Warner Bros. Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Warner Bros. full-time

Pros – Pay, benefits, work life balance

Cons – Top leaders have a hard time with rapid change

Advice to Senior Management – Innovate and embrace risk.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Warner Bros. as a contractor for more than a year

Pros – I had great supervisors that were dedicated to my growth and learning experience. It was a family friendly environment and the hours were very family friendly

Cons – Low pay, unstable job security

Advice to Senior Management – Take better care of employee security

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Warner Bros. full-time for more than a year

Pros – The industry is going through a lot of interesting changes, pay is competitive, benefits package is very good, good work life balance, lots of very nice people to work with, & lots of opportunities to stay at the company long term

Cons – The 3 year "bake-off" to find the next CEO and the lingering uncertainty regarding other executives has crippled innovation in the company, the company is very slow moving, highly siloed, and any sort of change requires seemingly endless vetting. The slow moving nature of the company can quickly drain motivated individuals who want to drive innovation.

Advice to Senior Management – This industry is changing rapidly, business and distribution strategies that are cash cows right now could be obsolete in the next 5-10 years. The company needs to cooperate across divisions and departments and needs to drive and foster innovation.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Warner Bros. full-time

Pros – The best thing about this job was being on the lot.

Cons – I was very excited when I first got hired on at Warner Bros, working for one of the executives. I soon discovered, however, just how horrible of a person I worked for. HR did nothing, I think everyone was afraid of him. My dream job was the job from hell.

Advice to Senior Management – Appreciate your employees.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Warner Bros. full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Great benefits. Lots of opportunity to learn.

Cons – Traffic is bad no matter where you live.

Advice to Senior Management – I do not have any advice.

Former Employee – worked at Warner Bros. full-time

Pros – Good benefits, great studio lot, some smart people

Cons – My department leadership was awful. I can't say that about every department though. The culture is very harsh. Because of outsourcing and abundance of layoffs, people are afraid to lose their job and act accordingly...paranoid, backstabbing. Highly paid consultants from supposedly prestigious firms have too much control over employees. Also abusive management and HR does not help. HR has no backbone and just implements what department executives want including frequent layoffs to get rid of people they don't like. They have no workforce plan so layoffs are used as a convenient tool.

Too bad...I really wanted to like Warner Bros. I have fond memories and would say that find the right department to get into.

– I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Warner Bros. as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Executives are bright, smart, knowledgeable. Internship has more opportunities and access to senior management than full-time employees. Managers are passionate but not detail oriented.

Cons – None that I can think of!

Advice to Senior Management – Keep on keeping on!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Warner Bros. full-time for more than a year

Pros – It's a big name in the industry, so it sounds impressive. Hours are great and workflow is rather easy. Also, movie screenings.

Cons – Different departments feels like separate companies. There is very little inter-departmental communication, and often it's unclear whether anyone really knows who is doing what. Virtually no mobility outside of personal connections. Outdated technology and heavy bloat of middle management. Other than that the company is basically run by temps and interns.

Advice to Senior Management – Stop relying on temp labor as it is inefficient and destroys culture. Consider re-organizing the operations. It's incredibly bloated and people spend more time worrying about appearances, politics, and shifting costs to others' budgets, rather than productivity. Who you know matters more than what you do, and this is an illness for the company. Perhaps implementing better visibility from top management to ground level would make this self-evident. At present, executives have no idea what anyone in their respective department does or how they do it. So different departments operate completely differently from one another for no apparent reason. Company loyalty is a thing of the past. Only thing you hear from people who have been here 10+ is how much they lament what the company has become. That's depressing.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Warner Bros.

Pros – Very large corporation with lots of opportunities to excel.

Cons – Can get lost in the large corporation if you are not ambitious

Current Employee – been working at Warner Bros. as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – big company, looks good on resume

Cons – poor management, long decision process, management lack of education

Advice to Senior Management – more communication with employees, listen to more advices, have an open mind

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend