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
3.0
Apr 18, 2012

Nexon America, not bad, but not great either.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Casual work environment. Allows for creativity in some departments. Decent benefits. Spacious office with nice open concept design. One of the leading Free To Play Online Game Korean companies in the world. The company has maintained a steady rate of growth over the years.

Cons

Many positions are paid below their industry standards. Developers and Producers work long and erratic hours, with frequent intrusions into their personal lives. Upper management provides some goals, but rarely a means to actually accomplish them. Many employees seem to have "checked out". Higher then average turnover rate, with many employees either leaving or looking for new jobs. The company is divided between Koreans and Non-Koreans. Koreans generally maintain all positions of influence (with a few exceptions). Many of the Korean employees are originally from Korea and as a result have some difficulties with English. This results in cliques forming based on Korean speakers. The end result is an atmosphere where Korean employees and Non-Korean employees rarely interact, leading to misunderstandings and trust issues within the company. The company is fairly robust and is certainly not going to go out of business, but I do not see it becoming a mainstream publisher on the same level as EA or Activision any time soon. Game Developers are based in Korea, and there are issues convincing Development studios to localize to the US market properly.

3.0
Mar 1, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Lunch provided Tues and Fri (Not anymore) - Budgets for team outings given every month (Also gone) - Great workshops and budgets (Also excluded) - Great and friendly employees for the most part - Organizational structure of assignments were fairly managed well - Good place to grow and develop for any skills and within the gaming industry

Cons

- No room for growth in the company unless outstanding - After major layoff of employees in Feb 2012, employees were asked to leave immediately. When visiting, only those close to management were able to hang out while others were given a few minutes. - temp status can go on as long as two years in the company (maximum) - privacy - compensation (underpaid at most positions especially in the technical side)

3.0
Feb 14, 2012

A doorway opportunity to the Video Games industry.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1) Great people to work with. Respectful and an enjoyment seeing at work. 2) Free food and coffee. 3) High energy and high paced environment.

Cons

1) Low paying job. 2) Understaffed. This causes a lot of people in many departments to be overworked and stressed out. 3) Overtime is frequent across all departments.

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