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Reflector Entertainment Reviews

2.9

43% would recommend to a friend

(60 total reviews)

Hervé Hoerdt

47% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

Reflector Entertainment has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 60 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Reflector Entertainment employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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60 reviews
2.0
25 Oct 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Great team of passionate devs - A few extra days off offered by the company (won't stay this way much longer) - They offer an online medecine platform (offered elsewhere too)

Cons

- The Management is a mess. They are incompetent and do not know what they're doing at all. Unknown 9: Awakening was a project filled with potential that was marred with constant terrible decisions made by the higher ups that screwed up the final product thoroughly. - The Creative Director was picked by default due to time at the company. They have no vision, are disconnected from the audience, and their only experience comes from Ubisoft's mediocre approach to AAA. They barely even play games and fire/sabotage anyone who dares criticizing their ideas. - There is inflated egos that won't let the studio flourish creatively. It's a Boys's club of old men playing politics and reigning with an iron fist. - The level of trust for the studio manager who has no experience in the game development industry is quite low. They are a person of high charisma that won't answer things directly and often deflects by playing with words in a manner that is reminiscent of politicians. - Constant gaslighting: the same people will try to gaslight anyone into thinking they're the problem, when they don't have the common decency of speaking to people of lower levels with minimal respect. - There is definitely a stealthy bias against minorities (people of color, women, etc.) I have never seen such hidden yet obvious discrimination anywhere. Between seeing old white francophone men talk rudely and lashing out at a certain demographic and play down every women's issues on their day-to-day as incompetence, being overly emotional, is just ridiculous. I've been fortunate enough to only witness it occur to my coworkers/friends and not live through it myself. People are afraid to speak up because the HR department has turned into a bunch of corporate shills and aren't looking out for us. - Reflector used to be a company that cared about its employees. The HR team was great and looked out for the little people. It has since changed and the result is that HR is now filled with corporate shills that will smile as they spit in your face. - Removal of benefits: Many of our benefits were reduced or removed entirely, while being told that we should feel lucky that they are looking out for us. - Mandatory return to the office twice a week even for people who were hired as remote workers. - The former Game Design Lead, who has since left for Ubisoft, used to hijack directors meetings, & consistently made a lot of racist & sexist remarks. It took over a year to get him demoted after multiple people of multiple departments came forward about his neverending swearing, inappropriate behavior, lack of professionalism, and more. There were also indirect threats to job security to people who were not compliant with his often ridiculous orders. - The animation director who was promoted from their lead role made a scene during a meeting over a decision they took with another department over 2 years and a half after it had been done. Accusing people of working behind their back when they had been part of the decisional process. Since their arrival, many animators went on sick leave or outright left the company because of their constant need for conflicts.

2.0
25 Nov 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Great & passionate people except for upper management - Bandai Namco new releases steam codes

Cons

- No transparency - No vision - No leadership - Horrible review process - Incompetent CEO, Studio Manager, and Creative Director - Directing blame on people of the ground floor - Toxic positivity - HR sides with company 100% - Double standards & unprofessionalism, upper management are allowed to lash out but responding to disrespect is met with consequences - Creative director made his picks on layoffs based on who's an obedient pet, a fly on the wall, or underpaid great employees - Keeping toxic people because they're higher-ranked & are part of "the" circle - More layoffs to come, their new project has identical managerial problems as their first release. The studio is hanging by a thread.

1.0
11 Dec 2024

Dumpster fire

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

A lot of talented and passionate people in the dev team (or what's left of it). Extra days off on certain holidays.

Cons

Toxic management protecting racist and sexist elements, firing anyone opposing or even remotely questioning the direction and their decisions. Creative director is a baby with an inflated ego and zero vision, throwing tantrums and lashing at people at the first inconvenience. He is also responsible for tanking their first game through terrible decision making and working behind people's back. Unable to pitch ideas and rally people, not surprising considering those people stopped playing games 15 years ago. Studio manager is either a blatant liar or most incompetent person to helm the studio (or both), deflecting serious questions and playing on people's emotions. HR Director nowhere to be seen for the past year, including during the 2 waves of layoffs. The only HR resources who cared about the employees were let go for for trying to improve things. Pay equity is non-existent despite their best effort to gaslight you into thinking you're making too much for your range when you're clearly not. Promotions are awarded to people who promise the most and deliver the less, results don't matter. Removal of yearly bonus since Bandai bought the company, and the new office is a huge stepdown from their previous location. Don't let their fake 5* reviews fool you, this is currently the worst gaming studio in Montreal, there is nothing to save here.

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Reflector Entertainment Response
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts about your former colleagues, Reflector’s management, and your time with the company. I'm sorry that you didn't have a positive experience. I agree with you, the team behind our first IP and video game consisted of a group of incredibly talented and passionate people. And although the road to release included many challenges, this dedicated group continuously gave it their all until the final delivery. Regarding your comments about certain members of the management team, it's unfortunate to read such negative remarks that seem fueled by what I can only perceive as extreme anger. Blaming, shaming, and other similar forms of disrespect are the antithesis of what Reflector stands for. These behaviours go against our values and have not, nor will ever, be tolerated in the Reflector community. Targeting specific people in an attempt to discredit their abilities in a public forum is a form of reputational sabotage that we will not encourage or engage with. I also want to reiterate that we take any allegations of racism and sexism very seriously. I encourage you to reach out to the HR team directly to provide more detail about the situations you reference in your review so that they can investigate and address any tangible matters immediately. I wish you the best in your future endeavors. Marc André Séguin, Studio General Manager
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