Ubisoft reviews

3.4

61% would recommend to a friend

(4,322 total reviews)
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34% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

Ubisoft has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,322 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ubisoft 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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3.0
Oct 13, 2014

Bipolar

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

The recruitment and mobility team, that helps with securing an interview and helping with the relocation, is amazing. 5 stars! Ubisoft takes good care of their people in general: Courses (French and professional types), a gym, health care, lots of events, both for employees as their spouses and children. Montreal is an amazing city, the people are really nice, there is also always something to do. Some interesting AAA titles to work on, not much overtime.

Cons

Politics are hell. It's about who you know, not your skills. I hear and see it all around me so it's not only limited to my situation. Some incapable people work here in high positions, looking down at the rest because seniority is decided on how long you work there, not skills... You're not supposed to say anything about it, it's not your place. It's a classic example of kissing upwards and kicking down. Also, working in insanely large teams, so you often end up being limited to one small component in the whole cycle. The work gets dull, repetitive, not enough challenges. Also, it seems that non-French speakers are limited at what they can accomplish in the company because some teams prefer to keep their inner circle small and ... well, French. I've heard of teams that had their meetings and communications solely in French, and some people ended up having no idea what was said and what was expected. This way, you really get 2 types of groups: expats VS Francophones. Also, people just get lifted from the projects they are invested in to work on other projects that are reaching their deadlines, sometimes there even is no work for them and they sit there doing nothing until someone in management figures out there's nothing to do for the guy and he's sent back to his old team, who now is also behind on schedule and the whole circus starts again.

2.0
Oct 3, 2014
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Highly talented staff, very casual attitude regarding everything. Willing to spend tons of $$$ to accomodate the staff. Highly demanding company, but well rewarding as well

Cons

If you're not friends with the right people life can be hard. Real hard. I did not have to feel it, I did see it a lot, with lots of dissatisfied people because of that.

4.0
Sep 26, 2014
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Best-intentions decision-making, not reactionary, willing to try new things. Mature colleagues. Overall, a thoughtful and nice group of people.

Cons

Moves at a somewhat slow pace. More processes than can be realistically implemented/followed. A lot of communication happens via rumors/watercooler talk. Not a data-driven logical culture. Feelings and creativity reign here. Some decisions can appear illogical. Bloated management causes some projects to be over-managed and killed.

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