Hardsuit Labs Reviews

3.9

63% would recommend to a friend

(31 total reviews)

Andy Kipling/Russell Nelson

86% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Hardsuit Labs has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 31 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hardsuit Labs employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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31 reviews
1.0
3 Nov 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Most of the people are likeable. A decent place to start your work in, helpful but overworked co-workers. The premises are nice and open. Paradox ensures the company won't go under until the big-name title is completed.

Cons

The company likely won't survive long after they push out their larger products. They know this and try to compensate by having multiple projects on the side. Pay is low. Most likeable co-workers leave the job after being burnt out by what lies below. Absurd amounts of turnover. It's more rare to have a weekly report without at least 1 person leaving than it is to have one with no one leaving. I must stress that i've never seen something like this. The management are clueless, and cannot organize a team. Some managers are slack-jawed and only seem interested in their social media feed. Constant bad advice and "no, do it this bad way" over-the-shoulder pestering. Constant forced crunch time. Doing 9-11 hour days without counting in commute on a static monthly pay with no additional benefits is not fun, especially in this environment. Zero chance to focus on your work with busybodies trying to micromanage every line of code Zero chance to focus on your work with other busybodies trying to always go on about their perceived differences. The self-identified "LGBT" people are often nagging at innocent jokes and interrupting co-worker work-related conversations because they feel like they need to inject themselves and their opinion to it. This leads to a divided workplace which the management is unwilling to handle. Constant murmur by management on how they're so "open", "accepting" and "diverse". Constant undertones in all speech by management about progressive ideas and ideals even when it comes to completely neutral subjects like programming and gameplay design. All additions and suggestions are primarily weighted against the former factors instead of whether or not it would fit the series or be conducive to good gameplay. Obviously false glowing 5-star reviews on Glassdoor.

3.0
27 Dec 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Lots of benefits for taking time off, working hours you want to. Good people that appear to care about you as a person.

Cons

Management doesn't seem to listen. Frequently response with, "Well it used to be a lot worse." Constant promises of things that will get better, but has not improved for ~2 years. Forced Crunch, often, for many people.

1.0
24 Apr 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

A place to start your career... Studio is small and working on multiple projects. Which is good and bad. The good being you may get a chance to work on a bunch of different projects all at once. The bad being you or people you need for your current project will get randomly yanked or overloaded with work because of that. The company is full disclosure, meaning you will see quarterly reports showing how much or how little the company has in the bank. It's a very very small studio

Cons

If you need a job then its an option, but look elsewhere if you are not trying to start your career. Experienced people should be prepared to be paid 35-40% less then nearby studios for the same position. Weird focus's on "process" and no ability to "execute" and deliver at a professional level. Studio heads and management are from Zombie Studio. Reasonably nice people. However those staff members haven't shipped a game from "start to finish" in over 5 years. They are a bit out of touch and inept. Understanding of basic order of operations/development and dependencies! The full disclosure reports will leave you wondering about your job stability.

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