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      RealNetworks reviews

      2.9

      33% would recommend to a friend

      (304 total reviews)
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      Rob Glaser

      37% approve of CEO

      18% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      RealNetworks has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 304 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The RealNetworks employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      304 reviews
      2.0
      Aug 7, 2008

      Not bad, but get out after a year.

      senior systems administrator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Free Rhapsody and SuperPass. Laid back pace. The space itself is very nice and the location is great.

      Cons

      They're addicted to layoffs and reorgs. Endless flip flopping of org charts and departments. VP's who employees hate will stay around for years.

      2.0
      Jul 5, 2008

      Rob, you're no Steve Jobs

      software development engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Nice location in Belltown. Most developers have actual offices, not cubes, which greatly enhances productivity. Some of the developers are pretty smart. Cool technology. Cool media people hang around the company.

      Cons

      Real exists only as the CEO's ego-plaything. He founded the company and owns enough stock to control the board, yet spends a lot of time distracted by political activism, trying to hang out with "cool" musicians, etc. Rob spends just enough time on the company in order to keep it alive or to send it chasing his latest fad. Sadly, this means that Real will never go anywhere. Even when Rob has had the correct vision, the execution was terrible. Apple, Adobe (Flash), YouTube, and Microsoft have eaten Real's lunch in areas it should have had an overwhelming advantage in. My friends laugh at RealPlayer. Most good people stay long enough to realize the company is a dead end (or tire of the low pay) and then leave, or they carve out niches for themselves and go to sleep. It's hard to fire bad people.

      1.0
      Nov 11, 2021

      This company is a sinking ship!

      Executive assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They have a great matching program

      Cons

      The work environment is toxic, the leadership is clueless, the salary is below standard, they are constantly struggling, employee appreciation is non existent, they constantly hire and change job descriptions mid-stream

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