Great for experience and that's it - Associate QA Project Lead Activision Employee Review

2.0
Mar 30, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Some great employees and managers. 401k match and benefits are pretty decent for full-time employees. No longer a forced overtime culture. Great way to gain industry experience to take to another company that values your work.

Cons

Company management are the worst people imaginable. Upper leadership has publicly said they don't value QA positions and think people should not make a career of it. Outdated and unreasonable performance metrics. Management generally unable to manage low performance so they hold the entire team to ridiculous standards. Has engaged in multiple union busting tactics. Treats low-level employees very poorly. Treats QA in general very poorly. Hard to get promoted internally as openings usually go to people already picked by management and you could have an amazing interview and it wont matter. Pay is below what it should be and is lower than even the studios owned by Activision.

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5.0
Jul 6, 2026
Recommend
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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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