Run! - Anonymous employee Gradient Effects Employee Review

I am not a big Windows fan, glad to see that they use Linux for all their computers. They have a full in house rendering farm, don't have to deal with crappy cloud rendering like at some other places. Lots of parking available.

Located on the westside. So it can be a hard commute to work from the valley.

The building was kinda nice.

In 2018, I had a Skype interview got an offer for a compositing job, then they offered me $10 below my rate and I countered. They then asked me to come in to the office for an in person interview. So glad I did because I met the owner, his assistant(??), and a producer. Meeting these three totally changed my first impression. The owner asked me challenging questions(fair) but keep in mind I'm a junior artist here. I know stuff, but I dont know EVERYTHING and I made that pretty clear going in. He seemed super aggressive and almost offended when I didn't know something or said I was willing to learn(at this point I was only 3 months out of school). Anyway, after the in person interview I did a bit more research and stumbled upon more reviews of the company. My gut feeling was correct! The owner, like many of these other reviews state, comes off pretty aggressive. Definately not someone welcoming. I'm not saying he should hold your hand, but just a BIT of empathy couldnt hurt. BTW I ended up turning down the offer! Looks like I dodged a bullet.