Does Valve Corporation pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Valve Corporation employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Valve Corporation. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Valve Corporation?

85% of Valve Corporation employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Valve Corporation 4.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 4.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Valve Corporation?

Software Engineer (9) , Contractor (3) , Programmer (3) , Artist (2) , Computer Programmer (2) , Customer Service (2) , Engineer (2) , Game Designer (2) , Manager (2) , Software Developer (2)

What are the pros of working at Valve Corporation according to real employee reviews?

"good very decent salary i love it" ((in 6 reviews)); "good quality of life, and being surrounded by creative people." ((in 6 reviews)); "give good hours and good pay" ((in 5 reviews)); "Great benefits" ((in 5 reviews)); "Amazing coworkers" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Valve Corporation according to real employee reviews?

"There is no formal management structure, but it's clear that some people have substantially more control over project direction and the work of others." ((in 3 reviews)); "So basically, at years end when bonuses are released, you are waiting for an email with a number and you have no clue what it will end up being." ((in 3 reviews))

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4.4

85% would recommend to a friend

(75 total reviews)

Gabe Newell

86% approve of CEO

93% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.9

Compensation and benefits

4.7

Work/Life balance

4.4

Career opportunities

4.3

Culture & values

4.3

Senior management

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

Valve Corporation has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 75 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Valve Corporation 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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75 reviews

3.0

Aug 21, 2017

Considerations before accepting an offer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation Work/life balance, if you choose to prioritize it

Cons

Recommend chatting with someone who's previously worked at Valve and left before accepting an offer.

3.0

Aug 15, 2017

Good company - but very slow processing forward

Msc cs(3d-artist, postgamedev staff)

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Free food, smart people, casual working enviornment , gym

Cons

advertising flat structure when there actually isn't flat structure, not enough/proper communication between teams, things go through a lot of instances before they finally "come together" or "start moving" - even years, or not at all, management has too much power and directing pace of projects too much compared to well known iconic public individuals(Gabe etc.)

2.0

Jul 7, 2017

Considers employees to be expendable.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and competitive pay. Good work life balance. Unlimited PTO. Fully stocked kitchens and free personal training. Flexible hours.

Cons

Flat company structure allows for cliques and messy office politics. They treat all of their employees as though they are expendable. Benefits do not make up for the unappreciative company leaders.

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