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Frank Gibeau
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"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)
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"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
Zynga 2018-09-21 21:00 PDT ![Zynga Logo]()
"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.
Zynga 2018-11-15 13:31 PST![Zynga Logo]()
"Can’t complain overall"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Zynga full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Good pay
Balanced work styleCons
Games have no direction or future
Advice to Management
Bring back creativity and fun.
Zynga 2019-02-17 22:36 PSTHelpful (2)
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"Careful, can be toxic"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Zynga full-time (More than a year)
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 do.
Advice to Management
Protect your employees, make sure the place is safe and healthy and build a HR team that cares and has enough power.
Zynga 2019-02-08 18:42 PSTHelpful (1)
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"caution and avoid"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Zynga full-time (More than 3 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.
Zynga 2019-02-08 23:13 PSTHelpful (1)
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"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 activitiesCons
- 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 aroundAdvice 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 are setting them up to fail.
-Get serious about what kind of company you want to be and get everyone onboard. We want to be "a company with a good profit margin" is not a mission statement.Zynga 2019-01-16 15:33 PST![Zynga Logo]()
"Great place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOPros
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.
Zynga 2018-12-02 09:58 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Not Great"
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I worked at Zynga full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
When I was there in 2014, the perks were great. Food, Gym, Lot's of cool Happy Hour type things.
Cons
The management of the behemoth is mostly lost. Cashing in on a few zombie cash cows, while the portfolio is basically uninspired.
Advice to Management
Invest in small independent studios
Zynga 2018-12-03 17:39 PSTHelpful (1)
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"A giant sinking boat with stinky politics"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Zynga full-time (More than a year)
Pros
401k match and gym...snacks. what else? Not much...oh their bathrooms are pretty well maintained.
Cons
Politics and inexperienced managers who don't know what they don't know plus not a competitive salary (Zero bonus for designers and 0 to 1% annual increase)
Advice to Management
Please open your eyes to figure out creative directors who do not even know how to use Photoshop. They may have a skill to talk about designs for all day but they don't know how to make it. Why? They don't hands-on but to give a BS directions to their slaves.
Zynga 2018-12-13 13:33 PST![Zynga Logo]()
"Excellent place to have dependable work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Zynga full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
- good work/life balance when compared to the usual nature of game dev
- paid for health benefits
- welcoming culture
- provided foodCons
- unpredictable workload and management structure depending on which SKU/location you work in.
- too much scrutiny on budgetsAdvice to Management
challenge your team members more, take more risks with them.
Zynga 2018-11-03 12:10 PDT
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