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Gradient Effects

Is this your company?

This should not exist in 2022. - Artist Gradient Effects Employee Review

1.0
May 13, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

There is a front and back door you can walk out of.

Cons

Everything from the moment you walk in, until you leave. Owner is the most narcissistic person I’ve ever met in my life. Projects are used like candy to lure unsuspecting children into a unmarked van with black windows. Owner will use the promise of “cool projects “ to make artists look the other way on mistreatment of coworkers and blatant mismanagement of projects. Many jr artists are hired as cheap labor. Sr artists are hired to make up the difference ( fix jr work, etc) Artists used as scapegoats. Guarantee if something goes wrong, it’s your fault. Owner (who is also fx artist, supervisor, producer, etc) often will forget notes given and will change notes on shots several times after seeing the shot again hours or days later. Blatant, public verbal tear downs of employees/ employee work. Owner’s temper/rage outbursts are unsettling, demoralizing and distracting.

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5.0
Jan 4, 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I am not a big Windows fan, glad to see that they use Linux for all their computers. They have a full in house rendering farm, don't have to deal with crappy cloud rendering like at some other places. Lots of parking available.

Cons

Located on the westside. So it can be a hard commute to work from the valley.

10
1.0
Nov 2, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work on high-profile projects Can bring pets to work

Cons

The owner can't emotionally regulate and takes it out on his employees. He also talks badly about them behind their backs. There is no support system or proper channels. They run through employees, especially the production team overly quickly leading to the rest of the team to be confused and trying to figure out what to do and then sadly falling behind of which the team will be yelled at for. DO NOT WORK HERE IF YOU VALUE YOUR SANITY.

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