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Avantages

Conditions de travail, environnent, qualité des projets et de la supervision.

Inconvénients

Manque de visibilité sur le long terme.

Avantages

I like it, it's a great environment to be in. Leadership is great and friendly. They've got snacks.

Inconvénients

Too far from the skytrain

Avantages

Decent projects. Good salary. Great work environment.

Inconvénients

Could be better organized. Almost no permanent contracts. Could improve quality of movies

Conseils à la direction

Let employees what is going on with the company.

Avantages

Great coworkers Lots of projects going on Nice facility Nice cheeky beers and parties Friendly atmosphere

Inconvénients

Salary is lower than the market rates A bit disorganized Overtime isn't 1.5x Pipeline tools could be improved Maya isn't good for lighting

Conseils à la direction

I think it's a great studio overall, maybe some bigger budgets for animated movies but it's a start.

Avantages

Can meet a lot of great people

Inconvénients

A lot of those people quickly become ex-colleagues

Conseils à la direction

Offer valuable training more often, to everyone

Avantages

Great work life, great amenities and benefits.

Inconvénients

The culture is a little strange, feels more like an office then a creative place. People tend to show up work then go home. No real social/fun atmosphere.

Avantages

-Open and accepting environment: They make it well known they are a studio that has zero tolerance for harassment. They take the extra step to confirm your pronouns when you interview with them and when they hire you. It is of high priority to create an environment that does not tolerate discrimination against anyone’s age, gender, sexual orientation, disabilities, or otherwise. -Friendly coworkers: Talented... individuals who come from all sorts of backgrounds and experiences in the industry. Contribute to high quality work. -Paid OT: There is no pressure to do it if you are unable to commit to it. They also order meals from Lazymeal or reimburse you if you decide to order your own from another source. -Nice facilities: Their new building is very nice and well-kept. The kitchen is a decent size and has plenty of utensils and appliances to help you prepare your morning drinks and meals. -Cheeky Beers: Last Friday of the month is a beer Friday. Optional, but a good way to mingle and introduce yourself with coworkers from other departments.

Inconvénients

-Unclear about the upcoming projects and extending employment within the company: I understand it was a busy time, but there was never any real indication from the superiors or management if there was going to be a new project to be rolled onto after my contract had ended. -Assets between studios were not always compatible: The project I had worked on had shared assets between two different studios whose pipelines... were run differently. This caused some confusion and difficulties when working on the sequences that involved these foreign assets. -Only Half&Half Coffee Cream provided in kitchen: Okay, I know this really isn’t a con, and more of a nitpick, but it would’ve been nice to have a mix of milk, almond/soy milk, and cream stocked and provided in the fridge. It would be beneficial to those who would like to prepare cereal for breakfast, use milk in their tea or coffee, or be an option for those who are lactose intolerant or have dietary restrictions like vegans.

Conseils à la direction

Try to be a bit more transparent about possible upcoming projects so people know if they have to look for future employment elsewhere ahead of time. Work on synching up your pipeline and workflow techniques with your other studios if you are looking to distribute the work of the projects between studios again. Otherwise, keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing your future films.

Avantages

Great lead animators and animation directors. Positive people to work with

Inconvénients

Super french clicky thing. They talk a lot about Quebec should separate from Canada, lots of weird language politics, makes you feel unconfortable when youre an outsider. I even saw people with the picture of the Queen with holes on it on their desks. They are not mean people but they should not talk about this at work. Most movie you work on don't even have a publisher yet so the movie might never comes out.

Conseils à la direction

Just say that employes should keep their political points of view at home.