Zynga reviews

4.1

87% would recommend to a friend

(1,393 total reviews)
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91% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Zynga has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,393 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Zynga 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
Oct 30, 2012
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Zynga gives lots of autonomy to product managers - you really do lead the direction for the product! The nature of their product allows for really quick data analysis and ability to apply those learnings with new features very quickly. You'll be able to go from idea to release of features in days or weeks, not months. Numbers make people accountable: it will be clear whether you're features are doing well or not and why.

Cons

Focus on metrics can be a bit myopic at times... to the detriment of things that are hard to quantify like "fun" for users. Long term sometimes suffers at expense of short term With power comes responsibility and sometimes long work hours (certainly with stress if/when your product isn't doing as well as expected)

2.0
Oct 26, 2012

Could be a fascinating case study of a dysfunctional organization

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Good compensation and benefits, including free food Far reach - your relatives, friends, and wife's friends probably play their games

Cons

They talk the talk but don't walk the walk - for example, "Be your own CEO" is a core value but they micromanage employees Experience and knowledge of experienced employees frequently ignored - long hours by junior employees more valued than working smarter The studios are second class citizens - if you aren't at the main office in SF your options are limited and you are much more expendable Often mislead by management - optimism and a positive plan one day, then completely changed the next to something negative

4.0
Oct 25, 2012

Life means to adjust at all changes

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

I do things that I like and have a nice team and boss

Cons

There is still too much bureaucracy

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