Great if you just want a job but not interested in career growth - Anonymous employee Fanatics Employee Review

3.0
Jan 29, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Easy enough work and a lot of fun coworkers. Can be stressful at times, but nothing abnormal really.

Cons

When I was first hired on and the director came to talk with all of us newbies, we were told there was room to grow and examples were given of how positions were created for people. Two years later, when I was looking for opportunities, I was told there were none & that "they don't just create positions." I was extremely disappointed and frankly, it's one reason why I ended leaving. Also they encouraged you to express your feelings & confide in them, but they don't mean it. I felt I had talents that were not being utilized (given my education level) and when I trusted them to say something, it turned out that it wasn't the thing to say. We were expected to show up, do the job, and go home. To some that might be a pro. For me, I wanted to the opportunity to grow so I started looking elsewhere.

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5.0
Jun 30, 2026
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Pros

Part of Fanatics Betting and Gaming -Work/Life Balance: managers really stress keeping good work/life balance. When I told mine that I had to work a couple extra hours to finish something before a sprint they told me to take another couple hours off during the next week or so. Also, half-day Fridays in the summer! -Remote work. -Smart, driven developers. -Good benefits package.

Cons

-A bit of a start-up nature causes some odd, sporadic development blockers. Not a big enough deal, but can be an annoyance.

2.0
Jul 10, 2026
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Pros

Benefits are fine, some coworkers can be great

Cons

There's a major disconnect between the company, and employees and customers and it shows in any talk with leadership. There's a distinct underlying boys club culture that I don't think they will ever be rid of. They are hyper focused on AI usage, to the point that it feels like a resentment towards workers for not figuring out how to replace us with it yet. They are expecting more work for the same pay and are now holding a magnifying glass to the employees with a new project tracking system, layoffs feel inevitable and the work was already unrewarding. Skill stagnation is expected, many coworkers who have worked there for years claim there's few opportunities to be promoted or learn something new. As a designer you will feel more like a pixel pusher, after needing to wrestle with the AI they are pushing onto the customers that don't want it. Leadership is allowed to live wherever they want, everyone else is required to be in office. Unfortunately the job is only worth it if it's remote.

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