Fun culture, somewhat toxic management - Anonymous employee Playdots Employee Review

3.0
15 Apr 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

People that work there were very creative and passionate. Fun culture and fun internal projects

Cons

There were some egos in management. The 2nd CEO was a narcissist. Career growth was extremely stagnant.

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5.0
21 Oct 2025
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Pros

The team, office, and delighteful product

Cons

Pay was pretty average and could have been better

1.0
22 Jul 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Flagship game Two Dots is a relative hit among the indie game developer community and has been sustaining the business for over 5 years now. - Good Benefits (Health Insurance Premiums, 401k match, Citibike membership, Student Loans, etc) - Some good people (esp. on the Two Dots team) - Work/life balance is great on some teams

Cons

- Incompetent leadership with large, fragile egos. - Tons of unnecessary bureaucracy for an early stage startup. It's difficult to move quickly due to self-inflicted bottlenecks from a few in management due to their willful ignorance and/or attempts to stay relevant. - General culture of complacency due to lack of accountability across teams and the fact Two Dots keeps the ship afloat.

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