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    Bardel Entertainment Reviews

    Updated September 15, 2018
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    Pros

    • "Alongside the great shows, Bardel has great people" (in 11 reviews)

    • "They have the coolest shows to work on hands down" (in 5 reviews)

    Cons

    • "They often demand unpaid overtime and are unwilling to address bad professional practices including sexism from stronger animators" (in 12 reviews)

    • "Shows are often under-staffed causing people to work long hours in order to meet tight deadlines" (in 7 reviews)

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    1. "Gotten much better, still room for improvement"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      Current Employee - 3D Animator in Vancouver, BC (Canada)
      Current Employee - 3D Animator in Vancouver, BC (Canada)
      Recommends
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Bardel Entertainment full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      - Cool current projects and future ones, a good place to learn and improve on one's skills regardless of experience
      - Lots of good people and awesome artists to work with
      - They have a benefits package now
      - Good work/ life balance on current project
      - Location is near one of more historic parts of Vancouver and lots of nice places to eat are close by and very accessible be Transit

      Cons

      - Benefits are nice but could still be more comprehensive, also communication and how it was rolled out was lacking
      - Not all shows have the same hours, some are good but others required lots of OT
      - Pay is on the lower end of local studios
      - Studio at Beatty is lacking in how many bathrooms( 5 for about a 100 people ) and a persistent rodent problem

      Advice to Management

      The studio has grown a lot over the last few years and there have been some visible improvements with that growth and more opportunities as well.
      However pay needs addressing and while the benefits package is a good step, the roll out of it was confusing and I was left with lots of questions and communication left something to be desired.

    2. Helpful (4)

      "Full time 2D Animator"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Culture & Values
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      • Comp & Benefits
      Current Employee - 2D Animator
      Current Employee - 2D Animator
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Bardel Entertainment full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      They have the coolest shows to work on hands down. People are all really nice. The equipment is excellent, and facilities are good. Training is decent in the 2D department. Plenty of work.

      Cons

      Contracts are constantly being messed with, as if they don't mean anything, which adds a lot of stress to an already highly stressful job. Pay is ridiculously low. Like minimum wage low which means quality of life is poor. Quota requires you to work at 100% capacity 100% of the time or you fall behind. So no room for a very humanly 'off' day or any hopes of working hard enough to give yourself a half day as a reward. Management doesn't seem to really know what's going on half the time or have any real hands on involvement in productions other than occasional smooth talking.

      Advice to Management

      Either raise the base salary or lower the base quota. Or better yet, just give folks the median rate as a flat salary like they deserve and create a quota based on average performance of non-senior animators.

      Remember that contracts go both ways. Show some respect to your animators. And not just with pretty words. Show them you respect them the way a decent company would - with money.

      Stop trying to expand so fast or your balloon will burst.

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    3. Helpful (1)

      "Horrible place to work"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Bardel Entertainment full-time

      Pros

      Nice people and fun projects

      Cons

      Terrible work ethic. None of the projects are organized properly and employees are overworked and underpaid. Has the feel of a sweatshop. Mediocre Benefits and salaries are NOT PAID ON TIME.

    4. "A little unpersonal"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Bardel Entertainment full-time

      Pros

      Good pipeline, nice coworkers, nice work culture

      Cons

      very few bathrooms!!!...tight deadlines..a little mechanized...not artistic freedom

      Advice to Management

      Make people feel more valuable.

    5. Helpful (1)

      "Decent first time work"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Key Animator in Kelowna, BC (Canada)
      Current Employee - Key Animator in Kelowna, BC (Canada)
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Bardel Entertainment full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      -Meet cool people

      -Work on some cool shows

      -Decent first job opportunity

      Cons

      -Depending on which show you work on you may end up working a LOT of overtime and unfortunately it is all unpaid.

      -Low starting salary BUT if you work hard and stay for multiple contracts you can get some solid increases

      -Shows are often under-staffed causing people to work long hours in order to meet tight deadlines

      Advice to Management

      Instead of trying to juggle so many shows, make sure the ones you have are staffed properly. Often times people don't want to take time off because you're still expected to fill quota and depending on the episode it can be hard on your team. This will also help prevent all the unpaid overtime and feeling of overwork.

    6. Helpful (1)

      "key animator"

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      Former Employee - Key Animator in Kelowna, BC (Canada)
      Former Employee - Key Animator in Kelowna, BC (Canada)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Bardel Entertainment full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      They hire entry level animators and woul do Work Visas too.

      Cons

      Don't pay extra time or weekends and they hold grudges to people that leaves the company no matter the reason.

    7. "Production Coordinator"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Production Coordinator in Kelowna, BC (Canada)
      Current Employee - Production Coordinator in Kelowna, BC (Canada)
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Bardel Entertainment (More than a year)

      Pros

      Team mates are great people to work with

      Cons

      Senior management does not listen to staff, no career path, very poor salaries

      Advice to Management

      Listen to what the teams have to say

    8. "Good place to work"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Production Coordinator in Vancouver, BC (Canada)
      Current Employee - Production Coordinator in Vancouver, BC (Canada)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Provides a decent starting wage for new hires
      Health benefit package is a major bonus
      3 different locations to chose from

      Cons

      Does not provide over time pay
      Parking is over priced or not available
      Some projects can be poorly managed

    9. Helpful (2)

      "Animator"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - 3D Animator in Vancouver, BC (Canada)
      Current Employee - 3D Animator in Vancouver, BC (Canada)
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook

      I have been working at Bardel Entertainment full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Fun projects/ great people/good location.

      Cons

      Poor budget on show. Not enough animators. Quality standards are high for such extensive workloads causing necessary overtime quite frequently.

      Advice to Management

      Stronger drive to adapt to production challenges. Hire more people so we can have a better work/life balance.

    10. "Good place, getting better"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Lead Animator in Vancouver, BC (Canada)
      Current Employee - Lead Animator in Vancouver, BC (Canada)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at Bardel Entertainment full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      They're really trying to be a good place to work, and with a solid management team on the back end once their day to day quality of life matches their business success it should be a killer place to work.

      Cons

      Some growing pains adapting to growing so big, doesn't have the greatest community vibe.

      Advice to Management

      Make your staff feel appreciated and valued

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