Pros
- Lots of 'culture events' e.g. when new games launch/4th July BBQ/etc that boost the office mood and culture - Free gym on site - Free cakes/fruit/tea/coffee - Canteen on site that is pricey but good food
Cons
- The whole company is run by office politics and school yard popularity / lad culture rather than any genuine merit or skill; everything from delegating work, approving time off, to allocating 'free staff football tickets', and everything in between are all distributed based on popularity rather than abilities / workload. - Lad culture is especially toxic for women working there who basically have to act like a man to get any form of progress or they won't be taken seriously. - Management is super inconsistent, and teams are not managed in the same way,. One manager was known shout at his employees across the room in front of everyone, while another manager on the same floor had a team who all agreed they had the best manager of anywhere they'd worked - it's a lottery for what team you're applying for, for how you'll be treated. - They have many initiatives to increase diversity within the company, however, the diversity, and in particular the BAME diversity is almost non-existent. - Almost every employee is 'contracted' through Hays rather than employed by EA and so are not entitled to the benefits such as 'free games' advertised. - Most staff are contracted for years within the company and again, negotiations to become full-time are usually personal rather than professional - HR aren't bothered about retention of contractors, both my colleague and I started at the same time and left within a month of each other and neither of us were given an exit interview or questioned about why we wanted to leave.
