Comments on: Crushing the Dream of Working at Wizards of the Coast https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/02/crushing-the-dream-of-working-at-wizards-of-the-coast/ Play More, Win More, Pay Less Fri, 03 Apr 2020 02:15:01 +0000 hourly 1 By: anonymus https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/02/crushing-the-dream-of-working-at-wizards-of-the-coast/#comment-2030945 Fri, 03 Apr 2020 02:15:01 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=57350#comment-2030945 True. People are more likely to focus on the bad parts of their life (like being fired) than the good aspects. Thus more people would make reviews on things that they don’t like.

]]> By: Zane https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/02/crushing-the-dream-of-working-at-wizards-of-the-coast/#comment-1975236 Fri, 12 Oct 2018 15:53:55 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=57350#comment-1975236 The fact that blizzard is beating them all really says something.

]]> By: Vwood500 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/02/crushing-the-dream-of-working-at-wizards-of-the-coast/#comment-1966412 Fri, 06 Jul 2018 19:25:52 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=57350#comment-1966412 You work for a company you say, I’m looking to put out a new trading card game system that WOTC should have done long ago. At this point I can alter it slightly to make it my own, if you have a better place for me to go to, contact me.

]]> By: Branden https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/02/crushing-the-dream-of-working-at-wizards-of-the-coast/#comment-1766841 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 02:11:33 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=57350#comment-1766841 sorry man to disagree, magic cannot be compared fiscally to hearthstone.

]]> By: Scott E. Stratton https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/02/crushing-the-dream-of-working-at-wizards-of-the-coast/#comment-1736888 Fri, 17 Jun 2016 19:46:12 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=57350#comment-1736888 PS – sorry for the deteriorating the proofreading. I had to finish in my iPad

]]> By: Daniel https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/02/crushing-the-dream-of-working-at-wizards-of-the-coast/#comment-594926 Mon, 20 Apr 2015 00:11:41 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=57350#comment-594926 I agree with all these points.

I always knew that there was something fishy about that company and its people. I heard many great and terrible things that they have done. But I never thought they would be this rotten.

This is just proof that what BS said about the current management under Hasbro to be true than false.

Perhaps what they did at Fort Mason a while back is perhaps true from what I am reading here.

]]> By: phyrexian trader https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/02/crushing-the-dream-of-working-at-wizards-of-the-coast/#comment-424750 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 13:53:05 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=57350#comment-424750 no coincidence that Blizzard has the highest score. This can correlate with the innovation aspect of their strategy.
According to scientific research, employees are more motivated in a company that stimulates innovation.

Time for reorganisation in Hasbro I think. It sounds like so many young enthousiastics lose their spirit because of the demotivating structure and strategy.

reading these stories make me so happy to be where I work now! I hope the enthousiastics don’t give up and find a better place where they have the right atmosphere to be innovative.

]]> By: shor https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/02/crushing-the-dream-of-working-at-wizards-of-the-coast/#comment-424666 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 10:17:33 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=57350#comment-424666 Just for comparison sake, here are some toy makers, game devs/pubs and TCG companies on Glassdoor (number of reviews in parentheses)

Hasbro: 3.5 (141)
Mattel: 3.2 (268)
Lego: 3.6 (77)
Blizzard: 4.0 (234)
Konami (makers of Yugioh): 2.8 (24)
THQ: 3.1 (76)

]]> By: parisite https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/02/crushing-the-dream-of-working-at-wizards-of-the-coast/#comment-424630 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 09:03:48 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=57350#comment-424630 My Brother worked for WOTC(IT Dept) right at the time Hasbro purchased MTG/DD and has repeatedly mirrored the above sentiments…He left wotc shortly thereafter and is still wounded from his experience to the day. One of his best friends was in ‘upper management until recently (worked there since 93)..has way too many tales of ‘back in the day Garfieldism’s…he finally had enough of it all, cashed in some of his stocks and now lives on a vineyard and has a winery…

]]> By: phyrexian trader https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/02/crushing-the-dream-of-working-at-wizards-of-the-coast/#comment-424617 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 08:05:29 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=57350#comment-424617 Such a company is going to destroy itself eventually.They have a great position on the market. To keep it that way, they need further innovation. If not, other companies will do and they will lose their share.

I may not be a fan of blizzard, but heartstone is proving that they know the concept I explained above and they are investing in that. MTGO may still be more popular than heartstone. The market shift will grow slowly.

PS: I work in a company that is focussing on that innovation aspect, with a lot of positive effect. We are growing year after yeaf above our own expectations. We stay ahead of the other companies in area’s where we are market leader, because of further innovation. And in products were we are no market leader, we are growing because we invest more in innovation.

I’m surprised WOTC is not following this road. Certainly because blizzard is openly showing them how it needs to be done.

]]> By: Casey Stewart https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/02/crushing-the-dream-of-working-at-wizards-of-the-coast/#comment-424369 Wed, 25 Feb 2015 22:51:49 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=57350#comment-424369 In reply to Sylvain Lehoux.

No because the parent company is hands off… And why fire people unless it is to replace them with your friends. For instance Randy Buehler who lost them literally millions still being a independent contractor with the company. As long as WOTC is profitable Hasbro doesn’t step in, as long as they don’t step in no one need know the insane amount of nepotism that goes on at WOTC.

]]> By: Taste of Blood https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/02/crushing-the-dream-of-working-at-wizards-of-the-coast/#comment-424348 Wed, 25 Feb 2015 21:40:52 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=57350#comment-424348 In reply to Sylvain Lehoux.

It’s not that easy when the company is making tons of money!!

]]> By: Sylvain Lehoux https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/02/crushing-the-dream-of-working-at-wizards-of-the-coast/#comment-424200 Wed, 25 Feb 2015 16:47:43 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=57350#comment-424200 Aside from the game itself it is unbelievable to see/hear that from a business perspective.

Don’t you want to fire all these inefficient managers/leaders/employees and make better profit with a business that has tremendous potential?

]]> By: Krond https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/02/crushing-the-dream-of-working-at-wizards-of-the-coast/#comment-424141 Wed, 25 Feb 2015 15:22:54 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=57350#comment-424141 That’s so sad. I’ve entertained the idea of trying to get a job at Wizards, but as time went on, I developed a career in the real world. It sounds like it was a damn good thing I never even tried to get into Magic R&D.

But even if working at Wizards in a nightmarish Dilbert-opia, we still have a super sweet paper card game we can play and talk about.

]]> By: Kevin Beitz https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/02/crushing-the-dream-of-working-at-wizards-of-the-coast/#comment-424134 Wed, 25 Feb 2015 15:09:34 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=57350#comment-424134 Very telling. I think many players have started to realize that innovation in magic comes from the community, not from Wizards itself. What powers a community like this is the expectation of what Magic could be, and what separates this from online gaming is the ability to actually turn these expectations into reality on our own. One more reason to never invest in MTGO.

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