Activision reviews

3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(367 total reviews)

Rob Kostich

47% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Activision has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 367 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Activision employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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367 reviews
1.0
Feb 23, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Play video games, get a free copy every now and then after the release.

Cons

Let's first talk money. As a tester, your salary is ridiculous for a city like Dublin, one of the lowest salaries I have seen in this city. You can easily get more anywhere else. The contract you will get will depend on needs. Do not expect to become permanent there, they already have everyone they need as permanent, unless you get extremely lucky and they happen to lose a permanent tester for your language (it happens but it's rare), otherwise you can get a few weeks, a few months, to a maximum of 18 months of contract, then you will have to go. You can know if you get extended on your last week of contract, even if you ask the manager before, they rarely know before. How good you are doesn't matter, you are just a number there. Working there also means some months, you will be on shifts and work several weekends in a row. You do not get paid per se for the overtime, you get hours in the system to use whenever you want or they will pay you some of it every few months... Management is a joke, permanent only care about themselves, not the team or the quality.

2.0
Feb 29, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Game testing can be awesome, if you get to test a game you actually like. People are very friendly and there usually is a decent environment even under pressure.

Cons

Super tight deadlines, lots of weekend work and extra hours required last minute, NO benefits whatsoever and minimum wage. NO health insurance, nothing. The extra work you do is hardly ever paid, as they make you take time off in lieu any time the work load is low so they don't have to pay you. Also, the organization is awful and there is no chance of career advance unless you're friends of the managers.

1.0
Jan 19, 2019

Poor !

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Cant think of any, cons overtaken pros

Cons

Too many to list them

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