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Good pay, noticeable impact, chaotic leadership

Software Engineer Manager
Current Employee
Has worked at Disney for 6 years
April 13, 2025
Santa Monica, California
2.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

The pay is good without the obscene working hours required by places like Netflix. You'll see an impact of what you do on your own TV, and it's the only place I've worked where people get excited on hearing that I work there.

Cons

Upper management is total chaos. It's a really bad mixture of sudden changes of direction, re-organization, and unwillingness to actually lead or provide clarity on questions they can only answer, while also micromanaging tiny office decisions way down the stack. So few questions at the engineer level get routed to the CTO, while big questions about major project direction go unanswered for months.

Advice to Management

Stop wasting everyone's time with RTO pushes. Everyone hates it, and it's killing morale. Focus on actually leading.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
5.0
Culture and Values
3.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
4.0
Career Opportunities
1.0
Compensation and Benefits
4.0
Senior Management
1.0

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