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      Riot Games

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      Riot Games reviews

      4.0

      75% would recommend to a friend

      (1,043 total reviews)
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      Dylan Jadeja

      68% approve of CEO

      54% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Senior management

      Riot Games has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,043 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Riot Games employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Médias et communication industry (3.7 stars).

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      1K reviews
      3.0
      Oct 8, 2015

      Things are slow, Management isn't the best

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      If you like to play games and work a lot, you'll love the office. Lots of people play games and work most of the day, eating every meal at the office.

      Cons

      Engineering Managers seem to be hit or miss. I met some great managers there, and they taught me a lot, but mine was very difficult to work with. Also, little things can take a long time because of all the safeguards the company has in place to protect data-centers and code. If you're used to the slow pace of that, then it's fine, but I wasn't a fan.

      5.0
      Oct 6, 2015

      Fantastic work environment with occasional shortcomings

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      - The LAX campus is one of the coolest and most relaxing places in all of Los Angeles. Kudos. - Coworkers are amazing. Everyone is passionate about what they do, and everyone wants to see the company and our game succeed. Going the extra mile is the standard, not the deviation. - Riot cares about its employees, and tries to make sure people take time off / take care of their bodies / etc.

      Cons

      - Work/life balance can be hard to maintain, especially during crunch periods - Lots of departments have become extremely siloed, leading to duplication of work and loss of efficiency. - Salary is not great considering the cost of living in Santa Monica, which is obscene. Don't expect to work here for the money. - The feedback culture is sometimes ignored when it doesn't line up with ideas that upper management have already decided on. Can be frustrating to repeatedly voice concerns and see them ignored.

      5.0
      Sep 28, 2015

      Shot-caller or back-up player, it's in your hands

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      I personally love this company, and like its mission statement, this company is literally one of THE most player-focused companies I have ever had the opportunity to work for. They take this statement very serious, and you can hear the words "player focused", "default trust", and "culture fit" anytime and everywhere in the company. When it comes to less experienced candidates, Riot somehow actually fully trusts in your judgement to make a tough call; they also embrace your mistakes, as long as you're willing to admit it. The culture here at Riot is also one thing I love, and hate: the feedback culture is very honest and open. If you did something that others don't agree, they will voice it out. The reason I say I love this is because constructive feedback is the reason that people can keep growing, but at the same time, this isn't a method for all people. One more thing I'd like to mention is the policy of having no titles in the office to reduce the hierarchical ladder in China. This gives new employees all the freedom to talk to anyone in the office about a problem or concern without having to think if they stepped over the line per se. And while this policy is in place, employees feel more empowered to work on the projects they love, instead of being limited to a certain job forever.

      Cons

      As I already mentioned in the pros, the word "default trust" is thrown around all the time, and yes, people do actually trust the Product Owner (PO) in his/her judgement when decisions need to made. If you were the PO in this case, sometimes you really got to make very tough calls, with limited information, and this can be a great deal of pressure. Most of the decisions that need to made here in the Hong Kong and Shanghai office are in scenarios that a lot of companies have never experienced before: such as keeping the no title policy in the company IN CHINA. With less experienced candidates, you do get a chance to be the product owner of things, and how you want to proceed with that PO status is completely up to yourself. However, it is a great deal of stress if you were to make one wrong call as a new hire and be courageous enough to admit it and just move on. These can be devastating moments as you are basically put on trial in front of a group of people that's questioning your decision.

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