Avoid - Functional QA Tester Kudos QA Employee Review

1.0
14 Mar 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

They require no experience, and will hire literally anyone they can, so if you want a foot in the industry, go for it. The people who work there are also really nice and friendly

Cons

Where do I start. The people who run the company will trick you into a false sense of security through gestures of good will to make it seem like they care about you to ensure you put in effort to find bugs etc. But when push comes to shove a there's not many hours, they wont get you in. They will make false promises of "Rotating people in" - Bull**** . Same names, different week. They put no effort into their employees. I asked time and time again for months to be trained in CQA in hopes of it helping out with hours. Nope, it was either "We're too busy, we need people to find bugs" or "We're too quiet, no point doing it you'll forget by the next time you're in". They didn't even train new starters properly, a select few got a day of training, the rest, if they found over 8 bugs in the interview, they were just thrown in and expected to do everything right. There was many instances where the boss and his wife would walk around the office telling people to put good reviews up for them due to people saying reviews similar to mine, so don't believe all the amazing ones you see. There was an instance where a certain person said disrespectful remarks about how a scalf around someone's face made them look like a certain group of people. I wont go into specifics. but it just shows the type of people you're working for. It's a strange dynamic, because the people that run the place put on such a good show, telling you about how they came here to help people get into the industry, buying donuts and beer for the office every week and putting on football on wednesdays, but that's all it is. A show. they will put no effort into you unless you've been there years, wont train you, wont give you shifts if there aren't many games in, and will pay you a fraction of what people in that industry usually earn.

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2.0
16 Oct 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Gets your foot in the door in the games industry

Cons

Not enough work for the amount of hires

5.0
17 Nov 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

If you are a older gamer like me then there isn't many places where you would get a chance to work in the industry and get an opportunity to do what you love. I gave up a career in construction because I disliked it and applied on the off chance I'd get to do something I loved doing in my spare time (what little of it I had) and I have not looked back. Workplace atmosphere is fantastic, when everyone you work with is just as passionate about you interests as you are then there is always something to chat and have a laugh about. It's laid back and relaxed, throughout the day you can hear people chatting about all sorts and laughing as they work. Management is friendly and approachable and most importantly honest. If you are struggling with any aspect of the job (sometimes even personal life) you can talk to someone and get help or advice with whatever ales you. I don't regret my choice to do a massive swerve in career one bit and am hoping for and looking forward to a long career in the industry.

Cons

Zero hour contract is the only real con but in this industry it's completely understandable. The company simply wouldn't exist if they offered everyone a contract. ..But if you put in the effort, do the job to the best of your ability and work hard you will be the top of the list to be called in. There have been very few times when I've not been called in.

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