Not so hot - Anonymous employee Scientific Games Employee Review

2.0
Jul 30, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

There is a nice building to work out of in Chicago. The work hours are sane. The projects can sometimes have interesting licenses. The games are using the latest technology and hardware has very nice specs.

Cons

This company has A LOT of middle management. There is lots of time burned in endless weekly meetings, some of them necessary, most of them not. Any software changes to shared tech has endless amounts of red tape to cut through. The red tape is to the detriment of the shared tech itself, since the process is so convoluted. Currently a culture war between the acquired companies' Bally / WMS of how to do things.

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Scientific Games Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. Although you did not have the experience we would have hoped you would have had, we are glad to hear there were some positive aspects during your time with SG.

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