Strong Talent Undermined by Leadership and Pipeline Failures - Senior 3D Artist Mass Virtual Employee Review

I’ve seen some of the negative reviews and totally get where people are coming from — no company is perfect. But honestly, I’ve had a pretty great experience here overall. It’s not always easy, but it’s a place that’s trying to do things right and get better. The team here is awesome super talented, creative, and willing to help each other out. You really feel like you’re part of something unique. We’re doing cool work that’s actually pushing boundaries in VR and training, and that’s not something you can say about every job. Yeah, sometimes communication could be better and things can change fast, but I can tell leadership is trying. They actually listen, even if it takes time to see the results. There’s a lot of effort happening behind the scenes to make improvements that people don’t always notice right away. If you want something super structured and predictable, this might not be for you. But if you like being part of a team that’s growing, learning, and building something really cool Mass Virtual’s a solid place to be.

There are definitely some growing pains. Process chance, communication isn’t always great, and sometimes things move fast.

Employees on the production floor are the heartbeat of the whole operation. Creative and outgoing programmers, designers, and artist keep this place from being an absolute nightmare. No "micromanagement" to some extent. Casual dress code was great, however wearing company attire seems to please upper management. Rotation of snacks, company competitions, and holiday events were all great, but seem to be gradually declining in recent years. Pay is competitive.

Upper management has complete lost the plot. The have let project management and the finance run the show. The whole operation has become meeting unrealistic deadlines to prioritize a quick paycheck. This has caused major stress on the production floor employees, and substantial loss in product quality. The CEO is obsessed with F1 pit crew analogies and wants to run the company the same way. There is no time for the programing, design, and art departments to polish, fix, and standardize procedures and product ends up being held together by sticks and glue. Then upper management throws all the hard working people on the production floor under the bus, and blames them for poor quality. All while throwing tantrums like toddlers. The quality assurance department is a skeleton crew and they wonder why there is a bottleneck in production too. There was lots of career growth potential at first, but when you become a senior there is no more growth. Unless someone gets laid off, then there might be a chance. Of course they will look to get someone they can pay less to do the same roll. Becoming a senior has become a death sentence to your career here. Why try and promote someone to an upper level, when they can just lay you off and promote the next person in line to do your job for less. Even the benefits have gone down the drain. The whole HR department was shown the door and hired someone for a what can only be described as a Corporate Resources role. Sudden policy changes with the wave of a wand to keep more money in their pockets.