NEXON America reviews

3.5

68% would recommend to a friend

(186 total reviews)

Kenny Chang

91% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

NEXON America has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 186 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The NEXON America employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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186 reviews
1.0
Apr 6, 2017

If you have standards avoid Nexon all costs!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Decent Office Unlimited PTO policy Bi-weekly Happy Hour

Cons

There was a time when a lot of western professionals were brought in to work on what was called "Nexon 2.0". Essentially a push to work with western talent to create games appealing to the western market. While the idea behind it was a welcomed and logical direction to go it ended up failing miserably. And the reason being is what is called the "Nexon Family Clan". There are several Korean people in key positions planted by other members of the "Family Clan" that are working way past their capabilities. They have no business sense, no empathy for players and no common sense either. What you would consider an acceptable quality standard for work is something that is way out of reach for many people there. And that creates a lot of emergent work leading to overtime and constant time pressure. If mistakes were made (which happens a lot due to their sheer lack of competence), the Family clan is trying to cover it up. If you point out mistakes for the sake of accountability or improvement you will instantly be made the enemy number 1. That means lies are being fabricated about your work while you are being back-stabbed from above. The sad part is that the "Family Clan" actually thinks that they are doing a world class job. Of course when you ask, they can't quantify or back anything up. So think about this company as the Trump regime - Just say words, make up lies, tell yourself everyday you are rock stars, it is always the fault of others and never yourself when something goes wrong, never question your boss and just do what he says. When you thought "Ok, this is probably the most stupid thing that ever happened at Nexon" you would always be surprised a week later with something coming up that was so stupid that nobody could make this up in their dreams. The appointment of the current GM (also part of the "Family Clan") resulted in a massive hit to the employee morale. In fact, many of the western professionals that were brought in to "fix" Nexon left in a hurry over the last few months as a result and I expect many more to leave as well. Long story short - If you just want to collect a paycheck, are fine with mediocre being the new northstar and to never question what you are being told while seeing plenty of bias towards members of the "Family" clan...well, then this is the place for you!

1.0
Mar 20, 2017

Just Don't

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- used to have free happy hour - good benefits

Cons

- High turnover: budget Cut / Laid off for most departments - Low Pay - Too much internal politics - no room for growth

5.0
Mar 7, 2017

10/10

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Fun laid back environment. Great People. Great location and office. Fun games. If you relate to the companies goals and work 110% and come in smiling you will love it here.

Cons

Honestly have no complaints, I believe if anyone that is unhappy with their job did not try hard enough to be happy at their job. This being said sure there are hard times but you have to go above and beyond to be successful.

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