Nice place to visit, but... - Senior Product Manager RealNetworks Employee Review

3.0
3 Aug 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Real is a great place to park yourself if you have a kid or are otherwise looking for a "pay the bills" job. Benefits are decent (if unremarkable) and the pay is fine (if unremarkable). Liberal policies around work-at-home and a generally laid-back culture combine with a "meh, whatever" attitude. It's easy. They'll send you to classes and stuff. That's nice. A great place to start or end your career. Just don't stay too long.

Cons

This company is already dead, but it's so big and management is so out of touch that it will likely be another 4-5 years before anyone notices. The products are junk, the marketing is bad. The internal culture is broken and the external reputation is not very good. Everyone seems either frustrated or jaded. Or both. If you actually want to do something with your career, make good products, or be excited about your job, look elsewhere.

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