Side reviews

3.0

53% would recommend to a friend

(1,032 total reviews)
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Deborah Kirkham

45% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

Side has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,032 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Side employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Arts, entertainment and recreation industry (3.9 stars).

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2.0
Feb 4, 2023

Get some experience and then run away

Recommend
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Pros

-Honestly this place at first seemed like it had a lot of nice pros, employees are mostly nice and you feel like a group of friends, people are what makes the place nicer -You get to work on unreleased games -As a Lead you were pretty much on your own so you can do your plans and stuff how you feel -Can add experience to your resume and there's many opportunities to go up in roles

Cons

- No real benefits, no real sick days and little vacations (other than the forced government ones) , overall the policies around benefits are not great. Plus testers are on contract based so they don't get any advantaged compared to full time employees (Leads and such) -Its so unorganized, Leads get last minute projects, big projects too and you have to scramble around to get everything in order , almost on your own with little support -Management is super fake, they will act as if they care, but they really don't. Money they make off of your work counts -Older management would have you work overtime without pay a lot of time. - Salaries are very low compared to other companies, especially for what is needed from you as Lead -Higher management is very problematic and nothing is done about it -Leads take everything on their shoulders for projects -Testers are often not trained well, causing issues -Theres so much to list honestly

1.0
May 19, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Talented and passioned testers. Pizza parties Free express coffee

Cons

A toxic HR team and a deeply flawed management system. Just last week, three respected team leads were fired—not for misconduct, but for daring to speak the truth. They had compiled a detailed report of recurring issues and questionable practices that testers had been raising for months. They wanted to spark positive change. Instead, their courage was punished. They sent the report to management in good faith—only to be silenced and shown the door in front of their tester team. A clear message was sent: speak up, and you’re out.

1.0
Dec 8, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

- Pros are that they have a cool coffee machine - that's it. Also, the recruitment team is great.

Cons

- This has to be the most disorganized company I have ever worked for. They are constantly struggling to implement new processes/tools where they should be focusing on their people and empowering/training them. - PTW Global really only puts effort into their team in India, and Montreal gets overlooked constantly - This place may be for you if you: - Don't enjoy work/life balance - Don't want to grow in your career - Don't want to have a supportive team

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