Working at Sony Pictures in Culver City, CA: 42 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Culver City, CA Area

"every year your job is threatened with lay-off"

What do you like about working at Sony Pictures?

"my director mostly"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"go in with an open mind that this company has not been profitable for a while and the chance of growth is for a great game player not one with skill and knowledge."

What don't you like about working at Sony Pictures?

"no growth and the annual lay-off threat"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"listen intently to the annual employee survey and write better questions on the questionnaire plus really think about the people you have in charge are they assets to the company"

"Sony Pictures was a dream job."

What do you like about working at Sony Pictures?

"I loved the complexity of all the work at Sony this job gave me even more attention to detail and experience with systems."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself and ask alot of questions."

What don't you like about working at Sony Pictures?

"I did not like that I got laid off."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management at Sony is superior."

What do you like about working at Sony Pictures?

"Never a dull moment. Interesting clients. No micro managing, a few perks."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be prepared to deal with people that are not use to structure."

What don't you like about working at Sony Pictures?

"Interesting clients - not use to structure or rules"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Pay attention"

"This is a company with creative geniuses and state of the art technology, however the company has the potential to become an even more stellar company."

What do you like about working at Sony Pictures?

"I had strong leaders and mentors who recognized my strengths and abilities and who also supported my growth and development throughout my tenure with the company."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Candidates interviewing for a job there should enter with an open mind and have patience. People tend to get caught up in time and are run by their work so remain confident and patient if your interview doesn't start on time. Stay connected and focused during your conversations and remember, this is your only time to sell yourself and show them you have the fit, skills and experience to get the job."

What don't you like about working at Sony Pictures?

"Interfacing with leaders and executives who were driven by high egos and exhibited abusive and tyrannical behaviors. These individuals thrive on instilling fear, limitation and lack and didn't empower those that worked for them."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I believe the company has progressed since I left over 10 years ago. I would suggest collecting data from employee surveys and exit interviews and focus on where the high incidents of turnover or employee relations interventions occur from a budget standpoint. After assessing the information and understanding the potential costs and liabilities for the company, then HR systems and programs can be put into place to create a company that fosters creativity, collaboration and employee engagement."

"I learned about the Entertainment World; a great place to work."

What do you like about working at Sony Pictures?

"People."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Do your best; it's a great networking place."

What don't you like about working at Sony Pictures?

"Office Politics."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management really needs to listen."

"Great company to work for be careful of whom you're working for."

What do you like about working at Sony Pictures?

"The company actually cares about it's employees"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be professional, smart and research the department before interviewing."

What don't you like about working at Sony Pictures?

"I love the company I just happen to support someone that most couldn't get along with."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to your employees. I know HR generally works for upper management, however they aren't always correct."

"Very nice."

What do you like about working at Sony Pictures?

"the small family feel at Sony Pictures, while a large corp., I always felt at home there."

What don't you like about working at Sony Pictures?

"can't really think of anything"

"Sony Pictures Entertainment needs a bit of tweaking, but is generally a great place to work."

"Sony was great place to learn how to translate sales statistics"

What do you like about working at Sony Pictures?

"It was a very faced environment and it was a place for me to learn how to implement a complete business model"

What don't you like about working at Sony Pictures?

"The management in my dept did not allows support ideas on how to implement business strategies better"

"I really enjoyed working at Sony"

What do you like about working at Sony Pictures?

"The people were great and it was a really dynamic environment"

What don't you like about working at Sony Pictures?

"There can be high volumes of turnover in staff due to the nature of the market."