Electronic Arts reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(3,999 total reviews)
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Andrew Wilson

64% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Electronic Arts has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,999 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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1.0
Jun 12, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

I got to work on very complex titles, with excellent production values. Many line workers are extremely talented people.

Cons

*John Riccitello isn't knowledgeable about entertainment, he knows about cake. *People confuse the accomplishments of the company with their own accomplishments. *The company never takes creative risks, which require patience and investment. EAs focus on quarterly numbers drives an extremely short-sighted management style. *EA used to share the rewards of creativity among the employees, but now the rewards are spent only on the top executives, who of course are not the creative geniuses of the company. *The lack of rewards means line workers are not compensated fairly for the work they must put forth. This is why you see such low satisfaction ratings in the company.

3.0
Jun 12, 2008

Hard Work for Little Financial Gain

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The most appealing aspect of working for Electronic Arts is working for a leader in the industry. Being the leader affords you some unique exposure to some amazing things going on in the industry. There is also a wealth of talent at EA and usually the best and brightest in the industry at least have a stopover at EA.

Cons

The hours are long especially when compared to the compensation. Unfortunately there is not much upside for people and really it's just time you spend to bolster a resume. The bureacracy at EA is particularly discouraging albeit, some of it is related to the size of the company. Days at EA you either hate it or love it and unfortunately not much inbetween.

5.0
Jun 12, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great working environment, people are great, good benefits, very rewarding!

Cons

Politics within the company can be annoying. Some employees should be filtered out.

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