Activision reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(370 total reviews)

Rob Kostich

59% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Activision has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 370 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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370 reviews
1.0
Feb 23, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Play video games, get a free copy every now and then after the release.

Cons

Let's first talk money. As a tester, your salary is ridiculous for a city like Dublin, one of the lowest salaries I have seen in this city. You can easily get more anywhere else. The contract you will get will depend on needs. Do not expect to become permanent there, they already have everyone they need as permanent, unless you get extremely lucky and they happen to lose a permanent tester for your language (it happens but it's rare), otherwise you can get a few weeks, a few months, to a maximum of 18 months of contract, then you will have to go. You can know if you get extended on your last week of contract, even if you ask the manager before, they rarely know before. How good you are doesn't matter, you are just a number there. Working there also means some months, you will be on shifts and work several weekends in a row. You do not get paid per se for the overtime, you get hours in the system to use whenever you want or they will pay you some of it every few months... Management is a joke, permanent only care about themselves, not the team or the quality.

5.0
Feb 20, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company has clear business goals and aligns the company well to achieve their goals.

Cons

Executive decision making leans on the overly conservative side.

4.0
Feb 7, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Get to work on some of the most exciting video games in the industry. - Great, relevant, video game work experience.

Cons

- A frequent amount of changes in the daily tasks at hand, which can be hard to keep up for some.

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