Working at Activision Blizzard in Santa Monica, CA: 11 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Santa Monica, CA Area

"I've worked for Activision for about half a year. I had a fantastic work experience there."

"Activision Blizzard is a great place to start your career, but I don't recommend staying there long. The company does not promote any type of career development and the ability to move up is entirely based on favoritism. This creates a toxic environment and turnover is very high as tenures tend to be 1-2 years for the majority of employees."

"Harassing environment, overly lean, overworked, high criticism, extreme micro-management to the point of bullying, did not foster good relations. Unskilled manager & supervisor, unprepared to lead caused confusion, distress and mistakes. No work-life balance, with holidays and weekends interruptions. Staff FORCED to work long hours and BARRED from leaving the office without authorization (even if the normal 8 hours/day had long come and gone). encountered. A case for the LABOR Dept."

"If the Government ran a videogame publisher, Activision is what you would end up with."

What do you like about working at Activision Blizzard?

"The Location is great. The Compensation is also usually higher than most other LA publishers."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Go elsewhere if at all possible. If you're desperate, you might be able to find a good group to work in. Some are definitely better than others - it all depends on who you work for. Research your hiring managers - there's a lot of people that have come and gone through those doors. They can help you make the final decisions for your situation."

What don't you like about working at Activision Blizzard?

"They do not like or understand videogames so it makes working there pretty darn tough."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Videogames are not the same as Clorox, Dove, Tide, nor are the consumer purchase patterns"

"Good place to work"

What do you like about working at Activision Blizzard?

"Good working conditions and nice people to work with"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Dress to get the job and learn about the company"

What don't you like about working at Activision Blizzard?

"Working hours"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to people and there ideas"

"Activision is a good place to work"

What do you like about working at Activision Blizzard?

"I enjoyed my job and the people and job kept me busy all the time."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Dress to get the job and do research on the company and there products."

What don't you like about working at Activision Blizzard?

"Hours I work do to traffic"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Gave them items of way to improve the purchasing systems"

"IT Department in serious trouble;"

What do you like about working at Activision Blizzard?

"The people I work with are/were great"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Pass on this unless you are interviewing for the CIO position where you can make a difference."

What don't you like about working at Activision Blizzard?

"Management"