Pros and cons of heavy bureaucracy - Product Manager Riot Games Employee Review

3.0
3 Feb 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

In pockets you can still find really talented passionate and dedicated people

Cons

In response to the corporate controversy, Riot had made some great changes and some terrible ones. Riot's executive leadership now has a sizable group who do not care about players, and have been setting the example that not caring is a perfectly acceptable stance to have. Riot may be the most player focused 3000 person gaming company out there, but we are no longer the most player focused company. And it's not even close. On top of that, Riot has greatly slowed down due to needing Central approval for an embarrassing amount of simple every day tasks.

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5.0
5 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great place to work. Good benefits + food. WFH.

Cons

Some bureaucracy. Some teams grow too fast and have to walk it back.

4.0
1 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Player focus, some of the coolest games on the planet, Riot does a great job of creating an environment where people can succeed and thrive

Cons

Crunch is on the rise, fiscal discipline on exploration is still too loose, lots of layers of management

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