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Shiver Entertainment Reviews

4.3

81% would recommend to a friend

(9 total reviews)
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John Schappert

100% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

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9 reviews
1.0
21 Dec 2016

Humiliating experience

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Free food & snacks Location Good co-workers

Cons

Had the most horrible experience in my life working for these guys. Most of the people left in the first 6 months or were fired and given some cash to shut up about it. To work for the CEO, you have to leave your soul, heart and passion for games at home before you go to work. Keep away from this company!!

1.0
19 Aug 2016

Yeah they're pretty terrible.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

They have free food, snacks, and there is a room full of arcade machines, and the health care options are pretty good.

Cons

You are told you "own" features/projects, but then you are totally disenfranchised. They don't think of employees as assets, just worker monkeys. They treat people badly and so they leave, and if they are naive enough to try sticking it out they eventually get blamed for something that was really an executive level decision, and fired. The CEO is extremely vindictive and totally unwilling to take responsibility for his own actions and decisions. Still think about it? Think this is just one disgruntled employee's rant? Then look at their track record so far. They've been around since 2013 and have put multiple games into production, but they haven't managed to get anything done (as of Aug 2016). And, they now have a non-disparagement contract you have to sign to get severance when they "let you go". Ask yourself why they would need that.

4.0
29 Apr 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Lunch, snacks, and awesome soda machine Incredibly smart team Involved leaders not afraid to make decisions and improvements Small company Best benefits I've ever had Failure is not an option

Cons

Open office layout Hours can be long Milestones are tense with some pressure Little ramp up time, expected to jump into the code immediately

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