Pros
Fantastic artists and friendly co-workers - a genuine fun group to work with. They are finally doing some fun classes for the employees which is long overdue. A good place to advance your career as you will be asked to take on way more than you are used to doing at other studios.
Cons
UPPER MANAGEMENT. They are the number one reason for the inefficiencies, horrible communication, and general mismanagement of resources. Quite a few of them do not actually possess the skills required to adequately perform their job - in fact the one thing they all seem to have in common is their church membership and graduation from Texas A&M. Actual previous experience in their position? Not needed when you fail upwards. DEEP ELLUM. It's a crappy area with a high crime rate and loads of homeless people. I was literally scared to walk to my car when working late for fear of being mugged or harassed. Its not artsy, its not cool, and its certainly not safe almost all hours of the day, but especially after 7pm. NO OVERTIME PAY. Artists work so hard because of equipment and or management inadequacies that the promised 40-50 hour work week is typically 60+ even before you hit a crunch period. Giving "discretionary" days based on favoritism is not a way to reward people for working extra hard. If you insist on not paying people for upper management's continual poor decisions, than at least put in an adequate bonus structure or give people a reason to stay. Not seeing your children and significant others for weeks at a time and watching executives fly out of the building at 5pm or earlier is not a great morale booster.
