Leadership Problems, yet Amazing Teammates - werkgeversreview Anonieme werknemer bij MachineGames

2,0
19 dec 2024
Anonieme werknemer
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Pluspunten

- Great and Passionate Teammates: The team is made up of talented and dedicated professionals who genuinely care about their work. It is inspiring to work with them, and you can grow professionally by observing their diligence and creativity; - Interesting Projects with Creative Challenges: The projects are ambitious and rewarding, providing unique challenges that require out-of-the-box thinking. The tools used in the work are usually well-designed and user-friendly, which makes the workflow smoother; - Creative Atmosphere (Early Project Stages): The atmosphere is especially pleasant in the initial stages of development, ideas flow freely, and collaboration is easy and productive. - Open Door Policy: The shared work environment allows you to approach almost anyone, including management, to discuss ideas or problems. Although you do not always feel heard, the willingness to engage in dialogue is a plus in itself; - Well-Suited Office Space: The office is modern and well-equipped, offering a comfortable and functional work environment, as well as areas for relaxation.

Minpunten

- Promotion Criteria: Lack of transparency and consistency. Managers may promise promotions only to later shift the narrative, citing vague reasons like "not feeling the company." Proactive problem solving sometimes results in mixed feedback: either you're not involving producers enough or you're involving them too much. Constructive criticism of management decisions is often perceived as a threat to your career; - Conflict Avoidance by Leadership: Some managers prefer to avoid directly communicating problems and instead attribute their concerns to unnamed colleagues, which creates unnecessary tension; - Micromanagement: Instead of normal stand-ups, daily morning and evening reports are required (in a form of a short message in the group channels). Being late or missing these reports can lead to increased scrutiny from management. Some employees are subject to unfair control, which creates a feeling of constant surveillance; - Unpaid Crunch Time: Early stages of a project often lack planning, and problems accumulate until crunch begins. This leads to late unpaid overtime, which sometimes cannot even be fully compensated by additional vacation days. Relying on a last minute "magic" creates an extremely stressful environment; - Task Management: Task distribution is poorly organized. Some employees are left without clear assignments, because "seniors don't need tasks"; - Credits Policy: Employees who left the company before the release, even if they have been working on the project for several years, are listed in the "Additional Contributors" section without their proper job titles, which seems unfair and devalues ​​their contribution.

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5,0
27 apr 2026
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Pluspunten

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Minpunten

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5,0
13 sep 2025
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Pluspunten

An amazing audio team full of incredibly talented, kind, and helpful individuals, and lots of people on other teams who are very open to ideas, collaboration, and are just very passionate about what they're doing.

Minpunten

Sometimes some deadlines were not really met, but as I understand, this happens quite frequently in the games industry.

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