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More On Why It Stinks To Work At Zynga

Posted by Soulskill on from the all-fun-and-games-until-somebody-loses-options dept.

bdking writes "If a recent internal survey and reviews left on glassdoor.com are to be believed, working at social games company Zynga isn't much fun. Zynga's competitive, metrics-driven culture may be scaring away potential acquisitions and forcing out employees seeking better work-life balance and less stress."

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  1. Indeed. by dev659 · · Score: -1, Troll

    I know one guy that works for them. He says that Zyndra makes him work about 11 hours per days including often the weekends. Some sucky job...

  2. Re:Pretty bad when EA seems more appealing by Thud457 · · Score: -1, Troll

    old news.
    really, really old.

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    the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

  3. Indeed by dev666 · · Score: -1, Troll

    I know one guy that works for Zyndra. They make him work 10 hours per day and often he had to work during weekends.. Sucks, really.

  4. Re:Pretty bad when EA seems more appealing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    That story was so overblown. When you work in software development, like many other fields, there are times near a release (or whatever milestone) where you have to work a lot of overtime. It's simply a fact of life, and if you don't like it, go teach 8th grade gym. Not to mention she acted as if she represented the spouses of all EA developers, when in fact she represented herself and had some vague support from a few spouses on her husbands particular development team. EA's practices were totally in line with industry standards, which are in line with market realities and in line with the compensation package offered. If you want the opportunity to make a six figure salary, you're going to have to be prepared to make some sacrifices. If you can't handle 80 hour weeks for a few months when the time comes, well, as I alluded, my old junior high school is in desperate need of a gym teacher.