Real Life Twitch Chat - Software Engineer Twitch Employee Review

2.0
Feb 4, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Gamer's haven with pc and console rooms, arcade, and live esports viewing - Food, perks/benefits, time off

Cons

Twitch as a company largely reflects its online culture: gamers with egos larger than their talent creating a disorganized workspace where the louder your scream the more you get noticed. Quite literally, the internal chat could be a snapshot of Twitch chat. If you like to game, argue, and fight, you'll love it here. Upper management has lost control of the company; people say and do whatever they want. Imagine an environment where directors/VPs set the precedent of yelling, screaming, and throwing fits over a game. Imagine an environment where angry gamers never learned to behave; that's Twitch. If you want a professional environment to develop and grow, you're better off looking somewhere else.

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Would love a chance to chat further with you and find out more about your specific area. Totally open to chatting completely off the record and confidentially. If you're a current employee, you know how to reach out to me. thanks, Arthur Yamamoto Director of Recruiting

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