At the same, regardless of hate and noise here, the board is probably more useful than any PR or an official internal memo you'll ever see

That has to be the smartest comment someone has made thus far. Most of what is said is first, mostly filled with racism and bigotry. Outside of that(which isn't much) is a lot of speculation(also, much of that is pretty inaccurate). If anyone is... — read more 

Maybe not valuable to you. It is to me. Sorry if you dislike that. And thanks "A" for the answers.

Really? Valuable? You find piss, bile, and vinegar to be a worthwhile source of information?? Hate to break it to you but all this bitter anti-India/china talk is about as useful to anyone as the minutes to a meeting where people wear pointy hoods

The info in this thread is super valuable. I wish there was more of them. Thanks!

Re: Netflix: I guess that will probably be done in China since Glendale and Redwood City are not really meant to produce that kind of content and are too costly. Not sure about India. It seems that in the mid/long run it might disappear altogether if... — read more 

@A: I also read that Netflix will release exclusive content. Who will develop it? Glendale, Red Wood City, India, China? Thanks for answering my questions =)

@Q: Most of the staff in India are not at all Dreamworks Animation employees. They are employees of Technicolor India to which DWA outsources work. So technically speaking, DWA is a client of Technicolor and thus the these employees are not on tbe... — read more 

I have a question. Can someone explain me why this says DreamWorks had 10 Employees outside the US in 2012? Was India not part of DreamWorks in 2012? Or India had only 10 employees in 2012?... — read more 

http://www.deadline.com/2013/02/video-the-croods-new-clip-trailer-dreamworks-animation/

No more spam! Thank you!

Sorry to hear The Axe is at DreamWorks. good luck guys. She is truly something. Just ask previous companies.

TORCH is a scam to ship things to China

"how come people think the leadership is great and smart". Down in the trenches, nobody, and I mean NOBODY has ever thought that the leadership is great and smart. Are you a lead, sup, or manager? HR perhaps? Even during good times when we had... — read more 

So you've already lost some Jobs to India.... Dreamworks is setting up a Studio in China. Are you going to bend over, and train your replacements again? Are you going to say nothing when you see your supervisors being sent to China to train people to... — read more 

How come people think the leadership is great and smart when bonuses are fat and the company is rolling in cash but that same leadership is awful when the public just doesn't like the product as much and profits fall just like it does everywhere else... — read more 

DreamWorks needs top of the line artists, because they have mediocre executives and leaders. Its the only way to balance things out, and deliver a good product. What I heard there? A great product? Sorry, but you where not even nominated for an... — read more 

If you don't mind sharing, what was your severance package?

"Anonymous , Friday 2/15/13 8:19 PM" - why dont you go first?

If you don't mind sharing, what was your severance package?

Oh, so this is the "real world" and we all just bend over and take it huh "sickening". Accept that your jobs are going to be farmed out to third-world countries at sweatshop labor prices so that they Jeffrey Katzenberg's of the world can make another... — read more 

End of 2008 when the global economy was crumbling and everyone was wondering if the banks were safe, if we were on the verge of a depression, we had a big company meeting. You told us how worried you were, you told us what other industry leaders were... — read more 

It's clear DW management is checking this forum based on the spam, so this is now a great tool to try and help make the company better.

can someone please "transition outside the forum" the person who is posting the "shhhh"? (HR, I know who you are), leave people here to express themselves. Its the only change they got to let off some steam. Give them some last words, these people... — read more 

can someone please "transition outside the forum" the person who is posting the "shhhh"? (HR, I know who you are), leave people here to express themselves. Its the only change they got to let off some steam. Give them some last words, these people... — read more 

He's on a Corporate plane bound for Bangalore. With all of your paychecks in his pocket so he can go hire 500 new DDU trainees.

End of 2008 when the global economy was crumbling and everyone was wondering if the banks were safe, if we were on the verge of a depression, we had a big company meeting. You told us how worried you were, you told us what other industry leaders were... — read more 

Shut your face Jesus freak.

ON whose graves is he collecting this award, he should really see whats happening in his own built companies before considering it, humans have become machines and have become toys for his executives, managers, supervisors, heads, leads....... there... — read more 

DDU stands for Dreamworks Dedicated Unit. They've rented part of another established company in India (Technicolor) and using its facilities to get DWA specific work done. This unit is pretty much separated from Technicolor (office hours, in office... — read more 

Why are people so surprised by the India situation? I interviewed for a job, everything went well, and then was suddenly told all the positions were closed. Two days later the same positions were being hired for in the DDU in India. Coincidence? lol... — read more 

How do you spell "kill your brand" in Chinese? Anne Daly almost did just that at Disney with cheap knock-off sequels made outside the country. Saved Disney by going to DW. Downhill now...just the beginning. This is no way to inspire a quality brand... — read more 

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/2015/dreadworks.jpg

Today was one of the hardest days of my life. I was "transitioned outside the company", but that was the easy part. The difficult part was to grab my daughter in front of me, and tell her: daddy will not be able to pay the surgery you need, maybe... — read more 

I got laid off today, and it has been impossible to talk to either HR or the lawyers. There are more than a dozen of us trying to get in contact with the lawyers at DreamWorks, just to advice of how and when to leave the country. It has been... — read more 

Is that Uncle JK, Heads of Production, VFX Sups, or unsuccessful Producers spamming again? How cuuuuute.

Where do I see Dreamworks in 3 years? DDU gone. PDI gone. Just preproduction in Glendale and a 2500 worker factory in Shanghai.

Agreed - folks over 40 took the biggest hit

Seems like the vast majority of the people who got laid off are over 40. Time to talk to lawyers?

I guess SHH wants us to be silent. Nice work man... You have some serous copy/paste skills...