Epic Games reviews

3.7

60% would recommend to a friend

(490 total reviews)
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Tim Sweeney

45% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Epic Games has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 490 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Epic Games 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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490 reviews
1.0
Jan 12, 2021
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are okay, and there are some genuinely amazing people who work there

Cons

Epic Games is the sort of company that looks great if you listen to upper management - they are proponents of rewarding employees and offering good benefits - but underneath it's a meat grinder that enables bullying and abusive behavior. I once worked 30 days straight on crunch and, when I requested time off, I was told it would have to wait because there was too much work to do. The same manager once yelled in my face - the only time I've felt physically threatened in a professional environment. This same manage was allowed to consistently bully me even after I asked HR to intervene. There are a lot of great people who work at Epic, but unfortunately there's an unchecked culture of bullying and exploitation which can make working there a traumatizing experience. I'm not being hyperbolic when I say I have sleight PTSD from working there.

2.0
Jul 30, 2019

Not worth it

Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

If you’re male, it may be a fine place to work if you’re single and have no desire for an outside-of-work life.

Cons

It runs like a high school popularity contest. Many people are an embarrassment, but they are kept because they schmooze and play up to the highers’ egos. There are many racist and sexist things said daily at work.

2.0
Apr 23, 2019

People stay for the benefits

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Some benefits are great, others are just there for show. 100% paid health insurance Big name and big player in the video game company There are some really cool people here The employee events are fun. They have a really amazing summer family picnic. They pull out all the stops and really go above and beyond to make it an enjoyable experience. You get a mandatory week off for Christmas and two weeks off in the summer Free lunch every day, 5 different options People play video games during their work day, even if they shouldn't They put a lot of effort and thought into the benefits and employee morale offerings

Cons

They are reactionary. Nothing is planned in advance. Projects and work happen last minute and things are changed 100% of the time at the last minute. Everyone is overworked and expected to be on call. Ask what the culture is, it roughly translates to "workaholic". People are scared to take vacation. So now they mandate 3 weeks a year where the company closes down and most people are off. But this just made it harder to take time off outside of these weeks. Contrary to the benefits doc, there is no flex work/schedules. You are expected to work in the office at least 9.5 hours a day. Your manager unofficially approves and sets which hours you work. You won't know if you're displeasing your manager until review time. People stay for the benefits, learn to shut up and not make waves. Poor managment skills. HR is pro management and managers/HR plays favorites.

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