A Fantastic Place to Work - Technical Lead HB Studios Employee Review

4.0
3 Feb 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

All of the negative reviews on here are painful to read because it doesn't reflect the company I know and love. A quote from our former general manager Alastair Jarvis sums my feelings quite nicely, "I often think that I'm one of the luckiest guys in the world, to be able to get to do what I do, and live where I live". - I get to work on video games, a lifelong passion - I get to stay in Nova Scotia - My morning commute is five minutes with no traffic - The city is less than an hour drive away - Nature at my fingertips with beaches and hiking trails - Pay well above the regional average - Perks like our company gym and private daycare

Cons

Like every company we have good projects and we have bad ones. When a project goes south it often falls on the engineers to take the brunt of the burden by working overtime. We try to make up for it with a very generous compensation rate for overtime work but everyone agrees it would be better to have no overtime at all.

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5.0
22 Dec 2021
Anonymous employee
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CEO approval
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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
15 Sept 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

HB really does go above and beyond to give you a good work life balance. I have been with the studio for many many years. There are times of crunch but they are a healthy distance apart. The studio does not believe in driving you 24 7 and on weekends. About 80% of the staff walk out the doors when the shift ends, to go be with family.

Cons

The building could use an external face lift.

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