Ballistic Moon Reviews

3.8

78% would recommend to a friend

(12 total reviews)

65% positive business outlook

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12 reviews
1.0
2 Nov 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I was trying to think of something positive but after seeing multiple people leave the company, and lose work there for the oddest reasons it is clear they are increasingly proving to be a terrible and unsafe place to work. If you are lucky you will make some friends but they will often stab you in your back.

Cons

- Very toxic leadership. Directors yell at employees and threaten employees. They talk poorly about others the same way. - The majority of the company is young and inexperienced, they make wrong decisions and let go of great people for political reasons. - Directors don't take responsibility for their lack of leadership and lack of direction. - Read their contract very carefully and you will notice they plan ahead for very bad scenarios that frees them from legal responsibilities. - They don't treat people the same. I have seen people lose their work for the same things that directors do, however, no one can hold them accountable. The rest is confidential but you don't want to join to find out. Just stay away.

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Ballistic Moon Response
2y
This is a rather strange review, considering that we have no previous/current employees that would match the details given here?
5.0
10 Nov 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- This is the first company that I've worked for where if I give feedback on the project it is actually considered and addressed - The work is interesting and challenging with lots of different areas to explore; Producers and leads will try their best to facilitate work on systems that you most enjoy - Great diversity and inclusion policies that lead to the swift and effective removal of bad actors inside the company when they arise - Benefits are amazing (some of the best I've had so far in industry) and the culture in the office feels welcoming and fun but still encourages a strong work ethic

Cons

- There are a number of small issues in some processes that are quickly being resolved and improved as the company matures

2.0
13 Nov 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Everyone is generally very helpful and friendly. The studio is a good stepping stone as a first job in the industry. If you're in the office, you will get on well with management and have more opportunities in the company.

Cons

Very political at the director level, leading to wasted resources at the expense of mismanagement and ego. Considerable lack of retention and recruitment of senior talent. The structure and communication within the studio is poor.

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Ballistic Moon Response
2y
Hello, Thanks for this review. I wanted to address some of these points: 1. I'm very glad that you found people here helpful and friendly! We wanted to foster that kind of atmosphere and make people feel like they have a sense of ownership of their work 2. I'm not sure what is meant by very political at the director level? We've certainly never been heavy handed with any office politics - in fact we despise it after having to suffer through it at previous places of employment 3. Lack of retention of senior talent is simply not true - we've had several senior people leave over the years for various reasons, but beyond that we have plenty of people (senior included) who have worked here without issue; some have been here almost 4 years (not long after the company was founded). 4. Lack of recruitment of senior talent - I'm not sure what this relates to considering we've hired an Art Director, Technical Art Director, Lead Engineer (and plenty of others) 5. “The structure and communication within the studio is poor” – we’ve certainly had teething issues during our growth (bearing in mind we were at 3 employees in August 2019 are now at 70+), and at times we were able to grow certain disciplines more than others to the size we wanted. Communication is absolutely something we have been improving (and continuing to improve) with a much more rounded team structure.
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