"Leadership is a joke": Ex-employee of Pokémon GO reveals grievances at Niantic

Pokémon GO has recently caused a lot of frustration among fans. Now an ex-employee revealed grievances at the developer company Niantic.

San Francisco – For some time now, Pokémon GO and developer Niantic have been in crisis. The developer behind the popular Pokémon Mobile game caused a lot of resentment among fans of the game due to controversial decisions. But there also seem to be problems behind the scenes of the company. A former Niantic employee commented on the grievances on an online job platform and provided some insights into the structures and the working environment. His verdict on the company was quite devastating.

Pokémon GO: Grievances at Niantic – Ex-employee shoots against company

What is it all about? In recent weeks, there has been a lot of resentment in the Pokémon GO community. Many players were dissatisfied with developer Niantic's decisions and could not understand why the company made certain changes to the game. Fans often wished to understand why individual decisions were made. However, glimpses behind the scenes of the developer Niantic are rare overall. The company often did not respond to public criticism from Pokémon GO fans, even when they wrote an open letter.

"Leadership level is a joke": Ex-employee of Pokémon GO reveals grievances at Niantic © Niantic / Unsplash.com / Steffen Wienberg / ingame.de (Montage)

Now a detailed review of the daily work at Niantic has surfaced on the job application platform "Glassdoor", as the English-language website futuregamereleases.com reports. Glassdoor is used by employees to issue a certificate to companies and also to give interested applicants information about the working atmosphere of a company. There, an alleged ex-employee of Niantic denounced various grievances at the large company. He made his experiences within the company clear and did not skimp on criticism.

Pokémon GO: Grievances at Niantic – What is criticized?

Here's what the review says: In the text on the job portal, the company is primarily accused of a poor management style. "C-suite is a joke. Middle management is an unbelievable joke." According to the report, the fact that the company would not pursue a clear direction is also a current problem for the technology company behind Pokémon GO.

In addition, the technical engineers are supposed to set the pace in the company virtually alone and no one seems to oppose this. "The engineers have complete control, but the technical managers are short-sighted." In addition, young colleagues in the company should already be in positions for which they lack experience.

On top of that, the report makes Niantic's current CEO particularly responsible for the latest decisions about Pokémon GO. According to the review on the job portal, the restrictions of the popular remote raids should also go directly to his account. The report states: "Our CEO has a very unique taste, [...] he doesn't like sharing data with the rest of the company, and he doesn't like it when people stay home and play his game." With these words, the text at least offers an explanation for the recent controversy surrounding long-distance raids in Pokémon GO.

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How credible is this report?

The insights into the working environment at Niantic seem conclusive at first glance and point to some problems in the company. However, such anonymous information should always be taken with a grain of salt, especially with a company like Niantic, which has upset countless of its fans in recent weeks and infuriated them with its decisions. It is not a big hurdle to set up an account on the job portal in order to intentionally write an anonymous and negative review. Such a tactic to discredit a company or product online is widely used on the Internet and is also known as "review bombing". So whether there really is an ex-employee or a disappointed fan behind the review cannot be directly verified.

What events are currently running in Pokémon GO? May is just around the corner and has a lot of events in store! To be well informed, we would like to recommend our monthly overview for May 2023 in Pokémon GO. There you will find a practical overview of all events. We hope you continue to enjoy our tips and guides.