Director & Ego Driven Culture Focused Primarily on Bonus - Anonymous employee Sledgehammer Games Employee Review

SHG is a director & ego driven culture - the office is run by a group of "boys" who have worked together for 15+ years. Most of the directors (although talented) have very big egos and value their "Veto power". Quality is important to them, however teamwork and collaboration isn't. They care primarily about their power and their bonuses. Notice I say "their" bonuses - yeah, they care little about their employees, and their employees know it, and privately despise them for it. It is a boiling pot there. Stress is high. They work hard and management pushes them to labor very long hours including weekends. One of the causes of them working such long hours is they do not know what they want so they constantly redesign the game. They also don't know what they want when they hire employees. Their kitchen is usually a mess fully of dirty dishes. It's often impossible to find utensils or reusable cups for tea, coffee or water and they do not provide paper cups or plastic utensils. SHG is cut-throat and lacks true leadership.