with where the game industry is going and staying focused on console and mmo.
Advice to Management
Branch out and listen to your employees a bit more.
Square Enix 2017-06-29 13:37 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Starter Company right now, but slowly changing for the better."
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Square Enix full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Small team feel gives you great visibility in an industry that is usually silo'ed. Ability to learn/observe multiple disciplines should you desire to.
Opportunity to brush elbows and chat with some famous people in the video game industry.
Brand name that will open doors, global operations, training opportunities are available.
Benefits are good for full-time employees. Bonuses can be substantial depending on department/role.
Great work/life balance and a fairly casual atmosphere. Free games and other misc perks pop up from time to time.
Promotes from within.Cons
While bonuses and benefits are good, the salaries at Square are well below industry standard in the LA Metro area. This can make a long term career at the company less viable as the cost of living constantly increases.
Some bad apples exist in middle management, which is unfortunate; as it tends to create a stressful environment out of what would otherwise be a great workplace.
Increasing emphasis on contract employment, slowly degrading the morale of employees/teams and the quality of work at the company.Advice to Management
Give US teams more autonomy to operate in their respective market/division/community. Revisit compensation model. Continue with the new vision of the company set by Matsuda.
The top brass at Square Enix is amazing, they know what needs to be done.Square Enix 2016-07-04 09:56 PDT![Square Enix Logo]()
"Project Manager"
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Pros
Great Company with benefits and flexible work arrangements
Cons
There is nothing negative in particular. The career progression is limited and advancement.
Square Enix 2016-05-20 16:25 PDTHelpful (3)
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"Senior Position"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOPros
An nice view of LAX and the freeway/ ocean. I can vouch that some people are good at what they do. The best of the best is here.
Cons
Most people don't know what they're doing here. I'm sure they got hired because of the referral process. Many employees are friends and/or family members. If you're not friends with the upper management say goodbye to your hours. From Full-time to Part-time in less than two weeks. My coworker has been at an entry level for 4 years. The pay is also very low for a SR xxxxxxx position but it's time to look else where.
Advice to Management
Treat referrals just as well as you would anyone else you are about to hire. Square Enix makes AMAZING money from what we dispatch. A decent pay would be nice.
Square Enix 2015-11-29 21:22 PST
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