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NTN Buzztime reviews

2.9

41% would recommend to a friend

(74 total reviews)
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Allen Wolff

62% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

NTN Buzztime has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 74 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The NTN Buzztime employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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74 reviews
5.0
Dec 9, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Employees are treated very well. There is room for growth - many employees have carved out their own careers and moved up the company ladder. Benefits are great, plenty of paid holidays and fun game-testing happy hours on Fridays.

Cons

There has been lots of churn at the very top of the company over the years (Board Members, CEO's, Sr. Management) which has caused too much change in direction and wasted product. They are in the process of righting the ship and on the verge of release a new line of great products.

1.0
Dec 3, 2014

Loved my team, liked the company, disliked my manager

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

My team was fantastic and without them I would never have made it for as long as I did. I met friends for life and for that I am forever grateful. They are a group of really smart and talented individuals, too bad upper management never sees it so people leave the first chance they get – some without even having another job lined up. That really tells me a lot about a company.

Cons

In theory, Buzztime seems like a fun place to work – and I can’t speak for any other departments than the one I was in – but that was not the case. My manager created a culture of fear and resentment by publicly berating me and other members of the team, tasking us with unrealistic demands without proper direction, constantly creating a “hurry-up and wait” mentality, never giving us the opportunity to do things right. According to Albert Einstein, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, which is how everything was done around there. It was definitely a “boy’s club” and I found that male co-workers got treated with a lot more respect than myself and other female colleagues. Feedback was not appreciated unless it was in line with my manager’s direction – which created a culture of people not saying anything instead. Several times I would doubt my own ability and everything that I knew because my manager would talk to people in a patronizing way that would make anyone feel useless. Not to mention the yelling, the constant negative energy and telling the team what to do but never practicing what was preached. The work environment in my department was toxic and did not facilitate strong performance or motivation to succeed.

3.0
Oct 30, 2014

Mismanaged company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The product definitely has a consumer base that works well with them. This would be the small sports bar that is looking to gain customers and keep them.

Cons

Too much turnover in upper management which lead to high turnover in staff, customers leaving, and not a clear direction for the future.

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