Blind leading the blind - Anonymous employee Curse.com Employee Review

2.0
10 Nov 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free lunch is nice, as is the kitchen. Plenty of lovely colleagues. You can play games at work (if you care about that sort of thing). Most importantly, it provides a great sense of perspective on how good other companies can be.

Cons

Inexperienced management who have no qualms bullying staff, specifically within the media side of the business. Inexperienced staff hired for their love of gaming rather than their actual business or technical prowess. Nepotism. Cube farm office actively works against promoting a positive atmosphere. Line managers hidden in their offices, actively uninvolved in the day-to-day tasks of the people they're supposed to manage. Gross exploitation of contract staff who are paid a pittance.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
2 Dec 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I've really enjoyed my experience working for Curse. Many of Curse's employees relocate from across the country to come be a part of this team (including myself), and since day one everyone has done a great job making sure I feel welcome and included. It is inspiring to come to work every day with such passionate people- everyone here believes that Curse's web properties and products truly help gamers better enjoy their gaming experience, and that belief is what motivates everyone to work hard and contribute to the community they love on a daily basis. Curse values its employees and offers an excellent benefit package (way better than my last employer)- to start, I pay nothing out of pocket for my medical, dental, and vision insurance. Curse also contributes up to 5% to your 401K, which can add up fast. The catered lunches, stocked kitchen, monthly gym reimbursement, and annual gaming expense reimbursement aren't bad either. I also get to take more PTO here than I ever have before- Curse gives you 20 PTO days in your first year. All of this really makes me feel very well taken care of by Curse. Last, the company is growing like crazy right now. Since Curse prefers to promote from within rather than hire management into the company, it's definitely an awesome time to join the team (more leadership/management/senior level roles should open up to keep up with the growth).

Cons

It's hard for me to come up with any cons to working for Curse. The only thing I can say is the org. structure is pretty flat right now, but I assume that's going to change soon with all of the growth this year and next.

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