Inept Management That Got Lucky - Mitarbeiter (anonym) bei PerBlue: Mitarbeiterbewertung

2,0
26. Juli 2018
Mitarbeiter (anonym)
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Pros

Decent benefits. Fairly fun environment. Nice offices. Some great people. Work-life balance was very good. Generally what you can do is very flexible. Senior leadership is friendly and open to suggestions. You can present ideas and take part in coming up with directions and decisions. Until I started to take part in senior / internal meetings, the work and environment was typically very enjoyable.

Kontras

Management recycles poor content and plagiarizes FOTM games. Only one founder actually plays games. They are also not female-friendly in executive meetings--senior management regularly objectified women whenever it would benefit them monetarily, even when team members voiced disapproval or refused to participate. I was asked along with others to explore pornographic ads for games aimed at young teens. The CEO (Justin Beck) can be ridiculous to work with: his spelling can make internal communication impossible to understand, he's shockingly scattered, and he often arbitrarily changed direction without regard for what lost work did to team morale. Executive meetings can get heated because of poor abilities to communicate. I witnessed abusive interactions (childish arguments, screaming, and name-calling) more than once. Internal documents and documentation are scattered across multiple servers and personal folders. There are little to no standards for work quality. Few team leaders have quality experience. The work environment tries to be fun, but it often fails and feels forced and awkward. Many, many corners are cut.

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7y
While we're glad you enjoyed the "Pros" mentioned during your time with us, the remainder of this review is completely inaccurate. It's a disparaging portrayal of PerBlue, and is in no way representative of who we are or how we behave. We're proud of the welcoming, positive, and energetic environment that we've built. We have a humble and ego-free culture built on trust. And we have a team of passionate people who truly care about building great games and supporting each other.

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5,0
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Pros

Great people, the culture is fantastic

Kontras

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3,0
18. Aug. 2025
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Pros

I can honestly say that 99% of the people who work at PerBlue are genuinely amazing people. There's a real sense of community, tons of fun banter, and everyone tries to lift each other up. The benefits were pretty solid for a smaller company, with perks like a home office reimbursement, partial lunch stipend, and seasonal perks like weekly summer adventure reimbursements. There's a two week holiday break every year around Christmas and New Years, which is awesome. Vacation time is also generous. The regular on-site meetups were always an amazing time, and PerBlue spares no expense in making sure everyone has a fun time together.

Kontras

In my experience, the CEO does not demonstrate trust in his employees, and does not seem to make an effort to understand his employees or their roles. I found that my well-reasoned decisions were often overruled, in ways that created more work for me and the company. My decisions were questioned by someone who has no understanding of my role or the context around the decisions. Additionally, I found there to be a lack of empathy in leadership at PerBlue. With one senior leader, my regularly scheduled meetings were often canceled or rescheduled, last minute, and sometimes after I had already been ghosted in the meeting. This became a pattern that began to deeply affect my mental health. When I finally brought up my concerns, my perspective was questioned and feelings minimized. This mirrored other situations I experienced at PerBlue, where I was expected to adjust my own perspective in situations where I was negatively impacted. PerBlue does not do regular cost of living adjustments, and the interval between raises is inconsistent. I found that my opportunities for growth were fairly limited. While I believe PerBlue tries to be extremely transparent about the company roadmap and performance of the products, I felt at times like things were communicated in a way that left room for misinterpretation of the true situation.

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3mo
Thank you for your feedback. We’re truly glad to hear that you experienced a strong sense of community at PerBlue, and valued the relationships, Onsite Weeks and benefits we’ve worked hard to build. Our team culture is something we care deeply about. We also appreciate you sharing your concerns, and are sorry to hear you felt that way. We acknowledge your feelings, and are actively working towards a solution so that others do not have to feel a similar disconnect. We’re also continually working to strengthen clarity around our growth paths, compensation philosophy and how strategic decisions are communicated. We genuinely wish you the best moving forward and appreciate the time you spent contributing to the studio. -Amanda
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