Dysfunction and gross politics rule the day at the unhappiest place on Earth
Pros
Okay perks and swag, limited enforcement of in-office attendance,
Cons
Working here felt like being on a massive ship with no captain. Marketing colleagues were largely and shockingly incompetent, with some of the worst cases being in upper management. I have never worked in an organization where it genuinely seemed like senior leadership had no expertise in the things they were supposed to oversee, but TWDC makes that a reality. Upper management is too constantly embroiled in drama, cut throat politics, and managing optics to actually be effective at, well, anything. You quickly learn here that innovation is not at all valued, and working towards any kind of change (no matter how positive) will only be met with resistance, ire, and chronic headache. Re-orgs are constant and illogical, and anyone who's worked there longer for a few months seems to live generally in fear of losing their jobs -- and rightfully so. Inclusivity for disabilities felt offensively nonexistent. Office culture is nonexistent, aside from the endless "coffee chats" everyone is always doing to run defense on inevitable layoffs. They underpay relative to competitors, will generally never negotiate salary, and are incredibly non-transparent about how they arrive at salary comps (... even to hiring managers). If you work for or with the Studios, expect to have little to no respect for your personal time and to catch a lot of heat if you attempt to enforce your own boundaries. This company banks on people drinking the Kool-Aid, sucking it up, and clamoring for an annual park pass, and unfortunately there's no shortage of such folks out in the world.
