Uniquely awesome place to work, has its growing pains and is not for everyone - Senior Manager Riot Games Employee Review

5.0
Jan 12, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Dynamic company with tons of opportunities for motivated, high performing individuals - Employees at all levels are given a lot of empowerment - Opportunity to be part of a company that really cares about its players and that makes truly amazing, top tier stuff - League itself, videos, Esports production, etc. - Great perks - If you have a strong intrinsic motivation to work in video games, are socially adept, and a self-starter comfortable in ambiguity, you will be very happy working here

Cons

- Empowerment, while great, in the wrong hands can result in poor results - empire-building by senior people, low productivity by junior people. Riot can sometimes be too tolerant of ineffective teams / poor performers - Talent team / capabilities still subpar. Performance management system not where it needs to be. Feedback sucks even though we pride ourselves on an open feedback culture. You need to work hard and proactively to develop your own career. - Sense of entitlement can be a turn-off. Sometimes see this in junior Rioters who haven't had to slave in corporate America, sometimes see it in senior Rioters who have lost their sense of humility

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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