Laid back atmosphere but lack of direction - Anonymous employee Webzen Employee Review

3.0
Jun 26, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Laid back atmosphere regarding work, friendly people, free soft drinks, fruits, table football and Wii. Great location in Dublin city center, flexible working hours and life insurance. Used to have Christmas parties with open bar and work trips. Many people would try to take initiative and change the company for the better, unfortunately most of them get cut off in the end. In general its a good place to be as the flex hours and life insurance offsets most of the negative things.

Cons

Lack of direction and business vision, leadership. Office culture consists of harmful gossip people invent while drinking and the ambiance can get absolutely unhealthy. There is no recognition for talented people, no promotions or bonuses as promised originally and only managers best friend can actually get a raise even disregarding attendance, quality and any performance. Also managers may gossip about the employees they never even worked or spoke with. It can get very stressful not knowing what awaits for this company.

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5.0
Dec 13, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I joined the new office in El Segundo, CA which is considered a separate branch from the Dublin and the now-defunct Los Angeles office. - Great co-workers - Given a lot of autonomy on tasks - Startup culture (can be a con for some people) - Best health benefits I've ever had - Casual dress-code

Cons

- It is a mobile gaming company, knowledge about mobile gaming is essential. - Fixed working schedule - Can be long hours depending on position - Sometimes have to wear many hats (can be a pro for some people)

1.0
Jun 16, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

The big projects that they were able to obtain 5 years ago

Cons

complete and utter incompetence at the managerial level. Decisions made without data. No interest in expanding the abilities of the company or themselves. Many times inept management leads to overwhelming crunch work for the entire company. Inability to communicate has led to wasteful decisions as well as the closure of their US subsidiary due to inability to work with the US staff there. This inability to communicate as well as manage has also led to the loss of a high profile AAA project. Not enough support or proper perspective in regards to what are essential projects to the company. Bleeding qualified and formerly motivated employees left and right. Not destined to remain in business or independent.

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