Pixar Reviews

I have been working at Pixar full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – - Lots of really smart, creative, great people to work with
- Top-notch facilities, perks, etc.
- Unmatched track record and reputation; you will be proud to work here

Cons – - Hard to find opportunities to grow; experts are already all over the place
- Not enough attention paid to career growth or development, feedback, etc.
- Compensation is reasonable, but not stellar for most positions
- Under Disney's control, changes are slowly being made for the worse (despite management's best efforts to hold them off)

Advice to Senior Management – Your people are your greatest asset. Don't let Disney ruin the company or its name. Please kill "Planes 2" immediately.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Pixar full-time

Pros – - Really smart, motivated, and talented people
- Great benefits (movie theater, Pixar University, massages, gym, daycare)
- Your work is seen by millions of people

Cons – - Low salaries
- Disconnect between executive leadership and what's actually going on
- Very little growth opportunity since the leads have no room to grow and aren't going anywhere
- It's become a sequel factory

Advice to Senior Management – You have some amazing talent, but a lot of people are bored and dying to do more. It's great you let them have a creative outlet with their side project, but get them excited to come into work again.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Pixar full-time for more than a year

Pros – Creativity abounds, there environment promotes a motivated and committed outlook, the success of the company keeps morale and pride up

Cons – As a member of Production (versus artists/technical folk) it's hard to justify how hard we work for the money we make. Our salary is based on a 50 hour week and I still find it barely livable in the Bay Area, one of the most expensive metropolitan areas in the country. The chasm between what artists are paid and what we're paid can be pretty disheartening, especially when we're all told how integral we are to the films being made.

Advice to Senior Management – I think a start would be to publish starting salary rates for each position at Pixar. I know for a fact most artists at the studio have no idea how little Production makes. Giving that bit of knowledge as a baseline might bring around an appreciation for how hard we work as well as an appreciation for their own jobs.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Pixar full-time for less than a year

Pros – Great working environment. Films from Pixar is always top natch. Can be satisfied with work itself in here.

Cons – Not super stable as same as other entertainment jobs

Advice to Senior Management – People in here are quite nice

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Pixar full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – work on films the whole world enjoys

Cons – lots of competition for leadership roles and usually seniority, prevails

Advice to Senior Management – Embrace more off-the-shelf and industry-standard technology

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Pixar

Pros – great work enviornment for employees

Cons – pay is low and hard to afford housing

I have been working at Pixar

Pros – it is my dream job

Cons – it is away from family

I worked at Pixar full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – The name brand, the culture, the history and the main corporate campus. At the top, there are great leadership and furious work ethic that create best possible product.

Cons – Some of the top leadership will be retiring soon. Also it's now part of Disney and it's budget cycle. Everyone at the company is squeezing every dollar to meet the corporate status quo.

Advice to Senior Management – If Pixar continues to operate with current level of moral, you may loose the magic that once was Pixar. Now with many senior employees reaching the retirement age, you need to make sure you have right leadership at the top as well in the middle. Don't be driven by bottom line.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Pixar full-time for more than a year

Pros – Light mood and fun work.

Cons – Too many parties, too often.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep meetings productive

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Pixar full-time for more than a year

Pros – You will see, feel, and with luck, begin to operate and live by this principle: story quality is job number one. Creativity, iteration, and quality are thus core components of the vibrant internal culture. Everything in the production process is designed to help each contributor iterate their piece of a story to be as perfect as possible given firm timeframes. Non-production staff have opportunities via internal education to learn production activities. This can lead to lateral and vertical growth opportunities for employees. Facilities, benefits, and perks are creative and superb in value and delivery. The leadership team communicates well with the staff.

Cons – Individual advancement (especially for non-production staff) can be challenging due to the unique dynamics of the production-driven hierarchy, and a resource-intensive business model that depends on iteration and highly specialized skill sets.

Advice to Senior Management – None. Keep up the amazing work!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company