Electronic Arts reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(4,004 total reviews)
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50% positive business outlook

Electronic Arts has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 4,004 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Electronic Arts employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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5.0
Aug 27, 2014

Love it here!!

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Pros

This has been the best company I've ever worked for. They try to give you career opportunities and really do care about their people. My experience has been that EA is not the corporate monster that some in the media like to portray them as. Other pros are the benefits and pay--they are very competitive! I also feel that EA is back on track in the games industry in regards to the product and quality bar of said products. Keep it up, team!

Cons

There can be some burn out because people need to be "always on" and the crunch that tends to happen when delivering high quality games. There also seem to be some gaps in exec leadership on the dev side, both console and mobile, but I believe (hope!) those are being addressed.

4.0
Jul 31, 2014

Excellent culture, challenging assignments.

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Pros

I spent a long time working with video game studios at EA. The individuals in the studios were some of the most brilliant, creative, awesome people I have ever met. The culture of the studios I worked for was always stressful, but incredibly supportive. They expect you to manage your own career and be proactive about taking on challenging assignments, and when you do they genuinely support you. While I had a lot of manager turnover, almost all of my managers were incredibly effective and capable of building strong relationships. Benefits were outstanding and pay was at my expectation. I seldom had concerns with the facilities, technology, etc. It's a great surrounding.

Cons

The industry is really tough. There were frequent layoffs due to the immediate lack of success of an individual game and/or not having work after a game launch. It seemed like you were constantly wondering when the next one would happen. This is industry wide, but EA certainly had this issue. The culture can get aggressive. It's nice to not have to worry if there are back door maneuvering, but the 'frankness' of the EA culture leads to in-your-face aggression. One of the few concerns I had with facilities was that the environment was a bit dated and the bathrooms at HQ are disgusting to sight and smell.

4.0
Jul 24, 2014

Returning for a 2nd adventure!!

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Pros

- Cantina's around each major group is a nice idea, lots of tea/coffee and things to nom on - Wage and benefits is great, certainly helps me and my family. - Communication is a lot better than it used to be, but I guess I am lucky with great management who are very supportive and care about work/life balance (which is give and take..) - Teams have made lots of changes, but communication internally has improved to points where people are ok 'making more changes', very relaxed - EA are really trying to change there image from before, where cliches existed, and its a lot different than that now, far more welcoming and rewarding.

Cons

- Relocation can be tough, more some from Europe to US - Finding help, at the start, can be problematic, but overall your team will help you out with anything big - If you move to Austin, be careful of the tax's and other filings.. the US loves paperwork!

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