Glu Mobile reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(302 total reviews)
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Nick Earl

81% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Glu Mobile has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 302 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Glu Mobile employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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302 reviews
5.0
Sep 10, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Amazing team of highly skilled professionals in every area. Company continuously invest in professional development. Excellent work environment.

Cons

Long hours, which are a part of the games development world. "Development time" versus "quality of product" was out of balance in some occasions.

1.0
Sep 5, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Lower-level employees are passionate about games and some can be a joy to work with. - Small on-site gym with showers and lockers. - Decent PC hardware. - Bonuses if a product does well. - Free coffee, on-site arcade, and well-stocked snack bar.

Cons

- Niccolo M. de Masi, the CEO of Glu Mobile, and the VP that came from the SF HQ use negative reinforcement more than positive. - "There is always one throat to choke." is a quote from Niccolo M. de Masi during the company-wide meeting when Griptonite Games was acquired by Glu Mobile. Many Griptonite employees were mortified by this statement. - The previous CEO, who was cherished and a friend to many, was dismissed quietly before the acquisition. Management has no idea how to handle delivering negative news. - Upper management are a series of friends that promoted each other, rather than a group of individuals that have made their way through talent and performance. - There is little to no innovation in the development process. Popular freemium iOS and Facebook games are cloned in a process dubbed the "fast follow". Expect to work on a product that imitates current popular freemium mobile and Facebook apps. Projects rely heavily on trending fads. - Dissatisfied employees are promptly terminated and the reason for the firing is fabricated when currently employees inquire about the departure. - Sub-par salaries and minimal yearly salary increases (0-2%). - You may not get a review due to irresponsible management.

2.0
Jun 12, 2012

Unglued

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

This applies to the now defunct London offices: -Amazing office, great perks of a pool table, free soft drinks, arcade machine -Great team spirit from the development staff

Cons

-Terrible mismanagement at senior levels -Very much behind the curve on innovation. Missed the boat on Facebook and Smartphone platforms despite numerous entreaties from staff. -Badly paid -No expectation management, were frequently told the company was doing well before another round of inevitable layoffs -Very questionable hiring around some lead staff, who lacked basic competencies and appeared to have lied their way into senior positions.

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