Since it seems like a widely held opinion that the indian artists are taking away US DWA jobs, I would like to tell the other(Indian) side of the story. We might be doing DW work in India but its not exactly "exotic" here either. All of the work that... — read more 

koomar from ddu here (not my real name, lol), hi guys. yes, training department here sux bigtime, lol. three years back, dr. saty (genius+godlike knowledge, humility, awesome teaching skills) came from glendale to train us early hires. the best... — read more 

Speaking off "execs", many at DW were Production Assistants that were rapidly promoted, just for putting in the time. News flash - time spent does NOT equate to skills needed to RUN things. At DW however, those two are routinely conflated. Result?... — read more 

i have always found it valuable that animation artists should know who the trouble making execs are...I avoid studio when I know the producer has a horrible track record and lack of people skills. artists have skills, these execs offer nothing

" right sizing the company" because downsizing is not a powerful enough slighting for " we are ruining lives and undermining the economy" neat.

What about Producer Steinberg? She's screwed up a few now. 83 mill hit to the bottom line because of her movie should make her head of the studio soon.

One thing I think we all can agree on though.... DOUG COOPER, YVETTE MEMORY, BONNIE LEMON and BARB CIMITY are USELESS

SAY DOUGH IS PRODUCTIVE AND THEY WILL FIRE HIM, SINCE IN YEARS, TALKING BAD ABOUT HIM ONLY MAKES HIM 'FALL UP'. IF THEY FIRE GOOD PEOPLE, TELL MANAGEMENT HE IS A GOOD GUY AND THEYLL FIRE HIM AS MANY OTHER AWESOME ARTISTS LOLOL HE GETS EXTRA BROWNIE... — read more 

Himmatwala: Sorry to hear man. But, I think you nailed it and hard: We want dignity. Dignity is king at any job. Its the base of the pyramid. We in the US are in the same position man. It kind of feels better to know you guys there are in the same... — read more 

Re: Free food There is nothing free, anywhere. I heard today how the chef said "Do you know how much these burgers cost? X..do you know how many this cost? X. He said all this to many of the people in the huge BBQ line". It has been growing because... — read more 

One thing I think we all can agree on though.... DOUG COOPER and BARB CIMITY are USELESS

Himmatwala, you mean you folks haven't lost respect already? Look at how you all are being treated. Sorry state of affairs.

I am surprised why only artist become scapegoat during restructuring( a managment jargon for layoffs)...Is the management thinking through properly....I ask our beloved Joe, Tripp, Philippe who sell us false dream..........why only artist... Let me... — read more 

Sadly, " Anonymous , Monday 2/25/13 6:42 PM" is simply a 'suit' trying to do damage control.. We artists are not naive and stupid, so take your corporate PR crap and SHOVE it, because no one believes your carefully worded, sugar-coated BS. Karma is a... — read more 

Re: Wake up He is a man of no virtue. All those acts he does is just a scheme to get attention and power. Read Steve Jobs biography. His description matches his current attitude. A real leader will show his face in difficult times. I heard he has not... — read more 

Re: lol 40% of the CFX department is not enought? That is the amount I heard it was cut. The guys will be there to ship Turbo and then leave.

I'm surprised the cuts weren't that deep. There are guys here in the cfx department I'd be shocked if they knew how to operate a computer. Just saying..the whole efficiency thing..

Anyone find it Ironic that Katzenburg received an Oscar last night for his "Humanitarian" efforts? How "Humanitarian" is it for him to Lay off 500 US employees, and send Jobs overseas to India and China? I wanted to puke when I saw his smiling face... — read more 

Anonymous, your logic is quite flawed. First of all, the idea that if the movies do well that all magically trickles down to the artists is naive and idealistic. Sure, if DWA films have a great year as they did in the Shrek Blockbuster years there... — read more 

Once again, India did not "take away" jobs. During the economic downturn after 2008, it wasn't just home values that tanked the economy. The film industry suffered a rapid contraction of profits due to the evaporation of DVD sales. It was during this... — read more 

http://vimeo.com/32071503 The goddamned talking heads make my BLOOD BOIL. F8ck F8ck F8ck em all. Cruel, creepy, calculating SOBs.

To 'Ah well , Wednesday 2/20/13' - AMEN, thanks for telling it like it is. Doug Cooper - "technical chops" - WTF? Gimme an effing break. Can you say ZERO talent? Ditto for 'cring'. People like these are LOUD, ANNOYING BSers whom upper management... — read more 

Its because powerful friends where going to get fired from shadows and turbo, but managers decided to keep them and fire someone else from another show. Thats why some layoffs make no sense at all. Its just so they can keep the same scum, which is... — read more 

We were told it's all over, yet they let some people go today...

How much longer are we going to have to go through this? Some people who were told they were fine are now getting recalled back in. It's like a three ring circus with this management team.

aaaand..I got axed =(

@not_a_dreamWorker (outside) As a veteran of "Bee Movie", I'd love to hear some of the macabre stories of Coop's artistic guidance. I actually will defend his technical chops, but I don't trust his aesthetic at all. The most oft-heard note in... — read more 

Please don't lose sight of the less than average development team. They all survive? Some really nasty projects glued together doesn't make a good movie.

Please don't lose sight of the less than average development team. They all survive? Some really nasty projects glued together doesn't make a good movie.

I don't see anybody backing up Doug Cooper. The guy is a celebrity at other studios, but a very "special" one. His reputation is what makes us think people at DreamWorks "fail-up". Its just impressive the amount of macabre stories artists tell about... — read more 

Barb Cimity is just an executive for the training dep.... and I heard she is being laid off. She has the least amount of responsibility compared to those managers which handle artists. There are good managers, but there are some bad ones too.

@to reef: the current state of problems where predicted in the same "wild accusations", but years ago. Im sure the current wild accusations will prove right in another couple of years or sooner. Wild accusations are made for wild mistakes. People... — read more 

"Ah well" has hit the nail on the head.

So life goes on. The cuts weren't that deep at Glendale. Nothing will change. The real problems at Dreamworks are all still there in their cozy positions. You all know who you are and who has been mentioned on this forum. The Doug Coopers, Barb... — read more 

Worked the long holiday weekend fixing bad India work. Doubting it's really that much cheaper after fixes,redone work, and ex-Pats being sent over to Bangalore. I'm sure it looks good on paper for Heads of Production to Bill D. and JK though. Anyone... — read more 

It doesn't take a genius to figure out that the people working in India and China were not hired for their talent. They were hired because they are CHEAP. Thats the ONLY REASON. If you believe anything otherwise, you my friend are blind.

Your comment, among many others are the reason why this forum is completely worthless to anyone's time trying to find answers or truths. Your complete and utter ignorance(among others) is embarrassing and shameful. India and China workers are not... — read more 

India and China aren't why jobs are going away. 40+ year olds being laid off might as well blame their younger American co-workers for taking cheaper offers to work at dwa straight out of art school or after working for one show at another studio... — read more 

DWA doing deals with Russian theme parks and sending Animation to China and getting rid of US jobs. Are you sure your fearless leader isn't a Communist? Obama should be proud.

Let's face it, China and India are the sharecroppers for their American masters, working seven days a week while their owners go home to their overfed families. So it will always be while artists in Asia fail to stand up for their workers rights the... — read more