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      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

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      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
      Mar 26, 2013

      Started great, now a weight

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      I have never worked with as wonderful of a group as this in my life. I have learned a lot over my career here. If you want to be mentally challenged this is a great place.

      Cons

      Perpetual layoffs. Failure to innovate. On a good day we are always about six months behind everyone. Goals set are out of scope for the man hours required. Far too much bureaucracy to be efficient.

      1.0
      Feb 7, 2013

      Great People too many lost jobs because lack of direction

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Great people and great ideas

      Cons

      Ideas never used or just help on the back burner HR lacks professionalism and is behind in the times with compensation lack of morale and energy due to bad management Hiring friends to work for you that have no experience is so wrong no management training

      2.0
      Feb 4, 2013

      File in the "Where are they now?" category?

      Director of marketing
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      Pros

      Real used to be a solid company in the dot-com era. They were smart; they built a lot of good technology, media players and founded Rhapsody as well (still their best product IMHO). There were smart people who worked there and they treated their employees well. They still have a good work/life balance and some decent benefits. Plus the location in downtown Seattle is great.

      Cons

      The political infighting was really hard to deal with - there were many power struggles that caused people to stop focusing on what was important - getting the job done. Also the senior management changed 2x while i was there in two years and it was very hard to maintain a solid direction. The management would not listen to the plans that their senior managers and directors would propose and often changed direction very quickly. Morale is also very low.

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