Experience - Anonymous employee Activision Employee Review

4.0
Jan 23, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Lean environment gives you access to the entire business which in turn offers you an opportunity to 'make an impact'. There is also a common goal that appears to be shared across the business - everyone is pulling in the same direction (which is generally a well thought out and lucrative plan). Large company with a sense of entrepreneurial ambition which I found resulted in a great way to learn fast.

Cons

Sometimes needed more clarity around the expectations for individual contributors. Whilst it is great being tasked with projects etc, there always seemed a need for many hands to be involved which could sometimes result in mixed strategy or a constant change in the desired outcome of the project.

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5.0
Jul 6, 2026
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Pros

Love to work within gaming, office is nice, and analytics function is strong. Company events are a plus, as are perks for games and Microsoft items.

Cons

Annual layoffs, can usually expect 1,000 or more people let go across XGS with a hundred or so from Activision. Work-life balance could be better, and compensation is squarely median or a bit lower for the industry.

3.0
Jul 8, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

good benefits relaxed culture unless you work on game development

Cons

too relaxed if not working directly on the game

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