Working at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, CA: 6 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Los Angeles, CA Area

What do you like about working at Universal Studios?

"The Film and TV industry is very interesting to me."

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

"If you are self-motivated and a go-getter, this is a great fit for you. If you'd rather move up the ladder naturally (hard work = promotion) this isn't the place for you."

What don't you like about working at Universal Studios?

"I am bored and have nothing to do all day. Sick of personal planning. Need more challenge and change to my days."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Involve assistants more in what is going on through weekly meetings, etc."

"Great company. Very corporate. Great opportunities for development"

What do you like about working at Universal Studios?

"Flexibility. Development opportunities. Great support systems in place. Easy to promote if you do the work."

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

"You must interview with several people. Be consistent with your ability to contribute to the company. They will not hire you if you are looking for a job, they will hire you if you are offering them something and bring value to their team."

What don't you like about working at Universal Studios?

"The red tape politics was sometimes difficult to navigate through. Company completed mass layoffs and doubled or tripled workloads on remaining employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be honest with your people. They are smarter than you think and are more accepting of change than you might imagine. It is odd how closed door Sr. Level Executive meetings would have rollouts of massive top secret changes discussed and before the end of the day the entire meeting was public knowledge and they were busy doing damage control for the next couple of weeks."

"Too much turnover at the executive level"

What do you like about working at Universal Studios?

"Great creative opportunities"

What don't you like about working at Universal Studios?

"Turnover at executive level - inconsistency"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Find someone good and stick with them"

"Great job for short-term"

What do you like about working at Universal Studios?

"Opportunity to work on franchise projects; huge corporate-wide resources"

What don't you like about working at Universal Studios?

"Limited growth; ownership changes"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Avoid major re-organizations every 12-18 months"

"Purchased by Seagrams, who laid off 400 people in my dept."

"I didn't like working at Universa Studios"

What do you like about working at Universal Studios?

"received international experience"

What don't you like about working at Universal Studios?

"wasn't challeged and didn't learn much."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"it was about 10 years ago. At the time the department I worked for was overworked with no end in sight for no good reason. They since replaced the individual in charge with poor management skills."