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Great if you fit in, but lots of people outgrow Disney

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Disney for less than 1 year
October 26, 2010
Seattle, Washington
3.0
Approves of CEO
Pros

A relatively less evil global corporation.

Nice to work for the Disney brand.

Huge customer base makes accomplishments really satisfying.

The park and resort passes are nice, if you're in a position to use them.

It's a largely cordial environment.

Helpful co-workers, with some exceptions of course.

The background level of disorganization allows for lots of private exploration of new technologies and offline professional advancement.

Great work-life balance.

As a company, Disney will be around forever.

Cons

Going through a phase where management is trying to prove they're smarter than everyone else, and they just aren't.

Going through a phase where bullying is being promoted as the core management style, with very poor success.

Promotions are largely personality-based, rather than technical-based.

Increasing amount of bureaucracy.

There's a real tendency for smart people and good managers to outgrow the environment and leave.

Advice to Management

Let people do their jobs without all the layers of process and nonsense.

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