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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
      1.0
      Oct 25, 2012

      Bad mojo

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good at promoting to higher levels of responsibility, and allows you to move laterally to new types of role (after proving yourself for a few years in the field they hired you for). Pays OK.

      Cons

      Glaser and his executive minions can be nasty bullies. Glaser will call your ideas "stupid" in front of your peers/bosses if he disagrees. Plus the company is living off the past with no clear strategy of where to take the company in the 21st century.

      2.0
      Oct 23, 2012

      No strategy, low morale

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great people, opps to do things beyond your level and grow, innovative environment, majority of employees get own offices, free sodas and coffee/tea, great holidays/vacation. While things got busy at times, there was an overall good work/ life balance. If you are on the right team, it is not a bad place to be.

      Cons

      Revolving door of CEO's, lack of strategy, growing profit loss, bi-yearly lay-offs, canceled projects. Because of this morale is very low, and employees are not sure of the future.

      2.0
      Oct 16, 2012

      Great people, hard workers, but lack of innovative thinking.

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The people are great to work with. Many long timers. Company has lots of cash in the bank.

      Cons

      The company lacks innovation and forward thinking. It seems that RN is always one or two steps behind the competition when getting new products out the door. Groups are very "top heavy", meaning too much management, not enough worker bees.

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