BioWare Reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(108 total reviews)

Andrew Wilson

69% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

BioWare has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 108 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BioWare 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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108 reviews
2.0
20 Nov 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Benefits are pretty nice - the salary for such a position is quite high. Add in game points, allowances for hardware, and so on, and it's not bad. You also get your fingers in a /lot/ of EA games, if you don't mind a support position. A huge number are supported here. Culture is mostly good - lots of employees are gamers as well, and it's easy to chat them up.

Cons

However, support seems to be the limitation. There is very little opportunities to advance in any meaningful way. There is little to no help with career progression short of the occasional suggestion of an opening in the same studio. There is no progression to Senior representative or Team leader - if you're at the base Customer Service job, you're staying there unless you find another employer, or know someone in another studio in the first place. Work hours fit the customer base demands, but are rather brutal on the free time - even if you feel like doing things, you're often too tired to do so for a day.

3.0
29 May 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Given chance to build own team - Worked with some of the industry best

Cons

- Lots of people promoted as 'industry experts' but without the skill - Hired from bad companies in Europe - No career improvement, even when working at a higher level - All approvals had to go through the US, so there was often no '24x7' until someone in US came in. - Rely to heavily on 'well it worked for us before' than designing or investigating new solutions - Like much of the game industry, expected to work until you break down. Many people working 90+ hour weeks.

2.0
18 Jul 2012

BIOWARE Ireland Rating

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Very good games supported, nice people, liberty of expression, geek culture.

Cons

Internal tools, internal policies, Tiers management, horrible shifts and schedules, management pressure, cantine and sanitary issues, facilities issues, language-based positions discrimination regarding schedules,

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