Activision reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(369 total reviews)

Rob Kostich

59% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Activision has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 369 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Activision employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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369 reviews
4.0
Feb 1, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Nice people and great work environment, not very stressful job. Great way of starting your career in the video games field.

Cons

Not very well paid, it is difficult to get a permanent position even if you are good at your job.

3.0
Jan 25, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You will meet a multicultural group of people who will be really friendly and will help you settle in and work on from there. Eimear, the HR generalist is really available and helpful during your contract length. The burn room guys will take care of your issue if they are not bothered with Destiny ;) Paula, at the front desk knows more than you need to know. The most important experience I am grateful for in Activision was that everything was structured and well managed. The QA leads were always there to help you out. There was never any pressure and yet things got done at the end of the project, the team management was done exceptionally well here.

Cons

The contract length. You get ridiculously short contract and then you never know if it is going to be extended. Even if you ask in advance, they will never know and will hold you back. Even for a few days. It would be great to know in a couple of weeks advance if your contract is going to be extended or not. No fair play here.

4.0
Jan 23, 2017

Experience

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lean environment gives you access to the entire business which in turn offers you an opportunity to 'make an impact'. There is also a common goal that appears to be shared across the business - everyone is pulling in the same direction (which is generally a well thought out and lucrative plan). Large company with a sense of entrepreneurial ambition which I found resulted in a great way to learn fast.

Cons

Sometimes needed more clarity around the expectations for individual contributors. Whilst it is great being tasked with projects etc, there always seemed a need for many hands to be involved which could sometimes result in mixed strategy or a constant change in the desired outcome of the project.

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