Bardel Entertainment Reviews

Cons

There can be long work hours if you are need more time that others to be productive

Cons

Pay isn't that great - probably due to the double-whammy of working in BC and working in TV.

Cons

The upper management is a mess, there's absolutely no unified vision and the company is in a constant state of chaos, unprepared and last-minute decisions that end up hurting employee morale, client confidence and the studio's ability to consistently bring in work. The working conditions aren't great either given cramped spaces, inadequate furniture and mediocre wages. Not to mention the illegal practice of not paying overtime (which almost all studios have moved away from already).

Cons

Bid too little on shows and demand over time.

Cons

Super cramped desk spaces, lots of growing pains, constant server problems, bad communication from production, weird pipelines (yes, they do reinvent the wheel on every project), conflicting direction for artists from the creative lead vs your producer, and a general sense of complacency because the people who want to make things better either leave or get booted. Oh and they will tell you their projects are solid and will last for years, but don't believe them. They can get pulled with no warning. Because of the working conditions, people are leaving like crazy. And make sure you know what you're worth going in, or they'll walk all over you. Overtime is expected without compensation.

Cons

Everything else about the place, pour management, Sweatshop, Don't care about their employees and long hours

Cons

- They often do not let you know what is happening after your contracts unless you specifically harass them to find out. If they like you, they will definitely try to keep you, but they don't always let you know what their plans are until right before they want you to start a new show. Has lead to good people leaving simply because they didn't know that the company wanted to keep them
- OT can be heavy depending on the project. However, is usually paid, production is pretty good about trying to get teams paid OT if they are behind for reasons beyond their control.

Cons

-A somewhat factory feeling
-Company culture has changed since the Rainbow acquisition
-If an issue arises, it takes forever to get fixed, if it gets fixed at all
-Underbid on projects a lot
-Lots of unpaid overtime required (working until midnight is pretty common) to keep up with deadlines, because they don't budget enough time for shows.
-Working in the Kelowna Studio, it feels secondary to the Vancouver ones sites.
-Employees seem to know nothing unless you're higher up. Often told that we're able to switch projects to some that are more interesting, but by the time you find out you're able to switch, the projects full.
-Often ignores employee suggestion and issues.
-Somewhat underpays compared to other studios.
-CEO seems out of touch with what is actually happening in the studio.
-Often have 1 to 2 hour meetings that waste time, only so an executive can show their face, and give an HR approved speech about how great the studio is, only to give no real information and answer no questions.

Cons

Schedules are unrealistic. Senior staff harrass junior staff. Expectaions on quality are unrealistic creating working hours of over 12+ hours a day. Bardel has become a "Sausage Party" and it is only getting worse under the Rainbow regime.

Cons

-sweat shop feel, unrealistic amount of workload that can only be achieved timely with unpaid OT
-benefits (dental) is a bit too low
-understaffed HR, very unorganized project transition (hopefully just this time)