Electronic Arts reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(3,995 total reviews)
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64% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Electronic Arts has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 3,995 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Electronic Arts employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Jul 7, 2008
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Looks good on your resume. Lovely campus. Can't think of anything else.

Cons

Too many to mention. Biggest political nightmare ever. Constantly re-org-ing made the place a mess. I had nine bosses in four years, and two years in a row, they "forgot" to give me a review. Nepotism -- big time. Horrible with budgets. EA does everything on the cheap (unless you're a big-time exec). They don't let the leaders they hire to lead to their job. Always interfering -- their way or no way. Their VP's are the worst, and they hold BIG TIME (and ridiculous) grudges when you leave the company. Seriously! Even if you didn't go to a competitor. Commute was awful, of course, with very little options for flex time/work from home opportunities. I could go on and on. Whenever I'm chatting with people and we joke about our "worst jobs ever" -- and people say things like "retail basement re-stocker" or "telemarketer" or "popcorn vendor, I always answer "EA. Hands down the worst job I've ever had." It's sad, because it could be cool. But they are awful. It would take years for them to repair how they operate.

4.0
Jul 3, 2008
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Great perks, great advancement opportunities, good salaries. EA is a great place to start a career, although you won't be paid very well in the beginning. Stick with it and your salary will go up, and you can move around within the company to find what interests you in the long term.

Cons

Some studios not very innovative, churning out repetitive products. Technology sharing culture is broken, many teams like to do things from scratch over and over again. Taking vacations during the production cycle is more difficult than at other studios, and you feel pressured not to do it.

2.0
Jul 2, 2008
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

A good company to have on your resumé, nice building with excellent facilities. The benefits are excellent with stocks and pension packages as well as medical and dental cover. You will have the chance to work on some high-profile games which are likely to do well in the market. EA only employs the best so you will be surrounded by talented and fun co-workers which means you will learn from them and gain some excellent friends and contacts. The company offers some excellent opportunities for learning and diversifying and will encourage you to try new skills and learn new areas.

Cons

Long hours are sometimes neccessary in the games industry, but EA seems to be one of the worst at working these into the schedule of their projects rather than using them only as a last measure. Mandatory, unpaid overtime for many months, not just towards the end of the game or during the "crunch time" seem to be the norm. There is immense pressure to work weekends and holidays and fear tactics are used by management if you don't stay late and work lots of extra hours. As a resule morale is low with people generally afraid to speak up for fear of repercussions.

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