Riot Games reviews

I wish Riot would stop lying to themselves and each other. What they preach is not how they act. Inexperienced managers and poor L&D around training to be better managers is weak. It's really cliquey and unless you are in the clique you'll hate it. Diversity isn't their thing. Yes many women work there but they are not in management roles and definitely will never have a seat at the table. Poor hiring practices screen for ability to conform than the ability to bring a skill set to the table. Their diversity and inclusion efforts need to improve tremendously.

Being more inclusive of different work styles could save us a lot of headache in our execution woes. Riot culture is EXTREMELY biased towards extroverts, often to our detriment when we rally behind big personalities over thoughtful quiet types. Senior leadership prefers a "hands off" approach that emphasizes individual and team autonomy but hasn't provided enough guidance on what good looks like, so showmanship is sometimes mistaken for merit. The typical HiPPO (highest paid person's opinion wins) problem is not prevalent which is great, but it's essentially been replaced by a "loudest voice in the room wins" problem. Decision-making, due to the void of central control, is chaotic, messy and slow. This has led to a lack of focus in our efforts and is probably also where our "loudest voice" problem comes from. People are latching onto these alpha males (and let's be honest, they are overwhelmingly male) because they offer a sense of certainty in an environment rife with ambiguity and competing priorities.