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Support Expert (Former Employee) - Remote - June 30, 2021
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The most useful review selected by IndeedDid as a remote opportunity during university years.Answered many support tickets, was compensated through in game currency. Program has been discontinued as of 2020.
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One of a kind job experience!
Catering Coordinator (Former Employee) - West Los Angeles, CA - June 22, 2021
This was a one of a kind job experience. A lot of pros but then the cons would be management. Many people were put in manager roles with no experience.
Pros
Free food, fully stocked kitchens, company events
Cons
A lot of managers that showed favoritism and had no idea how to manage
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Fun place to work
Project Manager (Current Employee) - Santa Monica, CA - January 16, 2021
Riot will keep you busy but it is a fun place to work. They care about their employees and handled covid well by quickly sending folks home. They also provided everyone with 1k to help setup their wfh setup.
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Unable to grow in company, unless willing to accept management's political views.
Player Services Representative (Former Employee) - New York, NY - August 7, 2020
The long standing culture at Riot Games is one of misogyny, false wokeness, and "locker room talk". Over the years it has become a factory for managers with little to no experience who are hired based on their relationships to executives at the company to grow their resume while under performing in their role.
Pros
Free food, games on break
Cons
Company culture, management
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Riot's not a place for everyone, but THE place for some
Contingent Workforce Manager (Current Employee) - Los Angeles, CA - May 8, 2020
Riot's a unique company still catching up from an infrastructure standpoint from their massive expansion and success in the early 2010's. Being a part of that growth is challenging, but there's no better feeling of satisfaction of accomplishing your goals and making an impact in that environment, and an engaged player base. Riot is not for someone looking to coast for a little while, if you try to coast you'll stick out like a sore thumb.
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Great working environment filled with passionate people
Web Content Associate (Former Employee) - Santa Monica, CA - March 18, 2020
Everyone here is passionate about what they do. It's always easy to meet new people and start new conversations. Everyone here works hard and also knows very well how to balance that with good fun.
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Great company to work for
eSports Team Captain (Former Employee) - Santa Monica, CA - February 25, 2020
Lots of talented colleagues and great company culture. I had a blast working for the company and felt well compensated. I've grown a lot as a person through my commitment in working at Riot Games
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Don’t bother if you don’t breathe videogames
Technical Recruiter (Former Employee) - Los Angeles, CA - November 26, 2019
It doesn’t matter how exceptional you are at your craft:if gaming isn’t your heart and soul you will be shunned. Note: I like playing games but not for my first hour of the day at work, 2-3 hours a day in the afternoon, another hour of games on campus after eating there, then going home and paying for several more hours with Theo-Le you just played for 5 hours with during the work day every single day. It’s worse if you’re a girl there is a very specific mold they expect there
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Agile company that learns from its mistakes
Lead/Senior VFX Artist (Former Employee) - Santa Monica, CA - November 4, 2019
The culture is second to none and the desire to have a positive work environment and willingness to help employees grow in any area they want is what Riot is all about. But you better love games!
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Comfort Zone
Live Services (Former Employee) - Los Angeles, CA - October 8, 2019
Many folks fall into a comfort zone which leads to complacency, as it’s impossible to get fired here. The same complacent managers are recycled year after year with no accountability for results.
Pros
Work Life balance
Cons
Lack of any manager accountability
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Broadcast Producer (Former Employee) - Santa Monica, CA - July 31, 2019
Was a great place to work day to day with wonderful people always willing to help you grow and succeed in your goals. I have nothing but good things to say about the people and culture. It always felt like home coming into a job I thoroughly enjoyed.
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Great work culture
Facilities Manager (Former Employee) - Los Angeles, CA - July 30, 2019
I loved working for riot games, the culture was incredible and I felt very useful and accepted. there was always opportunity for growth. The most enjoyable part of the job was coordinating the live shows.
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Look for the helpers
Data Warehouse Administrator (Former Employee) - Los Angeles, CA - June 19, 2019
Great place to work and learn new skills. Also a great place to build relationships with experts all over the world. Problem spaces are complex and vast and fun to work through with a collaborative team.
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Fun environment for gamers
I'd rather not say (Former Employee) - Santa Monica, CA - January 29, 2019
They allow employees to be themselves. Trouble is if one of them is very negative they don't stop them. That's both good and bad!
It's fun getting free food and lattes!
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Friendly environment with all you can eat
Porter (Former Employee) - Los Angeles, CA - December 14, 2018
Cleaning before service starts and making sure everything is where it should be.
Making sure products are stocked well and your'e area is clean and ready for service.
food catering events would occur meaning helping handling food and attending events, parties/gatherings.
Pros
All you can eat, game room, free coffee
Cons
short breaks
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Fun work place with poor management
Catering Coordinator (Former Employee) - West Los Angeles, CA - December 7, 2018
I loved working here in the beginning. During my employment I had two managers who had no idea how to manage. There was also no room for growth. And there was only one raise during the time I was employed.
Pros
Free breakfast, lunch and dinner
Cons
Horrible management
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Gaming Company with Gaming Culture
Admin (Former Employee) - New York, NY - August 10, 2018
The company is trying to include more minorities and more women but it skews heavily male.
Employees are expected to give 110% but playtime is also encouraged.
Interview/hiring process is long and intensive.
Most enjoyable part of the job is working with dedicated, smart employees who are passionate about delivering the best.
Pros
Great benefits, lots of perks, beautiful campus, smart and competent coworkers.
Cons
Lack of women in management roles.
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A wonderful environment, but don't get too comfortable
Specialist IT Engineer (Former Employee) - Los Angeles, CA - July 19, 2018
Riot Games tries to create a laid back business culture, where colleagues can build trust and speak frankly with one another. With people acting like friends and playing games every day, it can be easy to forget that you're at work.
Never forget that you are at work. There are supposed to be metrics and improvement plans to help employees meet and exceed expectations, but not all teams have that in place. If there's a perception that you're not delivering enough widgets, prepare for unceremonious termination.
Pros
All your needs are taken care of, the people are great
Cons
Pressure to stay in the office, for all hours.
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If you're passionate about games its good, if you like having a life and being compensated for your skills, not so much
Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer (Former Employee) - Los Angeles, CA - April 30, 2018
I took a pay cut to join Riot games, and while I enjoyed the experience overall, now that im more senior in my career, looking back there were faults.
Compensation is horrible, especially within QA.
Leadership is promoted beyond their skills and cannot properly mentor their reports
you have to be a cliquey kiss up to succeed in this company
Pros
beer at meetings, subsidized dinners, good peers
Cons
horribad compensation, long work hours, cliquish people, leaders caught in scam
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Manager (Current Employee) - Santa Monica, CA - April 17, 2018
The people make this organization work -- not the leadership, not the broken processes (where they exist). It is the relationships that drive decisions and enable the company to do what it can. The interview process is a fair representation of what it's like to work there -- if you enjoy that process, you'll love working there. If you dislike it, then no amount of money will make the work experience better.
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Cult
Accounts Payable Specialist (Former Employee) - Santa Monica, CA - February 5, 2018
Yeah it was great at first......
The place is a cult, and I could not see until the ride was over.
The company culture is lazy and sluggish. They have one product since they stole someone else's hit game.
Pros
Free Lunch
Cons
Work life balance is non existent
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