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John Kodera
49 Ratings
Pros
"The work life balance on my team is fantastic, and I get great benefits" (in 58 reviews)
"A good mixture of corporate and relax work environment" (in 45 reviews)
Cons
"Work/life balance is a struggle" (in 20 reviews)
"senior management is incentivized to prioritize department performance over overall business performance" (in 26 reviews)
"It would be fun to work with them and try out new games."
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at PlayStation part-time for more than 2 years
Pros
Fun, excitefull, experience, challenged, happy.
Cons
Spending to much time instead of my homework.
Advice to Management
Think like a child.
PlayStation2019-02-26"Great place to work but not a great deal of opportunity to progress"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at PlayStation
Pros
Great people, culture and generally a fun place to work
Cons
Not a lot of opportunity to progress and can end up pigeon holed in the industry. Generally systems and technology aren't at the level you would expect. Salaries and packages aren't at the level you would expect
Advice to Management
More attractive salaries and more opportunities to grow in the business would help retain staff
PlayStation2014-11-09"Challenging & Frustrating"
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RecommendsNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at PlayStation full-time
Pros
Amazing products, world renown brand, great culture, fantastic people, great office location, constantly changing landscape.
Cons
There is a real lack of real leadership with constant changes in direction and strategy. Senior management tends to micromanage and does not allow staff to make critical decisions. Everything was run by committee having to go through 3 or 4 people to get a decision made.
Advice to Management
Stop micro-managing people and empower them to make decisions that they are employed to make.
PlayStation2014-09-17"Great place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at PlayStation full-time for more than 4 years
Pros
Technology, Gaming Industry, Attractive pay, and bonus, decent perks
Cons
Not yet a technology leader
PlayStation2019-03-11"Overall Good Experience"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at PlayStation full-time for more than 4 years
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Overall Good Experience in working there. Work on a lot of cutting edge technologies. Very fast paced
Cons
Because of the fast pace, there is a struggle with a work life balance. The business puts very aggressive time schedules in place.
PlayStation2019-02-26"PlayStation Knowledge"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at PlayStation full-time for more than 6 years
Pros
Great gaming environment to work within.
Cons
Progression is very slow within the business.
Advice to Management
Recognise people more, you will lose a lot more talent if you do not start appreciating these people and paying them accordingly.
PlayStation2019-02-20"GREAT!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at PlayStation full-time for more than a year
Pros
Happy, happy people! Great benefits and salary.
Cons
Company is still "young" and needs more structure. That will come in time, I'm sure.
Advice to Management
Embrace change.
PlayStation2019-02-20"Best place to play (work) in Madison!!!"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at PlayStation
Pros
- Great pay and benefits! - Tons of holidays - Management is a joy to work for - People, people, people!! The team is great, full of smart dedicated people! - Good discounts on Sony things! - The PlayStation is booming!! - Occasional travel to San Diego and San Francisco. Seriously, if you want to have fun doing what you do, what could be more fun than PlayStation, especially in Madison? There are only a handful of companies...
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- It is a large corporation still, so there are the occasional annoyances that way. But the Madison office is small and mostly insulated from them
Advice to Management
Keep being awesome :)
PlayStation2019-02-19"Great place to hone skills"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at PlayStation full-time for more than 4 years
Pros
Fun dynamic environment, great gateway to industry
Cons
Long hours, drought in between product launches
PlayStation2019-02-12"Good fair employer albeit bureaucratic"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at PlayStation full-time for more than 9 years
Pros
Great benefits like a decent pension scheme, profit share and top health insurance. They offer plenty of clear career paths and courses and resources to improve.
Cons
Being such a large company they tend to be quite bureaucratic. Getting ideas pushed forward can take forever. Trying to move between the different studios is very tedious.
Advice to Management
Put more emphasis on sharing tools, technology and staff between studios.
PlayStation2019-02-12
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