Please support Game Informer. Print magazine subscriptions are less than $2 per issue
Is Activision Blizzard One Of The Best Companies To Work For?
If you're looking for a job in the video game industry then you might not want to fly past Activision Blizzard's job board. According to Fortune Magazine's list of Best Companies To Work For in 2015, Activision Blizzard has one of the best employee satisfaction ratings in the U.S. This marks the first time that Activision Blizzard has been named to Fortune's list.
Every year, Fortune pulls together information based on employee surveys and a detailed breakdown of a company's hiring practices, benefit programs, and methods of internal communication. According to Fortune's survey, most Activision Blizzard employees talked about the company's friendly atmosphere and felt that they could be themselves.
"We have always considered Activision Blizzard to be one of the greatest places to work," said Bobby Kotick, Chief Executive Officer of Activision Blizzard. "To be recognized for it by others is gratifying and rewarding, but being acknowledged as a great place to work by our own people means more to me than just about anything. They are the reason we are being recognized today."
Last year, Activision held a two-week event to help a provide employment assistance for military veterans, and earlier this year the company opened up Call of Duty Championship ticket sales to the general public.
Our Take
I'm sure some of the developers at Respawn might have something snarky to say about this achievement, but hopefully this is a sign that Activision Blizzard is doing right by its employees now.
I’d like to ask you to support Game Informer’s continued coverage of games with a subscription. For less than two dollars per issue, we mail you a full year of 10 print magazines, each with cover stories and preview features filled with exclusive details about the most exciting upcoming games. We profile and interview game creators. We look back on the rich history of gaming, and we celebrate what’s next.
Here on the website, we offer much of our content for free, including game reviews, daily news, videos, event coverage, and more – all with minimal ads.
We do so with a small editorial team, alongside contributing paid writers from around the world – over 65 individuals from 9 countries around the world, just in the last couple of years.
It’s not possible without support.
In a time when game makers and games coverage have faced hard struggles and layoffs, the future of this 30+ year magazine and community is at risk. Our new standalone magazine subscription is the number one way you can keep us alive – and we believe you’ll get a pretty fantastic gaming magazine in your mailbox every few weeks for your trouble.
Thank you.
