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      Zynga

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      4.1

      87% would recommend to a friend

      (1,397 total reviews)
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      Frank Gibeau

      91% approve of CEO

      82% positive business outlook

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      4.4

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.3

      Work/Life balance

      4.1

      Culture & values

      4.0

      Career opportunities

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Senior management

      Zynga has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,397 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Zynga employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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      5.0
      Oct 10, 2016

      My time at Zynga has been Amazing

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      People at Zynga are genuinely passionate about their work and share a common vision of connecting the world through social games, and creating meaningful relationships for players. Zynga has great opportunities for growth and learning, especially for high performers. There is a strong “work hard- play hard” mentality across teams and people’s careers are rewarded tremendously. It’s a dynamic environment, surrounded with smart, driven, and motivated people. The office space itself is open and inspiring and they provide amazing benefits to reward employees (gym, 401K match, free food etc.). Benefits and salary are top-notch and highly competitive with other tech leaders in the Bay Area. It’s rare to find a company with such a strong culture and mission.

      Cons

      I feel very optimistic about Zynga’s future.

      2.0
      Nov 6, 2015

      Learn, Get The Logo On Your Resume, Then Leave

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      It is a good place for 3 kinds of people: you need industry and/or functional work experience, bullies, and longer term employees who want to hang out and vest. Cool office space. Zynga is a brand name that is great for your resume. With even <1 year of work experience you can learn a lot, re-brand yourself as a mobile professional in the entertainment industry, and gain digital/online experience. The culinary team is amazing with an incredible knack for keeping weekly happy hour events fun with new and creative themes. Assets: company-owned building and tons of cash in the bank. Will over-pay because they have a hard time recruiting talented people with so many other

      Cons

      Games are a reflection of the company culture: games are not fun and the games have no soul. Revolving door at all levels means that many work teams have no continuity. No compelling new products and markedly lower new game introduction with current leadership. Declining customer base. Many employees have very low productivity because they are learning on the job or they simply don't care and go with the flow . Addicted to "update" meetings largely for political reasons with no decisions, no real outcomes.

      2.0
      Nov 5, 2015

      Hapless, Helpless, and Going Nowhere

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      - Benefits: These are generally good, but if you're looking for work at any public company you should have a certain level of benefits that should cover what you need. Yes, there's food, free coffee, happy hours, and so forth. If you get a job here you should be able to buy all of this stuff for yourself anyways (most positions at Zynga command good salaries). - People: There are some truly outstanding people and some truly terrible people. Mostly, the people are a positive. - Games: Yes, working in games is better than working in any number of industries, so that's definitely a positive.

      Cons

      - Content: This one is important as Zynga is theoretically a content company; they can't make it and what they do make doesn't make money. That's really the problem at Zynga, they haven't had a hit game in years and they're relying on old games (Poker, Words with Friends, FarmVille 2) and Slots to squeak along. - Leadership: There is none, so there's not much to say. I mean, the CFO just stepped down with no reason given with less than 2 years of service. That should tell you everything you need to know. - Size: The company has probably 500-700 more people than it needs and no discipline to keep headcount down. If you are considering a job at Zynga understand that you're probably walking into a situation where a layoff is necessary in the near future.

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