Hi Blind community I need help deciding on two companies. I am a product designer. One is Activision Blizzard and the other is a unicorn startup with a company size of 200. Blizzard has higher TC and they haven't told me about the stock yet but I'm fairly confident the startup may match it. Assuming TC is the same, which option would ya'll consider choosing and why? Current TC - 120K Product designer 4 YOE Blizzard TC 190+ 33k sign-on (160K + 18% bi-annual bonus + stock options still TBD but likely will have some) Pros 1. I would truly vibe with the people on the team and they seem really nice and supportive and I feel like I can actually be my authentic, casual self 2. My manager seems supportive and cares about employee growth and I could see him as a friend 3. Low stress work environment, projects, and good WLB 4. Working on products that are aligned with my hobbies that I personally find exciting 5. Lots of opportunity for me to choose to lead 6. Room for failure and generally less emotional pressure 7. Stock comp is liquid, less risky Cons 1. Overall team processes and product delivery is not established or as mature as I would like to be working in therefore lower mentorship and growth quality 2. The team is experiencing retention issues from competitors and other FAANMG companies 3. I don't think I would necessarily get as much actionable mentorship with specific skills or growth areas from my manager but I would still feel supported Startup TC ~188K (base 149K + 15% quarterly bonus + 67K/4 Stock Appreciation Right) Pros 1. I can see this manager being a great mentor and leader, has lead teams previously at design mature organizations, has been in a Sr. Designer role as well 2. Company is profitable already, without much investors and may IPO or get aquired by another company in the future 3. The teams, processes, and design maturity of the org have really impressed me and I would love to learn to grow in that way 4. Kind, professional, and driven team members that I respect Cons 1. small company size so I would not get as much support with the tactical work 2. Greater risk being a startup and greater consequences if I fail so far more mental pressure to succeed 3. The product I admire from a professional point of view but it's not something I'm as passionate about #blizzardoffer #offer Assuming TC is the same, which option would ya'll consider choosing and why?
Why would you ever join a company with blizzards rep
Try to find 3rd option because you don’t like those two
TC is insanely high for 4 yoe at Blizzard. Great offer.
As a Blizzard employee in B&OP web, I'd say your list of pros/cons is pretty close to my experience. It's a very supportive & collaborative environment at the team level with a bunch of folks who are passionate about their work and the products. There are a lot of opportunities for ownership/leadership and you can often see how what you do impacts the company. There have also been retention issues this year which have created a lot of openings, though I think this is part of an industry wide pattern. Blizzard gets a bad rep on blind due to lower TC and now the recent harassment allegations (which are definitely appalling). Those of us here are doing what we can to improve the culture and make it the company we want it to be. What team/org are you considering joining? TC 280
It's for battle.net. I think I would in the end really enjoy my experience at Blizzard, the team members that I talked to seemed like great people and are like you said trying to improve the culture the best they can. But the startup I'm considering also has great culture, and some great design practices and processes that I would like to learn and be a part of that Blizzard currently doesn't have. I think my move right now is to take the risk to go with the startup for a few years, get the skills I wanted to learn, and then consider trying out for Blizzard again for a longer term career with a game company.
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