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Frank Gibeau
107 Ratings
Pros
"There are many perks: free breakfast/lunch/dinner, onsite gym, wellness services, dog friendly, and much more" (in 42 reviews)
"Free food, fun culture, good benefits" (in 101 reviews)
Cons
"Since it's a gaming company there's literally no work life balance" (in 62 reviews)
"Upper management is not good at picking the right games to develop" (in 40 reviews)
- Featured Review
"Good place to work"
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RecommendsApproves of CEOI have been working at Zynga full-time
Pros
Good culture, food, leadership, benefits
Cons
Nothing as of now. None
Advice to Management
Keep up the good work
Zynga2018-09-22 "Great company culture"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Zynga full-time
Pros
Someone is always willing to lend a helping hand. The company direction is refreshing as we continue to hit our targets . Great benefits.
Cons
Direction of company has caused some people to leave, but that is not always a bad thing as it opens up opportunities to others who want to contribute.
Zynga2018-11-15"Good studio and working atmosphere"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Zynga full-time for more than 6 years
Pros
Spacious, food included, good amount of RSU as compensation
Cons
Parking is not free, SF is not cheap to live
Zynga2019-03-07- Helpful (2)
"Bang average"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Zynga full-time for more than 4 years
Pros
Smart people, food, benefits, work life balance
Cons
social skills needed to progress upward in the chain. No matter how hard you work, there is an inner circle of management in some teams who promote only people they like. Its sad to see politics deciding who gets promoted over talent
Zynga2019-03-15 "Smart People, on the Path to Be a Better Company"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Zynga full-time for more than 6 years
Pros
Got to work with a lot of smart people from all disciplines. To prevent employee burnout from the earlier days of the company, policies had evolved to take better care of the employees and strike a good work-life balance. Design was also slowly getting a larger voice and a seat at the table.
Cons
At the time of my departure, designers were still expected to multi-task across different features, limiting the amount of creative explorations in the product. That may be a team-specific experience though.
Zynga2019-02-25- Helpful (1)
"Can’t complain overall"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Zynga full-time for more than 4 years
Pros
Good pay Balanced work style
Cons
Games have no direction or future
Advice to Management
Bring back creativity and fun.
Zynga2019-02-18 - Helpful (3)
"Careful, can be toxic"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Zynga full-time for more than 2 years
Pros
In appearance Zynga is great. Good salary, good growth, solid products.
Cons
There are some things that we don't dare to say, because there is pressure in hiding it. HR won't protect either because of the politics and the company would have blurry lines around harassment, toxicity, bullying whether it is towards foreigners or women. Careers can be great in the right team, but if ending up in a toxic team as there is no HR shield things can easily go wild and wound people deeper than a job should...
Show MoreAdvice to Management
Protect your employees, make sure the place is safe and healthy and build a HR team that cares and has enough power.
Zynga2019-02-09 - Helpful (2)
"caution and avoid"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Zynga full-time for more than 4 years
Pros
employee benefits are on par
Cons
everything is a facade. lures with pay, stocks (minimal sum value), upward mobility, culture. leadership does not care. politics, toxicity, favoritism, passive harassment is rampant. no autonomy or innovation, no basic infrastructure, nothing works. lame duck. be enticed if looking for a quick career move.
Zynga2019-02-09 - Helpful (1)
"High turnover and too political"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Zynga full-time
Pros
- Competitive pay - Excellent benefits - Gym on site - Free food - Fun parties and activities
Cons
- High turnover and burnout - esp. marketing - Data dependent to point of paralysis - Environment is overly political and hierarchical - Too many chiefs who are not aligned - Lack of company mission and culture - Understaffed teams get pushed around
Advice to Management
- Staff appropriately for the output you expect. High expectations along with a lack of resources leads to burnout and breeds resentment. - Invest time in what matters, asking your people to constantly put out fires is not sustainable. - At Zynga, if you don't have data you don't have the power to get things done. You MUST hire people with analytical backgrounds AND provide them with the tools they need otherwise you...
Show MoreZynga2019-01-16 "Great place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Zynga
Pros
Zynga offers lots of perks and great benefits. The people are generally wonderful to work with.
Cons
It can be hectic and timelines/deadlines are more of a loose suggestion rather than anything anyone adheres to. This can make things pretty confusing and mean that far more things are added to a sprint than should be.
Advice to Management
You've developed a great culture with wonderful people. Might be worthwhile to reign in sprint expectations.
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