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 give more insight into this. This layoff was meant to be restructuring to bring down cost and improve efficiency.
a. why is the support function not part of it?
Support function such as production, studio managment, HR, admminstration, facility, security, training are living luxurious life getting increment year after year why not they get laid off. If you analise closely here are clear case of over fed department.
a. Training: one by virtue of being wife of head of department is staying on in a department which has no presence and taking paycheck every month.(Cant the department run without her).you all are wondering which department i am taking about. yes you are correct "trainig" what is the role of her which none of the current admin people cannot take on.
b. HR: I am sure the HR director would be getting a heafty pay and perks-is it reasonable to keep her during such crisis time. can dreamworks in its stategy afford to keep her when some lady in Us heads the India HR. Irony is that both have not made her presence felt till date. I am sure all the artist would have similar question like me, what is Manager HR doing then, what is her role???? do we also require a person just to manage and entertain foriegn national. with restructuring do we require recruitment person too....Cant the management be more thoughtful.
c. Facility: i always get confused why and what they do, except feeding us with breakfast and snacks. They have recently hired a senior member in the team. Do we really require such pomp and show. the previous company i worked which had almost double the headcount had only one facilty representative managing everthing.
d. Production: 30+ staff for 200+ people is it justified? these people are like Jallad's(hindi word for hangman) who dont know anything what we do except the time by when they want. In that also they have their cussion time. Do we really require 3 PM's((one of them being expat, we could buy 5 more PM with her pay), one who doesnt enjoy anyone's respect and dont have self respect), I dont know how many Prod Sup's we have..
e. Systems: Do we really require such humangus team. I wonder what they do. why not restructure them.
I am sure these analysis of mine will stirr contraversies however what i have told is just tip of the iceberg.
Dreamworks India has very nice policy if you come to India for job we will assure job to your spouce too..be rest assured. Why not the indians get the same treatment because we are a different skin.
They can get job anywhere as they are not to any industry but what about us Mr. Joe....we came to your promise of good and exiting times ahead...we dont want US training, we dont want morning food, evening snacks what we want is some dignitiy and not having fear of working in Dreamworks.
It is clear case of MIS MANAGEMENT by all you top bosses.
Please put on a thinking hat, once we loose confidence in you, you will loose quality in us. remember always recognize that human individuals are ends, and do not use them as means to your end.
If you are real thinking hats then retain artist and restructe the above departments...do you have the conviction to do that....