Extremely Poor Management and Dysfunctional Culture in the Betting & Gaming Division - Senior Engineer Fanatics Employee Review

1.0
May 15, 2026
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Pros

Unlimited PTO, which can be a pro if you have a good manager.

Cons

1. Leadership in the Betting & Gaming division lacks professionalism, sound judgment, and experience managing teams effectively. 2. Certain managers create disorganized teams with little oversight and loose large parts of teams, while remaining employees are left handling excess work without HR actually doing anything about it. HRPBs are not even aware enough to address questions around this issue in meetings. 3. HR often ignores complaints and fails to address bullying, favoritism, or exclusion. High turnover and the loss of senior employees have significantly reduced team stability and institutional knowledge. 4 Workplace culture includes favoritism, politics, backstabbing, and instances of sexism, racism, and nepotism that leadership does not adequately address. 5. Employees frequently perform work above their level without promotion or pay adjustment. Compensation is below market despite heavy workloads and chronic understaffing. 6. Tech debt is ignored until major failures occur. Engineering teams are severely understaffed due to repeated layoffs, and burnout is common with poor on-call support and little work-life balance. There constant SEV-1 issues and everything is on fire all the time.

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5.0
Jun 30, 2026
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Pros

Part of Fanatics Betting and Gaming -Work/Life Balance: managers really stress keeping good work/life balance. When I told mine that I had to work a couple extra hours to finish something before a sprint they told me to take another couple hours off during the next week or so. Also, half-day Fridays in the summer! -Remote work. -Smart, driven developers. -Good benefits package.

Cons

-A bit of a start-up nature causes some odd, sporadic development blockers. Not a big enough deal, but can be an annoyance.

5.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

This is specifically for Fanatics Betting and Gaming (FBG), as I can't speak on the other lines of business. - autonomous work with the freedom to really put your stamp on projects - minimal red tape, allowing you to execute and move swiftly - full remote culture, with the expectation to respect employee calendars - stability- the company is careful not to overhire and retain its employees - the people- despite being remote, I feel close to my team and work around people who really believe in the mission and products we provide

Cons

- Remote work is not for everyone. If you aren't letting management know what you are working on, it can sometimes slip through the cracks. - Full autonomy is a double edge sword. It's fantastic for those who feel like their work is often hindered by unnecessary red tape, but it can be a struggle for those who work better with a set structure and routine. - Technology has been improving and the commitment to leveraging AI tools is encouraging, but there is still a bit of manual work still that can lead to human error. - benefits and pay are fair here, but you have to dig a bit to fully utilize all the benefits we have.

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