Groove Jones Reviews

4.0

73% would recommend to a friend

(24 total reviews)
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Scott Howell

54% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Groove Jones has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 24 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Groove Jones employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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24 reviews
2.0
27 Oct 2019

Nice building, soulless work and management

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Nice location in a shared office workspace. The kitchen has drinks and snacks. Most employees are hardworking and nice.

Cons

Very corporate projects and management with little room to grow or be creative. It is also apparent that the studio is 5+ years behind other VR and game studios. Heads and producers struggle understanding techniques and implementing them. Too many core features and assets are simply purchased online with no RnD. I never felt stable at this job and would have a hard time recommending it to someone.

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Groove Jones Response
4y
While we do corporate productions, we also create award winning work for entertainment. We are industry leaders and are sought out for the cutting edge work we are doing. We are sorry things did not work out.
1.0
17 Jan 2020

Shady place to work

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Teams are very diverse Location is close to downtown Really cool front door

Cons

No Hr department means that when a coworker makes you uncomfortable, you have no one to talk to. Dont expect to get paid industry standard Managment makes promises knowing full well they wont follow through. Doesnt matter if you get them in writing or not. There is no sort of creative control here.

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Groove Jones Response
6y
We are concerned that you felt this way. We actually do have an HR department. Groove Jones provides a work environment that is free from intimidation. Harassment of any sort - verbal, physical, visual – WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
1.0
8 Jan 2020

Toxic environment

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Fairly central location close to Downtown.

Cons

Upon hiring I was pleasantly surprised that there were more women at this job than I had seen at other tech companies I had worked at. I enjoyed having less of a male dominated environment, but quickly realized most were put in positions to promote their company like tradeshow girls and given questionable responsibilities. Today I was told by a former coworker who is still with them that there has been predatory behavior by management in the workplace. I hope this serves as caution to anyone looking into the company. Apart from this being a huge elephant in the room, I wouldn't recommend working here as many are overloaded with unpaid OT, weekends, and bad direction.

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Groove Jones Response
6y
While the staff does assist at some events, this is primarily for technical support, not "tradeshow girls" as you represented. We are proud of being an equal opportunity company and are thrilled with having a diverse staff. We are technology company where women are 30% of our staff. Which is nearly twice that of our industry.
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