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      Riot Games reviews

      4.0

      75% would recommend to a friend

      (1,042 total reviews)
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      Dylan Jadeja

      68% approve of CEO

      54% positive business outlook

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      Riot Games has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,042 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Riot 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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      4.0
      Jun 10, 2018

      Overall happy but women aren't treated well here

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Good pay for the video game industry, lots of opportunities to learn and grow, good benefits and lots of nice, well intentioned people.

      Cons

      Widespread and institutionalized sexism. Poor treatment of mothers and expectant mothers, as well as women in general. This is a company that would rather have a free smoothie bar and a PC cafe where people can slack off during work hours than a daycare center. On a campus of over 1000 people, there is literally one small closet for women to pump breast milk in. A friend of mine told me recently that HR set up a meeting with her specifically to tell her that because she didn't have a note specifying a medical restriction from her doctor during her pregnancy, that if her performance dropped, she could be fired and would have no legal recourse. This person is clearly very productive and well regarded those she works with. She said it added to her already high level of anxiety about her pregnancy. In addition to that, all you have to do is look at the ratio of women in leadership positions to realize that there is institutionalized bias against promoting women. This doesn't seem to be improving with time, despite all the lip service management pays toward an effort to have greater diversity in leadership.

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      Riot Games Response
      8y
      Hey there, Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts here. My name is Alice, I am a Talent Partner at Riot and a mom. We have a number of benefits that support pregnant and nursing mothers including three private Mother's Rooms located across our central campus, four months of paid maternity leave and subsidized back up child care at a local day care center or in the Rioter's home. In situations where Rioters experience a pregnancy related illness or disability, we work closely with the Rioter and their doctor to ensure that reasonable medical accommodations are made in accordance with state and federal laws. Riot is dedicated to being a welcoming, diverse and empowering place for all. I hope you were able to attend April's Diversity and Inclusion town hall to learn about Riot's investments in recruiting, talent and leadership development and our goals to promote fair systems, diverse teams and an inclusive environment. I hope to have an opportunity to speak with you directly as I know that Riot could benefit from learning more about what you have experienced as we are actively improving and investing in this space. Please don't hesitate to e-mail me or book time on my calendar. - Alice ayoung@riotgames.com
      3.0
      Feb 4, 2018

      It's Make-or-Break Time

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Everyone has already mentioned the extremely generous perks and benefits that Riot offers so I won’t go too much into that. Riot is a place where you can feel inspired working with some of the most incredible and brilliant minds you’ll likely ever work with anywhere in your career. You also get the opportunity to take on passion projects outside the scope of your immediate responsibilities more so than you might at most other organizations.

      Cons

      The “D20,” what we call the senior leaders who report into the three new executive heads, are an interesting group. There are a small handful in that group the rest of the organization views as competent. The rest are a disaster combination of highly insecure men (literally we are talking about men) who also think they know best and constantly compete to be the smartest voice in the room. Then we wonder why we have failed to produce a legitimate second game despite unlimited funds, resources and freedom from constraints for years.

      1.0
      Apr 16, 2018

      50% cult - 50% communist China

      Animator
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Benefits - Unlimited PTO - Campus and free food - Some super talented co-workers

      Cons

      -The company culture is a complete failure. It's mostly used in a weaponized way to win arguments. Challenging convention is not a good idea at Riot, as well as giving negative feedback. You will be labeled as a negative, toxic person, and you won't be having an easy time with your team. The senior leadership, especially, doesn't take negative feedback very well, and is extremely good at dancing around issues and using their political skills. Agree with the leadership (or who's in touch with it), and everything will be alright. Despite what the so-called "Riot Manifesto" says, titles count at Riot, and a lot of senior people leverage them (combined with Alpha behaviors, political games and back stabbing) to win arguments and keep their status. "Hungry&Humble", I've seen many high-level people making fun of other companies and talking about Riot superiority, despite Riot constantly failing at delivering a second game in the last decade. Egos of a lot of people are way too big. - Favoritism is a big issue in the company, a lot of people in the senior leadership are not qualified for their jobs and, despite their constant failures at what they're doing (and a lot of people under them having a hard time/losing their jobs), keep their positions because they're buddies with the owners. These people's accountability doesn't exist, which is very disrespectful for the other employees. - In 4 years I've experienced and seen a lot of discrimination towards sex, race and nationality, by a lot of people who never faced consequences for their actions. - Extreme corporate atmosphere, with a lot of bad politics happening. - Being at Riot feels like being in a cult. Orientation ("De-Newbiefication" in the Riot language) is basically a full week of indoctrination. You're forced to wear an embarassing hat and, during one of the classes, you're asked to share a painful experience, in which you felt vulnerable (exactly like a lot of cults do). A lot of company gatherings in which a lot of hyperbolic (unrealistic, in reality), things about the company are said, to an audience wearing Riot clothes. Questioning stuff that Riot does (the game, esports, etc.) is perceived extremely negatively. - If you're planning on building a portfolio, go somewhere else. Riot moves slowly, the amount of work and the quality of it will be not up to par with the current industry standards.

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      Riot Games Response
      8y
      Hi, I'm Michelle, a Talent Generalist at Riot. First, thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. It saddens me to hear that you have had a negative experience at Riot and I would really like the chance to sit down with you to discuss your comments in-depth. Particularly, your comment that in your four years at Riot you have 'experienced and seen a lot of discrimination towards sex, race and nationality, by a lot of people who never faced consequences for their actions' is extremely concerning to me and definitely requires deeper discussion. I understand that Glassdoor provides an avenue to give feedback anonymously, though given the nature of the feedback you provided regarding behavior that would be in opposition of our Core Policies, we would really like to gather more details. Additionally, Riot has a policy against retaliation for any reporting Rioters. To be super clear: your position at work can't be impacted in any way if you make a report. We want Riot to be a place where every Rioter is (and feels that they are) respected, equal, and safe. In order for us to provide follow-up and take action, please consider reaching out to me directly. Thank you, Michelle Torrence mtorrence@riotgames.com
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