Teaches great work ethic, but can burn you out. Career development leadership could improve, - Software Engineer Electronic Arts Employee Review

3.0
Jul 26, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

It is a great place to learn how to get the job done - being late with a product is not acceptable, and EA instills a great work ethic to make it happen. The benefits package is also very good; ESPP, 401K, health, dental, vision are all very good plans.

Cons

The downside to instilling a great work ethic is that teams work their butt off, sometimes unnecessarily. It creates resentment between development teams and their management, and off course, a lot of stress. My biggest complaint about EA was that I had no interest in truly moving into a leadership position because I didn't believe in the mid level management's own leadership. It took me to leave and move to another company before I felt I could shine.

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

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Cons

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