IGT reviews

3.3

57% would recommend to a friend

(2,043 total reviews)

Nick Khin

46% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

IGT has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 2,043 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The IGT employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0
Jun 10, 2014

Don't be blued

Recommend
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Pros

Nice coworkers, newish building, free air to breath, tap water and coffee to drink, a floor to walk on, and some walls, some with new windows, and a roof. Suppose the owl family was kind of interesting, as long as you didn't mind all the pellets on the ground.

Cons

Blue.. Seriously, the company just spent millions to come up with a new font and be branded as "blue".. a brand "slogan" that is used in hundreds of other companies branding slogans and names.. Good job... For those looking for jobs read these reviews and then consider looking for a job elsewhere. If you do choose to apply then be prepared to make a high salary demand as that will more than likely be your working wage for your time with the company 2% annual is about the best you can get, if that. An earlier review explains the merit pool fairly well. That is of course if there isn't a nearly permanent hiring freeze going on. The job postings may or may not be able to be filled, even if an interview happens. If you one of the chosen ones, I'm sorry. Hopefully you made it into one of the few departments that might have a budget left. Realize that your coworkers might be slightly to busy to train you formally as they now have to do the work of the people who were laid off or just left. As for formal training, certification and such, don't count on it, unless it is a management buzz word in name.

2.0
Jun 9, 2014

It could be curtains for all of us!!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good Hours, Good People, Reasonable Pay

Cons

Management, Bad Decisions, Layoffs, Shady Business, Patti hart

1.0
Jun 5, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are a lot of smart engineers and technical managers at IGT. Within the narrow confines of the hardware and software that IGT is concerned with, you can learn a lot. There is a cafeteria (I never went) and a free gym (I never went). While there is no official compensation for overtime for salaried employees, managers will try to offer some kind of off-the-books time off to people who have to put in a lot of extra hours.

Cons

Hoo boy, where to start... IGT is a company that innovated its way to 70% market share in the industry, got complacent, bloated up, and started losing market share fast. The management team from the glory days is long gone, the folks at the top seem to be generic suits these days, with all of the leadership acumen that that implies. Advancement as an engineer is possible, but difficult. Overtime is frequent and required. Layoffs were very common when management realized that market share was slipping, stabilized as IGT share stabilized, and have recently (March, 2014) started again. Just before the layoffs began again, the company rolled out a major branding campaign: "Out of the Blue." The gist of which seemed to be, "Blue is Good." I wonder how many of us would still be employed if the money for that campaign had been spent on salaries for the people who actually make the companies products. To close, I will re-iterate the warning that others have posted: Do not accept the Restricted Stock Unit grants. IGT can and WILL enforce the non-compete clause in that agreement even if you are laid off. I have worked 10 of the last 12 years in the gaming industry, and I cannot get a job in Reno because I am forbidden from working in the gaming industry for a year after I was laid off. All because I took 1/4 of one grant of stock. For 50 shares of a declining stock, I am losing a year's employment.

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