Jagex Employee Reviews

[+Karl]

http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Jagex-Reviews-E322592.htm

 

Just come across this, in which ex-employees of Jagex reviewed their time with the company, quite an interesting read if I'm honest.

[Ben√]

Pretty interesting to be honest, really does put some things into perspective.

[3at]

“Great colleagues, lack of experience, no direction”

Current Employee – Reviewed Sep 6, 2012

 

 

lmfao, so tell me more jagex. When is EOC coming?

[Sefket]

“Great colleagues, lack of experience, no direction”

Current Employee – Reviewed Sep 6, 2012

 

 

lmfao, so tell me more jagex. When is EOC coming?

 

Haha lol. I use GlassDoor a lot. It's a nice site.

[`kG]

Cons – Terrible Workloads - 10 hours of clicking buttons, and listening to whiny 13 year olds hijacking accounts for 'teh lulz'.

 

[Swelly]

i see alot of problems w/ senior management and employees talking about the future / direction of the game

 

 

hmmmmmmmmm

[Skillzy]

Seems like Senior Management runs the direction of the company not the employees who build the content.

 

 

Civil War, anyone?

 

[Seann]

Cons – In the past senior management was ignorant of the competition and thus lacked vision. Experience in the industry was seriously lacking in Senior management, it's positions being filled by close friends rather than with those possessing necessary skills and experience. Thankfully this is something that is changing, slowly. The original product has remained the golden goose and new IP must be developed for long term success. Any new products are likely to be hobbled by serious engine constraints, lack of imagination and forward thinking in decision making and direction.

 

Sounds like when Andrew was still running the company and it was at it's highest peak.

 

Very interesting that there also sacking perm staff and hiring temporary staff; how can that be good for any purpose especially in a games company where you may be working with someone on something then there sacked?

[konka]

Cons – In the past senior management was ignorant of the competition and thus lacked vision. Experience in the industry was seriously lacking in Senior management, it's positions being filled by close friends rather than with those possessing necessary skills and experience. Thankfully this is something that is changing, slowly. The original product has remained the golden goose and new IP must be developed for long term success. Any new products are likely to be hobbled by serious engine constraints, lack of imagination and forward thinking in decision making and direction.

 

Sounds like when Andrew was still running the company and it was at it's highest peak.

 

Very interesting that there also sacking perm staff and hiring temporary staff; how can that be good for any purpose especially in a games company where you may be working with someone on something then there sacked?

 

Easier to manipulate to get what they want, and if they don't it's less stress getting rid of a temporary employee. It also removes the strength in numbers as employees and it becomes more of a dictatorship style management (that's how I see it anyway).

[Seann]

Cons – In the past senior management was ignorant of the competition and thus lacked vision. Experience in the industry was seriously lacking in Senior management, it's positions being filled by close friends rather than with those possessing necessary skills and experience. Thankfully this is something that is changing, slowly. The original product has remained the golden goose and new IP must be developed for long term success. Any new products are likely to be hobbled by serious engine constraints, lack of imagination and forward thinking in decision making and direction.

 

Sounds like when Andrew was still running the company and it was at it's highest peak.

 

Very interesting that there also sacking perm staff and hiring temporary staff; how can that be good for any purpose especially in a games company where you may be working with someone on something then there sacked?

 

Easier to manipulate to get what they want, and if they don't it's less stress getting rid of a temporary employee. It also removes the strength in numbers as employees and it becomes more of a dictatorship style management (that's how I see it anyway).

True but from what the majority have written it sounds like the senior management is useless haha

[Mich-ae-l]

Autocratic organisation. Clearly because of the takeover. Interesting read indeed Karl.

[Feelthef1re]

Looks like they had some nice perks but senior management was lacking in experience. I truely wished that Jagex will make it in the long run, they shoulda sticked to developing stellar dawn instead of working on the new eoc

[0ynxx]

Cons – Terrible Workloads - 10 hours of clicking buttons, and listening to whiny 13 year olds hijacking accounts for 'teh lulz'.

 

[Enoch]

Can't expect ex-employees to give positive and unbiased reviews, now, can we?

[+Karl]

Can't expect ex-employees to give positive and unbiased reviews, now, can we?

Some of the reviews are current employees.

[Xpnkrockemox]

Interesting read tbh.

 

Alot of it is mainly the upper management just lacking the ability to make decisions.

 

One guy even stated that they are stuck on their 1 success (runescape) and cant even create a new game.

 

That must be why they are milking Runescape for all they can.

[Unknown]

Am I the only one that read the cons first? Lol, interesting read.

[Charlie]

Am I the only one that read the cons first? Lol, interesting read.

i only read the cons.

[sluglord]

but are you in fact honest? ;p