"AfroCircus" clearly didn't get laid off.

Venting gossip about coworkers on a public forum like this is really bad form. I don't know why that person would name and libel individual artists that have no say in deciding whether a layoff happens. It has nothing to do with the layoff. The way... — read more 

venting gossip sans knowledge about coworkers under the veil of " a friend" because you were laid off is sour grapes., And very not sexy... Gal. Losing 500 good people would be tragic, Losing any good people will be. I Hope some of the dead weight go... — read more 

500 good people losing their jobs is "sour grapes". Stay classy.

"We've been screaming for years - don't start production until the story is locked. Stop trying to shift production to a talentless Asia and appreciate what you got right here. Our formula still works and we can make a film better and faster than any... — read more 

Hey sexygal, please take down or modify your post. You're airing very personal information about people without their consent. Complaining about managers is one thing. Talking about other artist's experience is not OK.

Boy there are a lot of sour grapes here. Listen boys and girls, no matter where you go, there will be dead weight. There will be dead weight in management, there will be dead weight in production, there will be dead weight in administration. It's a... — read more 

There needs to be more people brave enough to start their own companies there is lots of talent and lots of people willing to invest if people have a good idea for a film... And for heavens sake get the hell out of California... There's a reason the... — read more 

Rather than take a good hard look at our terrible marketing performance under a vastly overpaid Ann Globe the studio has decided to destroy the one area of the company that has always overperformed - the artists. The poeple who actually make the... — read more 

I was one of the employees let go from PDI after the downsizing following Madagascar 3. Judging from the missing pictures from the Polaroid board, I'm guessing about 70-ish people were let go from PDI following Mad3, but it didn't make the news... — read more 

this has been going on since puss in boots.

Yet through all this they keep a bloated executive staff which is not only dead weight but actually counterproductive to the shows. And HACKS like Doug Cooper, the worst VFX Sup in the history of film, keeps his job, running legitimate talent out of... — read more 

So much for contracts....

Yet through all this they keep a bloated executive staff which is not only dead weight but actually counterproductive to the shows. And HACKS like Doug Cooper, the worst VFX Sup in the history of film, keeps his job, running legitimate talent out of... — read more 

Just came across this site after google search..ha! I wished I knew about it before to vent a little. Great stuff here mates! I'll put my two cents after working for DreamWorks the last year. There was this girl called Katrina Tung in the Surfacing... — read more 

Bill Damaschke called in everyone today February 5th 2013, to announce that DreamWorks will lay off 20-25% of all Company Employees. This includes people from Glendale, India and PDI. Several meetings where arranged to announce the unfortunate news... — read more 

Crew meeting for Turbo. Next gig is going back to story, most will be laid-off at show wrap. This cuts across all departments. Yuck!

fire and hire - it never stops at DW

New round of layoffs in DWA at the RWC studio. No total numbers yet, but I was one of the unlucky.

They are all at it , DISNEY ILM SONY FOX DD, finding a way to get the same product out at less costs, they all up the quotas, hire new grads, mentor and train them up to speed and open the bomb doors on pricier senior staff when the show wraps. Get... — read more 

Supply and demand. They over hired new talented staff that was released from other large studios or the talented unemployed artists that were out there. Then they shaved the senior or over paid staff off the books. Dreamworks and Disney are pretty... — read more 

same here. just got axed.

I am one of the many that got laid off...where's the media coverage on this. Top 10 Companies to work for without any layoffs? What bunch of b_ ll sh_t!

I am in the IT group, we are also concerned. It may be a bit different here as compared with the creative side, but it's nerve wrecking nonetheless.

Wondering why we aren't seeing any news on the layoff's taking place at DWA right now. Hundreds of artists are freaking out and no news. This is unlike other companies such as The Walt Disney Company where slight layoffs are always big news. It... — read more