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 25, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great work/Life Balance. I rarely have to work long hours and have the chance to go home and be with my family. They won't take your life away from you. To date, I've gotten plenty of feedback on my performance and know where I stand with my manager. Salary compensation is also pretty good, even if benefits aren't up to the standards that I'm used to. There are lots of opportunites for learning and development within the company including a slew of classes and seminars that you can take.

Cons

Very steeped in tradition and tied to the success with their core demographic of 35-50 yo women. The company is also very silo'ed. You are often unclear about what other parts of the company are up to and collaboration across business units is very minimal. Management seems take a long time getting projects moving and aligning things across the organization, hence the work is sometimes chaotic and not well planned out. People are often running cross purposes and/or political infighting because each division just wants to do their own thing and doesn't want to be bothered with making sure they play nice with other parts of the company.

2.0
Aug 7, 2008
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 31, 2008

It's a nice place to visit

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are a lot of very intelligent, competent and friendly people "in the trenches" at Real who take a lot of pride in their work. The constant fire-drills are are also great opportunities to expand skill sets beyond the current job description. These are great for career advancement, just not within the company. Overall, the hours (while many) do have some flexibility and the location in Belltown is great.

Cons

Under-staffing and chaos from upper management lead to a high rate of burnout and turnover. Only 20% of the people I work with have a longer tenure than me and I have been here less than two years. In this same two year period, my group has reorganized 6 times. The under-staffing and chaos also lead to shortcuts to meet deadlines that often result in massive post-release clean-up efforts that require more resources than the initial launch.

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