Does Z2 pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Z2 employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Z2. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Z2?

52% of Z2 employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Z2 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Z2?

Anonymous (3) , Production (3) , Artist (2) , Quality Assurance (2) , Software Engineer (2)

What are the pros of working at Z2 according to real employee reviews?

"The people you work with are great." ((in 8 reviews)); "Management aggressively pursues feedback at all levels and promotes transparency." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Z2 according to real employee reviews?

"Little to no work life balance." ((in 5 reviews)); "I hear CEO always complains about the Glassdoor (and orders some to leave fake reviews; you can easily tell which one is fake) and now, he's trying to stop his employees from posting anything negative." ((in 4 reviews)); "The August 2016 layoffs were handled very clumsily and were no surprise at all." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Z2 layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Z2 layoffs and their outlook for job security at Z2 in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Z2 locations?

Seattle , Bellevue , West Seattle

Z2 reviews

3.0

52% would recommend to a friend

(38 total reviews)

Lou Fasulo

54% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.0

Culture & values

2.7

Work/Life balance

2.7

Compensation and benefits

2.6

Career opportunities

2.5

Senior management

Z2 has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 38 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Z2 employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

38 reviews

2.0

Jun 6, 2014

Great employees, but upper management is too overbearing and requires uncompensated overtime way too often

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The employees are the best part of this company. Some seem out of place, but for the most part, it's a great environment do work in, despite the long hours.

Cons

Upper management don't trust their employees to do their job, which results in constant game pivoting without changes to the deadlines. Deadlines are laughably short and require a lot of overtime and weekends with little to no compensation.

1.0

May 1, 2014

Once promising studio that has lost it's way.

Artist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great location, extremely good health care, good overall coworkers that are passionate about the projects they are on.

Cons

Very low pay for the industry. Senior management is a complete disaster that change their minds on a near daily basis. CEO is paranoid and vengeful towards those that don't agree with him - nearly the entire executive team has changed in the past 12 months. In the 18 months here I've been on multiple projects that have been changed 180 degrees or just flat out canceled on a moment's notice.

1.0

Jan 2, 2014

Great experience, awesome co-workers, awful leadership, compensation, and culture.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Was able to have an impact on major decisions within the company/games.

Cons

Company politics was a nightmare. The executive team was never on the same page. Information did not disseminate properly to those whose needed it. Decisions were made, then changed, then made again. No work/life balance. Awful compensation compared to other gaming companies in the area. The culture at the company has taken a turn for the worst in the last few months.

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Great employees, but upper management is too overbearing and requires uncompensated overtime way too often

Once promising studio that has lost it's way.

Great experience, awesome co-workers, awful leadership, compensation, and culture.

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