michael Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 LOL...THIS IS GREAT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exel Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 LOL...THIS IS GREAT! 21144[/snapback] Yeah, this just flew around our office email... it actually pissed me off a little bit... I bet maybe a third of those people posting actually had something to complain about... I haven't been working in the feature industry for long, but one thing I discovered almost immediately was some big egos and some people that would just always bitch about everything. Uncooperative, agrumentative people. Some whiners, some primadonnas. ...Or maybe I just haven't been burned yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcronin Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 ...Or maybe I just haven't been burned yet? 21145[/snapback] Your day of reckoning is comnig. Seriously, I agree. It was the same thing with games, but after working at a few companies I noticed there were a few guys who never got stomped on by management because they didn't extend management the luxury. They came in, were good tempered, did their work to the best of their ability and went home. Since the company couldn't afford to lose them and they commanded respect through their work, they get to have a pretty normal lifestyle no matter where they are employed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltuzar Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 a small question, is it hard because of the work load OR is it becuase one has to deal with the people one works with, that makes life in a vfx comapny bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcronin Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 There are companies out there who try to take advantage of people because with the company's reputation, they think you should feel priviledged to be allowed in the building; and there is no shortage of morons who have risen to lofty heights in these companies. But again, this won't affect you much as long as you don't allow it to. Most of the time it comes down to people's egos and sense of pride, and I'm talking about the ego and pride of people who think they are being wronged. I've had my own moments, but people I have worked with, particularly some people on this current job have kind of put things into perspective. I get paid a decent salary, from a decent company, to work with some very smart, talented and creative people using software I love to make pretty pictures. Even if the project sucks and I know it's going to bomb (which this project doesn't and shouldn't) I'm ahead of 99% of the working population. My dad, in his most imaginative dream, could not conceive of having a job like mine. Sometimes you are going to have a seemingly insurmountable mountain of shit sitting on your desk and you are going to have to work with or for people you despise, but you shouldn't allow that to affect the work you have to do and you shouldn't be spreading that venom to people you work with. I think maybe I used to complain a bit about work, Jason actually mentioned it to me once early on and so did Kenny. I really have nothing to complain about. It's possible to have sincere well grounded gripes about your company, but there's no sense in letting it effect the tasks you are given or your home life. If a place is honestly, truly that horrible to work for just knuckle up and move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfwood Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 big ego...bitch about everything...Uncooperative, agrumentative......whiner....primadonnas... 21145[/snapback] Oh common.... I wasn't that bad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeinin Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 This makes me a bit nervous, as I just got hired by digital domain. I do have to say that they were nothing but cool when i trained there, and they gave me an offer that was greater than expected. I just want to know why all those people badmouthed them. from what i could see, it was a group of talented dudes working on cool films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exel Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 This makes me a bit nervous, as I just got hired by digital domain. I do have to say that they were nothing but cool when i trained there, and they gave me an offer that was greater than expected. I just want to know why all those people badmouthed them. from what i could see, it was a group of talented dudes working on cool films. 21153[/snapback] zeinin, don't sweat it at all, certainly judge for yourself. I noticed my current company (C.O.R.E.) made it onto that list as well, and over the span of thirty minutes, the number of votes for Core went from 14 to 20+ ... at first I got a little irritated and wondered who on our show was being so horribly wronged as to call it the worst place to work, but I realized it's all probably bulls**t. If anybody here had such a terrible gripe about the company, or anyone was being really mistreated, gossip spreads here so quickly that everyone here would know about it pretty fast, stuff like that becomes publicly known within a day or two. As far as D2 goes, if they're doin' right for you and you're being treated OK there, then it's a good place to work, right? The people you work with, are they miserable? Do they walk around pissed off all day, do you hear lots of complaints about how much everyone hates working there? I doubt it. And yeah, as MCronin said, if some place really treats you that badly, don't sit around flaming them on some website, get out of there and move on to the next good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfwood Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 This makes me a bit nervous, as I just got hired by digital domain. I do have to say that they were nothing but cool when i trained there, and they gave me an offer that was greater than expected. I just want to know why all those people badmouthed them. from what i could see, it was a group of talented dudes working on cool films. 21153[/snapback] Couple of things. First that webpages means nothing. The studios are different sized, plus a lot depends if the webpage was spread around the company email, so judging anything on those results is silly. Plus what may be the worst company for one person maybe the best for someone else. You won't know until you try. (Something about the grass is always greener applies too) Second, this industry is an odd one. Its both highly technical and highly artistic at the same time. Because of this you are going to get a HUGE gamut of personalities which personality conflicts are probably more common than in other industries. At the same time, its a lot more fun too.... Third. Unlike most industries your work has a high exposure rate. A doctor may heal a couple thousand patients over a 2 year period, but your job is to make a commercial or movie that will be seen by millions of people. While very cool, it also has the potential to balloon egos and cause huge political battles from the simplest of decisions. (Pride? A sin? Noooo. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted September 9, 2005 Author Share Posted September 9, 2005 exel and Mcronin are right...er...right over there...<points> anyway...the site shouldn't be taken for anything more than it is...just a bunch of people venting frustrations etc...it's just like we do at our local bar...sometimes we sit and bitch about work, about the people, about management etc for a little while...then we move on to other things... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltuzar Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 oh well there is the best vfx company poll http://www.surveyhell.com/?q=node/61 it says best vfx company and LOOK theres Pixar! hmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edward Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Didn't someone say in one of those comments that its possible to vote more than once? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 anyway...the site shouldn't be taken for anything more than it is...just a bunch of people venting frustrations etc...it's just like we do at our local bar...sometimes we sit and bitch about work, about the people, about management etc for a little while...then we move on to other things... 21158[/snapback] Yeah, that survey was funny for about the first few comments and then it just felt a little pathetic. I mean 10% of the people think that all the studios suck? It's just such self indulgent nonsense. I mean everyone will have something they don't like about their current employer, but the people posting on there seem like they won't be happy anywhere. bah. Jason made me drink too much wine last night, I'm cranky this morning M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 alright, I went back and re-read some of it after my coffee.. and it doesn't seem that bad. Just seems like a buncha people blowing some steam off. So er... I agree with what the canadians said. M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 This makes me a bit nervous, as I just got hired by digital domain. Har har harrrrr! Sucker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Besides it being possible to vote for a company more than once, obviously there's nothing to stop people voting for companies they haven't even worked for just for the hell of it. It's probably keeping lots of HR people busy right now clicking away on their rivals!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Har har harrrrr!Sucker! 21171[/snapback] man I knew it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 man I knew it! 21178[/snapback] ALL YOUR SKILLZ ARE BELONG TO US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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