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DreamWorks Animation

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DreamWorks Animation reviews

4.3

85% would recommend to a friend

(642 total reviews)

Margie Cohn

80% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

DreamWorks Animation has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 642 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The DreamWorks Animation employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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642 reviews
2.0
Apr 16, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free food, free gym, good health benefits

Cons

DreamWorks has a toxic work environment with a clearly defined cast system. Some positions within the company are treated with kid gloved while others are ignored and there is no sign of this ever changing. The "haves" are given excellent salaries, thrown parties on a sometimes weekly basis, arrived late, leave early and can take long lunches. The "have nots" are barely paid enough to survive, work long hours for no recognition and are treated with little to no respect, a treatment often encouraged by upper management. There is very little mobility within the company and it is hard to get promoted. Reviews are very rarely given so if a person wants to ask for a raise or a promotion they have little hard evidence to back themselves up. The only way to improve your career is to leave the company.

4.0
Apr 11, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great work environment, awesome coworkers, good management, ridiculously cool stuff to work on.

Cons

Talent and good work don't offer much in the way of career advancement or salary increases. It's mostly based on years of experience which, in today's tech world, is archaic. This may have changed since I left.

4.0
Mar 28, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You get to work along side some of the smartest and most talented artists, animators, and technical professionals anywhere found in the industry.

Cons

Senior management is disconnected from the difficulties they create for production artists, by not reigning in indecisive "creatives" or they simply don't care as long as deadlines get met.

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