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

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
3.0
Aug 6, 2015

Good but not Great

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work-life balance. Flexible schedule, New office, free drinks and snacks. Good possibility for promotions. Lots of PTO

Cons

Annual reviews are based on goals set earlier in the year, but they tend to end up tying in with what you actually accomplished regardless of what your initial goals were, therefore there is no accountability. Furthermore, the company pivots it's macro and micro strategy too often, so what you are hired for will change and you can end up doing something completely different a year down the road. Because of these strategic pivots, they abandon projects before they have the opportunity to become mature, which is frustrating because you pour your heart and soul into a project and if it's not a huge success out of the gate, it gets axed.

2.0
Oct 3, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits. Nice new office. Ability to work with all sorts of current tech.

Cons

Upper management seems to focus on profit for now instead of investing in the future. Way too many layoffs that have been happening at least once a year. Reducing teams to be too lean and therefore cuts down on productivity. Marketing doesn't seem to be in tune with current trends.

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