2K Reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(224 total reviews)
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David Ismailer

51% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

2K has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 224 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The 2K employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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224 reviews
1.0
19 Oct 2018
Recommend
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Pros

2K has a few great games to be a part of that will look great on your resume

Cons

I had 5 managers in 3 years that were always too busy pushing their agenda and catering to their boss then actually managing and taking care of their team. The bro culture was ridiculous at times where hard working employees would get passed up in favor of bros who were favored by the leads. This affected the marketing, pr, and project management teams.

2.0
2 Dec 2014
Recommend
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Pros

There are some good and smart people working there. Generally relaxed environment. Comparable bonuses and stock grants to other game companies based on level.

Cons

Management centres on a cult of personality. Knowledge of games and the gaming space is not where it should be. Too much money and effort is spent bringing bad products to market. Consistently chasing the Image of Rockstar Games with a major lack of creative leadership. From the logo to some of the game choices, ego often gets in the way of good decision making. Top down management stifles a lot of creativity. "Cool Kids" club dominates the culture. If one isn't part of that group, the will stagnate. President will have parties during a work day but only invite select individuals.

1.0
7 Mar 2018

Incompetent senior management

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

If you have a good social game and suck up to the right people it doesn’t matter that you are incompetent or lazy. There are a handful hard working people there, but they get burnt out and disillusioned over time.

Cons

Cliquey environment with horrible work/life balance for anyone that’s actually good at what he/she is doing. You will have to compensate for your bosses shortsightedness, daily mistakes, incompetence and will not have a voice. Criticism will disqualify you for promotion and will eventually cause termination.

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