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
Oct 21, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Not a hostile place to work and lots of flexibility

Cons

Very poor leadership at the "C" level. The COO was bonused on acquisition value and not whether the money spent was for a company that fit within the company's mission. This resulted in a bunch of vaguely related companies being stitched together without much reason other than the COO's salary and bonus.

3.0
Sep 27, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The work life balance is pretty good. If you want to just blend into the background and get a paycheck, this is the place for you. The location doesn't hurt either, awesome!

Cons

We've forgotten that a corporation exists to return profits to it's shareholders. Or maybe we've just forgotten the definition of "shareholder", because all profits (if there ever are any) are returned to the bloated senior management structure in the form of bonuses. This place is full of VP's and GM's with less direct employess than a manager at Starbucks. The only thing we can execute on is layoffs. And when we do, it's never the generals leading us into battle, but the infantry charging to their deaths. In all fairness, there is a lot of potential here, problem is everything gets lost in translation = "How does this translate to my fat paycheck"...

2.0
Sep 14, 2010

So much unrealized potential

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great internal promotion, good location. Opportunities for career advancement and tons of flexibility in roles. You can do anything you step up to do.

Cons

Extremely poor long-term performance and prospects. So much unrealized potential. Multiple layoffs per year has destroyed morale and culture. Compensation is way below standard.

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