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[Reznore57]

I think most people with knowledge of the industry these days realize that crunch time and uncertainty over jobs is an inevitability. We've seen enough features and horror stories from sites over the last few years.

 

Yet, this sounds like there's serious problems. Like, Thief 2014-level problems.

 

Mark my words: one day we're going to get a tell-all feature about how screwed up Bioware was in its final days.

 

Well what's concerning is there seems to be a bit of money issue.

And yes some problem with management .

[crazyrabbits]

Here's another choice quote.

 

 

 

It's probably time to let go of that empty promise of maintaining the integrity of the old BioWare ways and identity.. long time employees know what's what, and new employees just get a confused view of the big picture. Upper management needs to look beyond their direct reports and open their eyes to the massive disconnects that exist, and then care enough to address it.

[Steelcan]

I will admit to a certain level of epicaricacy from reading that

[LPPrince]

I've got one! And this one is a current employee as well.
 

Recommends
Neutral Outlook
No opinion of CEO

I have been working at BioWare full-time (More than 8 years)

Pros
friendly co-workers here, some people that have remained for a long time which shows loyalty. They supply a fun games room and regularly stock ice cream treats in the kitchen. An active living rebate and a games console rebate are nice additions as well

Cons
EA has taken over and everything is about the finances now unfortunately. Seems like much of the soul of the company as a whole has left

Advice to Management
think back to how things were before EA

[LPPrince]

I'm not even sorry, this is eye-opening and is basically telling every single person who ever called it that they were right on the money.

[Reznore57]

I will admit to a certain level of epicaricacy from reading that

 

I have no idea what epicaricacy means , but the "I love gossip and dirty laundry" part of me is having a field day right now.

I'll feel bad tomorrow.

[Alan Rickman]

I've got one! And this one is a current employee as well.
 

 

They've got ice cream tho

[crazyrabbits]

And let's not forget, even way back in 2012, there were reviews like this:

 

 

 

Nepotism is rampant.
Huge team sizes.
Seemingly closed to new ideas.
Not much room to grow. Many employees are expected to specialize in a particular aspect of their discipline, and there are few opportunities for leadership.
Art and Programming departments get their way more than they should because BioWare has trouble hiring programmers and artists.
Many producers are completely clueless at how to manage a large team.
The Dragon Age management team is misguided and they seem to be group-thinking their franchise off a cliff.
Some managers tend to take undue credit for the hard work and brilliant ideas of their team members.
Most people at Bioware Edmonton have never worked for other game companies, and many of them probably wouldn't cut it outside BioWare.
High cost of living in Edmonton, despite the fact that hardly anyone really wants to live there.

Advice to Management

Rather than rewarding loyalty by promoting long-timers to positions where they become inept, bring in some fresh talent from outside BioWare to modernize how you develop games. The way BioWare Edmonton does business is very expensive and it is not changing to match the pace of the industry. Development costs for Triple-A games are increasing, but BioWare's profits are not keeping pace, and SWTOR was very 

disappointing in terms of sales. If things don't change soon, EA is likely to trim a lot of the fat from BioWare Edmonton to make the studio more sustainable.

[Addictress]

I have no idea what epicaricacy means , but the "I love gossip and dirty laundry" part of me is having a field day right now.
I'll feel bad tomorrow.

I will never feel bad.


But seriously. Inquisition? That's the goal post now? Are we serious?

[LPPrince]

I have no idea what epicaricacy means , but the "I love gossip and dirty laundry" part of me is having a field day right now.

I'll feel bad tomorrow.

 

 

lol, I won't.

 

You reap what you sow. That might sound mean considering I'm friendly with some who work there, but when Bioware talks about "We're open minded, we're supporters of everyone, we care about all of our fans" yet have Manveer Heir waving around a White Tears mug on social media for all to see with ZERO consequences, I don't feel at all guilty about reveling in what I'm reading on Glassdoor.

 

Because its one thing when fans say it.

 

Its another when an employee does.

[Reznore57]

They've got ice cream tho

 

Yeah but crunch time and ice cream aren't such a good idea.

Just sayin'.

You know stay healthy people and all that.

[LPPrince]

They've got ice cream tho

 

I had a cookies and cream flavored protein shake after my time at the boxing gym today. They can GOML.

[Draining Dragon]

Me after reading those reviews:

[Steelcan]

I have no idea what epicaricacy means , but the "I love gossip and dirty laundry" part of me is having a field day right now.

I'll feel bad tomorrow.

its the English word for schadenfreude!

[Draining Dragon]

its the English word for schadenfreude!

Not surprisingly, the German word is infinitely better.

[sandalisthemaker]

I have no idea what epicaricacy means 

 

It's that feeling you get when that horrible person you dislike gets a giant wad of seagull poop smeared all over their hair. 

[Suketchi]

I...I really thought I hated this forum. It just pissed me off most of the time, for the past couple months I've been trying my best to stay away from it. Now it's going to be gone, and...

 

I'M...I'M SO SAD RIGHT NOW?

 

 

BIOWARE, WHAT IS IT WITH YOU AND CONSTANTLY HITTING ME IN THE FEELS I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD? 

 

SO MANY THINGS LEFT UNSAID

 

NUUUUUUUUUU

 

 

 

 

[PCThug]

These Glassdoor Reviews --

 

 

(not gonna lie, they do make me feel a little sad too)

[Vroom Vroom]

It's that feeling you get when that horrible person you dislike gets a giant wad of seagull poop smeared all over their hair. 

I don't dislike the developers though, just the people that wanted to shut down the forums and are thumbing their noses at us.

 

Hippo doodoo for them (Hippos are vicious and so is their poos). 

[crazyrabbits]

These Glassdoor Reviews --

 

 

 

(not gonna lie, they do make me feel a little sad too)

 

Two of the negative ones were written on Wednesday. I wouldn't be surprised if more come out, and it's revealed that there were a series of layoffs.

[Steelcan]

Not surprisingly, the German word is infinitely better.

Deutsch ist nicht eine Poetisch Sprache

[llandwynwyn]

I've got one! And this one is a current employee as well.

That's not very useful advice. It's clear they must adapt, move on actually. This is too sad, and you can see most of them are fond of BW...

If any employer is reading this, it'll be corny so don't judge me much but...

I love you BioWare, you're the only company that has yet to fail me even when your games are flawed as hell. Thank you for all your hard work. I'm sorry the cancerous EA has done this to you.

[The RPGenius]

I must just have some sort of superhuman processing or something, because for the life of me I can't figure out why anyone is surprised to see Glassdoor posts of this nature.  I mean, in the past 4.5 years, look at how Bioware has dealt with consumer adversity - how pretty yet clearly disingenuous their words consistently are, and how far apart those words are from their actions.  Look at the people they've lost, and the rate at which they've lost them.  Look at their overall decisions, both in the development of their products and the way they're operating as a company.  Look at their lack of friendly presence and consistency in their places of public outreach, notably BSN itself.  Everything this company has said and done since the ME3 ending debacle has pointed to a few hard points: the people in charge think very highly of themselves, do not like to be questioned, and don't really know what they're doing.  Those Glassdoor reviews reflect this: the higher-ups know what to say, but not what to do, and they will NOT allow themselves to be questioned by anyone, be it fans or employees.

[sandalisthemaker]

I don't dislike the developers though, just the people that wanted to shut down the forums and are thumbing their noses at us.

 

Hippo doodoo for them (Hippos are vicious and so is their poos). 

 

Oh, I don't dislike the devs either.

 

I was just looking for a colorful way to describe the word. 

[LPPrince]

lol
 

Doesn't Recommend
Negative Outlook
Disapproves of CEO

Pros
This company used to be stellar. Made great software. Now it dumps quality everywhere it can in order to suit EA. The brand is tarnished, and I recommend everyone to stay away.

Cons
Working for a company that used to represent gamers, now it's just a shell. "Freemium" model is just a BS as it sounds. It consists of hooking gamers with something well programmed and free, and suckering them to pay for something expensive and buggy. Don't waste your time or money.

Advice to Management
EA is a vampire. Now that they've got hold of Bioware, there's nothing that can save it now.

 

 

Well from another review apparently one side of the building doesn't even have windows so if anything vampires are turning people into more vampires. Go to a temple and I'm sure a healer can deal with it before it spreads. /Skyrim which I bought because DA2 was so disappointing