Blizzard Entertainment Software Developer reviews

payload is kind of low compared with big tech

- I joined just before the sexual harassment scandal broke in 2021, and since then it felt like a slow drip of one bad news story after the other until the merger was announced. Having worked so long and hard to get to this company it was extremely demoralising. - You're hardly on poverty wages at Blizzard, but compensation and other perks clearly drag behind the competition, and for a company of this prominence that's simply not good enough. - Hopes that the Microsoft merger would bring more perks and better pay seem to have been misplaced. Little seemed to change for us since the merger was finalised. - Our team was halved overnight in the most recent round of layoffs. This came as a shock as we had had no indication of the game doing poorly or that there was a reason that measures would have to be taken imminently. One moment things seemed okay and the next moment I didn't have a job. - All pros I mentioned about the Irvine HQ are still relevant, however it's clear that the office space is quite old and many facilities really need a facelift (the gym and locker rooms in particular). Seoul and Taipei offices seem newer and a lot more modern, it almost looks more appealing to work there than in HQ. - Orange County can be a difficult place to live in unless the suburban sprawl is something you're happy with.