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      Electronic Arts

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      Electronic Arts reviews

      3.8

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (4,000 total reviews)
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      Andrew Wilson

      64% approve of CEO

      51% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Senior management

      Electronic Arts has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,000 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Electronic Arts 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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      4K reviews
      2.0
      Jun 19, 2008

      Go there for the pay. Leave when you realize you can't change anything.

      Director of technology
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great pay. Great facilities. Smart people in the trenches, for the most part. Hiring John Riccitiello was a smart move. Keep cleaning up Senior Management, and then clean up Studio Management.

      Cons

      Bouncing around from boss to boss. If you don't have a champion, you will not succeed. The "drop the bottom 5%" of the company every year process is annoying, especially when you'll hire back worse. Recruiting is AWFUL. Games are unimaginative. Processes are under-invested in. Only time improvements are made is when team/studio is in severe 'pain'. There is no economy of scale at this large company. You'll find that they silo'd everything, and stopped trying to share technology.

      4.0
      Jun 18, 2008

      Professional work for the kid in you.

      Software engineer iii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The people are fantastic to work with. Because EA is in the business of making games you get all walks of life. As an engineer I find it very enjoyable working with artist, game designers, and professional management types because it gives me a bit more perspective on our industry in general. Typically us "geeks" get very engrossed in the Tech side of things and a place like EA lets you come out of your shell a bit more. Also you are making a games which does add to the atmosphere of "fun". I have worked for other big companies and I feel that EA compensates well and they are trying to change as we the workers are aging (more time with family, etc). Last I would say as a "gamer" getting free EA games and having the Library where I can check out moves and games for free is a big plus.

      Cons

      The hours can be a bit "crunchy" sometime. Also these games are big money produces these days and this adds additional stress to make sure everything comes out on time.

      3.0
      Jun 16, 2008

      The place is fun, but the work isn't.

      Producer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The environment is very informal and the people are very creative, for the most part. They seem to put a lot of resources in to making EA fun.

      Cons

      They don't allow much telecommuting and it's generally considered bad form, as if they don't trust that employees are actually working when home. That seems old fashioned compared to the tech industry as a whole. They also do the minimum to encourage the use of public transportation. Despite all the fun stuff, or maybe because of it, EA has very, very long employee retention. Ordinarily this is a good thing, but it can also create an atmosphere of stagnation when people are set in their ways and slow moving.

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