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- "HR does a great job offering benefits (such as heavily discounted backup care for children) that other companies don't" (in 1132 reviews)
- "I worked on several animated series for Walt Disney TV Animation and the development people were great." (in 836 reviews)
- "The classic Disney culture is great with a focus on team work and less individualistic." (in 254 reviews)
- "Work life balance is good except when a production is in full swing then be ready to put in a lot of over time." (in 215 reviews)
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- "The worst part of working at Disney would be the low pay and the plethora of annoying guests." (in 765 reviews)
- "Long hours but while working on ship time flies and being in the Caribbean is not so bad" (in 507 reviews)
- "poor management and disconnect from the values of the disney brand more than you'd think" (in 435 reviews)
- "Many of the managers have never been in a park performance position so it's hard for them to empathize with concerns." (in 184 reviews)
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Return to all Reviews- 4.0Oct 9, 2014Senior Manager, MarketingFormer Employee, more than 5 yearsBurbank, CA
Pros
Great training ground - super smart people, great products and you are a part of an amazing legacy
Cons
work/life balance is not great and there is not a lot of stability since there are frequent re-orgs. Pay is not as high as competitive places and promotions are few/far between
- 1.0May 24, 2016Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee, more than 5 years
Pros
- If you love Disney as a brand, that makes the cons a tad bit (and I mean a TAD) easier to deal with. - You get to hear about upcoming products/movies before anyone else (that's kind of cool).
Cons
- Disney is an entertainment company so it comes with schmoozing, the typical 'who you know defines your importance', and brown-nosing is the ONLY way you'll get promoted (forget hard work/talent/experience, that stuff doesn't work here). - They talk a lot about work/life balance and professional development but there's absolutely zero action behind it. Leadership says that they encourage you to keep a good work/life balance - but then they turn around and expect you to respond to emails and complete projects 24/7 (and yes you're required to do so). - You are 100% on your own - so if you don't do well with figuring everything out on your own (from where the commissary is to how to do your job) - then this isn't the place for you. - No such thing as leadership here. They're too busy schmoozing and doing everything they can to fulfill their own personal agenda - so don't expect to find anyone that you can lean into or learn from. - They boast a collaborative environment but only those that matter have good ideas - so if you're not part of the 'in-crowd', don't even bother. If you do speak up, be prepared for your idea/suggestion to be either a) taken with zero credit to you or b) taken then scrutinized (as will you for even coming up with the idea; think Mean Girls to the 100th power). - And if you're wondering, the 'in-crowd' consists of a group of inexperienced millennial-bots that only say yes and wing everything they do (because inexperience is key!). Overall, people work here because they love the brand NOT because of the professional growth/recognition/collaborative team environment/leadership support. If you're a big Disney fan, just be prepared to see all that goes on behind the magic. All of the good, the bad, and the really ugly of what Disney is as a corporate company. The corporate conservative dark under belly of Disney will change your view of their products so just be prepared to see it, experience it, and deal with it.
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