Pixar Animation Studios Employee Reviews about "low pay"

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Brown University

Hey! I’m struggling to choose between working at Unity Technologies as a SWE intern on the XR team, and Pixar as a PUP (technical director) intern. I’m worried about stability as it’s hard to get a return offer form Pixar. I don’t know which job I would enjoy more since Pixar is cool but daunting / competitive and Unity seems more comforting…Unity pays more, but I don’t want to miss out on such a wonderful experience like Pixar which just seems a lot harder to come by..

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I'm interested in applying as an animator for Pixar. Anyone here with experience working for the company?

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Has anyone interviewed or worked in Pixar’s legal department? I have a phone screener interview and wondering if anyone has advice! Thank you!

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Pros

"Great people and a beautiful campus." (in 49 reviews)
"Good benefits and perks" (in 22 reviews)
"Beautiful campus and history of achievement." (in 20 reviews)
"Amazing work environment and culture to be in" (in 10 reviews)
"Great work/life balance" (in 7 reviews)

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"Very low salary especially for positions held predominately by women." (in 16 reviews)
"pay is low and hard to afford housing" (in 14 reviews)
"long hours depending on role and state of the film" (in 8 reviews)
"Extremely limited opportunities for career advancement." (in 4 reviews)
"Could've had better management though" (in 4 reviews)

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5.0
Jan 16, 2019
Great Internship Program
Editorial Intern
Current Intern, less than 1 year
Recommend
CEO Approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Great coworkers, mentorships, awesome cafeteria, working on real projects and not just busy work, housing stipend for interns
Cons
Not the highest pay for the area
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3.0
Mar 8, 2023
Underpaid in competitive market
Production Intern
Former Intern
Emeryville, CA
Recommend
CEO Approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Exciting and dynamic workplace, opportunity to contribute to fun movies
Cons
Underpaid and rarely given overtime pay even when working over hours

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I went through the final round of interview last Thursday with the CFO. It seemed to have went well, she said she'll talk to me soon. I haven't heard back yet. When is an appropriate time to follow up. And should I email the recruiter or the hiring manager?

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I had an interview this afternoon for a customer service position in a call center. The ad was very vague to begin with and at the end of it I felt like I really didn't know anything more about the job. When I asked about the starting pay, which was not published in the ad, they looked incredulous (they were doing on-the-spot hiring today) and then asked me "What's your range?" And only responded with "I think we could meet that." And still never gave me a straight answer. Is this a red flag?

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I did my initial interview with a “better established” startup and they said the interview process is 5 interviews. 3 technical then 1 interview with the CEO then another technical interview. Idk about you but that seems like a lot of interviews and they said they want to do it as fast as possible in a short time span. Is this a normal amount of interviews? Is this a red flag? For a full stack software position 4-5 years exp how much salary should be the norm in a hcol area?