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private:avalanchestudios
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=604342
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Jun 28th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Avalanche Studios
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United States
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USA
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Loved the people, loved the games but was very much underpaid.
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-You work with great people that are passionate.
-your in New York a beautiful city with so much to do.
-tried their best to give us a great work life balance.
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-was well underplayed, especially for the city your in.
-new York is not really a state that has other studios you can go work with.
-communication with contractors was boarder line nonexistant. And when it was, communication was terrible.
-things were abysmally organized between departments which would couse serious tension and stress.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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1.0
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APPROVE
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2.0
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4.0
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4.0
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5.0
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3.0
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2.0
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2.0
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604342
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Open
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Please please please, pay your artist what they are worth especially if you want them out in New York. Communication with contractors was absolutely terrible and led to some misunderstandings that easily could have been avoided and weren't necessary. Improve that communication between contractors and management to make it easy for everyone.
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0.0
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[]
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No
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No
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0.0
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Jan 8th, 2021 05:24PM
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Jan 8th, 2021 05:24PM
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Avalanche Studios
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Consumer Goods
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Leisure Goods
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private:avalanchestudios
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=604342
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Jan 16th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Avalanche Studios
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Developer
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Sweden
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SWE
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Declining
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* Good foundation
* Great culture
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* Before it was about people and develop great games, now it's about money
* Loosing experienced senior people.
* Quality of products is declining.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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5.0
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2.0
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5.0
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4.0
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3.0
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2.0
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3.0
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604342
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Open
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If you focus on the development of and on people and your products it will lead to profit.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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6.0
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Jan 8th, 2021 05:24PM
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Jan 8th, 2021 05:24PM
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Avalanche Studios
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Consumer Goods
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Leisure Goods
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private:avalanchestudios
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=604342
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Jan 13th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Avalanche Studios
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Stockholm, Stockholm
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One of the best game development studios in Stockholm
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* Very talented and smart people, one can learn a lot from working here
* Good work gets noticed and promoted
* Excellent work-life balance - No or very little crunch, plenty of holidays
* Benefits: generous pension scheme, massage at work, sport activities, health allowance.
* Avalanche spirit is absolutely the best, you feel at home here
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* Salaries are a bit low, especially for people who joined the company long time ago, this is the main reason why we've been losing so many excellent people to other Stockholm companies, in particular to Ubisoft. Stockholm game industry is very competitive when it comes to talent and recruiting.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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6.0
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4.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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4.0
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4.0
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604342
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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6.0
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Jan 8th, 2021 05:24PM
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Jan 8th, 2021 05:24PM
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Avalanche Studios
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Consumer Goods
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Leisure Goods
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private:avalanchestudios
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=604342
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Nov 19th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Avalanche Studios
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Stockholm, Stockholm
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My thoughts
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great work-life balance
friendly people and everyone is very helpful and kind
Flat company structure
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Give more recognition to team member, sometimes it feels like only the "higher ups" get visibility and an applauded for the hard work that the entire team does
constantly taking out fires - lack of processes when needed
backward thinking , it feels like some people have tunnel vision
we need better benefits and salary reviews
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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1.0
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APPROVE
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2.0
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4.0
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5.0
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4.0
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3.0
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2.0
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4.0
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604342
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Open
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think about the people behind making the games
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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2.0
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Jan 8th, 2021 05:24PM
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Jan 8th, 2021 05:24PM
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Avalanche Studios
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Consumer Goods
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Leisure Goods
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private:avalanchestudios
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=604342
|
Aug 2nd, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Avalanche Studios
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United States
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USA
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Good work life balance
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Extra 2w off in summer. Summer Fridays. Flexible hours. Little to no mandatory crunch time.
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Feel that compensation is on the lower side.
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0.0
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3.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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604342
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Jan 8th, 2021 05:24PM
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Jan 8th, 2021 05:24PM
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Avalanche Studios
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Consumer Goods
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Leisure Goods
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|
private:avalanchestudios
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=604342
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Mar 19th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Avalanche Studios
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United States
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USA
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Great place, capable of big things with small company resources.
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Avalanche has truly some of the most gifted people in the industry. They're all very smart, creative, passionate and capable of creating greatness with a small team. Working with such great people is exhilarating and fulfilling.
The company is also small enough to have a family feel, but large enough to have access to satisfactory resources such that one never feels deprived of equipment, software, etc.
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A lot of the senior staff haven't worked anywhere else, and don't know how things are done elsewhere. As a result, there can be a resistance to change and new ideas, which can be very frustrating.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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8.0
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5.0
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5.0
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3.0
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5.0
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3.0
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4.0
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604342
|
Open
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Beware of the cultural issues limiting change and new ideas. They will be very harmful in the long run, in terms of technology and possibly attrition.
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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0.0
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Jan 8th, 2021 05:24PM
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Jan 8th, 2021 05:24PM
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Avalanche Studios
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Consumer Goods
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Leisure Goods
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|
private:avalanchestudios
|
https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=604342
|
Mar 1st, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Avalanche Studios
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Stockholm, ME
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Professional, caring and progressive
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There is an impressive ambition to improve at Avalanche. They communicate nicely from many different areas of the company, to keep the employees up to date of what is going on. There is a nice collaboration between the different projects, so there is many people to learn from and get support. It seems like management are interrested in feedback and wants to invest in their personal and in their development.
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I would like to see a bit better equipment, like bigger computer screens and more luxury computerchairs. I would also like to have the opportunity to work more overtime and get payed for it, if I felt like it.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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2.0
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5.0
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4.0
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5.0
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5.0
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4.0
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5.0
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604342
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Open
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Keep up the good work!
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Jan 8th, 2021 05:24PM
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Jan 8th, 2021 05:24PM
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Avalanche Studios
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Consumer Goods
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Leisure Goods
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|
private:avalanchestudios
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=604342
|
Sep 26th, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Avalanche Studios
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Sweden
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SWE
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Fun company to work for
|
|
Always exciting game projects going on. Excellent fringe benefits.
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Little transparency as to what top-level management are doing.
|
1.0
|
POSITIVE
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1.0
|
POSITIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
|
0.0
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4.0
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5.0
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4.0
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3.0
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4.0
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3.0
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604342
|
Open
|
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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0.0
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Jan 8th, 2021 05:24PM
|
Jan 8th, 2021 05:24PM
|
Avalanche Studios
|
Consumer Goods
|
Leisure Goods
|
|
private:avalanchestudios
|
https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=604342
|
Jun 15th, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
|
Open
|
Avalanche Studios
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Senior Animator
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Stockholm, Stockholm
|
|
Avalanche Studios
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|
Great working environment with exciting projects and inspiring colleagues. The work/life balance is really good as well.
|
Tightly run ship which is a good thing but sometimes you'll have you sacrifice quality and creativity to be able to ship on time. Would love to see a much for animation and character tech but being an indie developer, doing our own engine I'm aware that it'll be hard to please everyone.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
|
1.0
|
POSITIVE
|
1.0
|
APPROVE
|
2.0
|
4.0
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5.0
|
5.0
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5.0
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3.0
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4.0
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|
604342
|
Open
|
Keep doing what you're doing! Exciting times ahead!!
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0.0
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[]
|
REGULAR
|
No
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Yes
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|
6.0
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|
|
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Jan 8th, 2021 05:24PM
|
Jan 8th, 2021 05:24PM
|
Avalanche Studios
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Consumer Goods
|
Leisure Goods
|
|
private:avalanchestudios
|
https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=604342
|
May 8th, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
|
Open
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Avalanche Studios
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Programmer
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New York, NY
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Stands out in a difficult industry
|
|
Avalanche takes work-life balance seriously. We had far fewer overtime hours than previous companies I've been at. The 2 week vacation in the summer is an amazing perk. You can actually have a life separate from game development and not feel guilty about it.
People at Avalanche are impressive in terms of the skill and expertise they have in developing games. You can talk with anyone and they will know their stuff. People are generally cooperative and willing to help out others.
The problems that need solving are usually interesting and challenging. Especially if you aren't from a AAA background. People have strong but well reasoned opinions about how things should be done.
If you're interested in working in games in NYC, Avalanche is currently the only opportunity for you to work on large console titles.
|
The tools and build systems at Avalanche can be unstable and require frequent fixing to keep people productive.
Priorities on a day-to-day basis are not always clear. Features will sneak up as being important for delivery instead of planned well in advance.
Projects suffer from lack of clear communication among high-level stakeholders which causes unnecessary amounts of rework.
|
1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
|
POSITIVE
|
1.0
|
APPROVE
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
5.0
|
4.0
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5.0
|
3.0
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3.0
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|
604342
|
Open
|
Avalanche has assembled an impressive pool of talent but the team is held back by problems in its tools and processes. Focusing efforts on making the tools more stable and making the immediate goals more clear will pay itself off in the long run.
|
0.0
|
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REGULAR
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No
|
No
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4.0
|
|
|
|
Jan 8th, 2021 05:24PM
|
Jan 8th, 2021 05:24PM
|
Avalanche Studios
|
Consumer Goods
|
Leisure Goods
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