How to destroy an amazing Dutch company - Anonymous employee Spil Games Employee Review

1.0
30 Jan 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Food - People which already left - Flexibility - Office and parking - Near Amsterdam - Multiculture

Cons

- CEO - Strategy The CEO brought in a big network, but does not understand gaming , sadly only how to milk casual gamers. Used to be a great company to work for, but once the milking started, players of the sites and employees left. Many promises are made from which not even one has succeeded so far. "Cats" caugh... The company has a higher burnrate of cash, than success. Used to be #1 Dutch gaming company and today people laugh at it. I do not support bashing, but you clearly can filter out reviews here which are biased and the ones telling you a sad story of a casual gaming company before the bubbleburst.

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Spil Games Response
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Hi, Thanks for taking the time to reflect on your experience at Spil Games. Despite your disappointment, we are happy that you also experienced many good things at Spil. Should you want to connect and share your concerns in more detail, please feel free to connect with HR, since we aim to offer all our Employees a good work environment. -Nathalie van Delden, Director HR & Organizational Development –

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Cons

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