Disney Interactive Media Group Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"Work with Disney Interactive for about 6 months, the project was fun, however, not much in the room for growth. Everything is kept in a hush-hush manner, which makes it difficult for employees who are seeking a more permanent position. Since the company is recovering from the massive layoff which ended various of the Disney developers, this company has maybe on project a year if that.Not suited for veteran testers."

"Good start but no long term future."

"Upper management lacks focus."

"Very progressive organization, but lacks goals and accountability."

What do you like about working at Disney Interactive Media Group?

"Smart people, good benefits, fun opportunities working with a variety of intellectual properties."

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

"Prepare yourself for a company full of politics and road blocks. Disney is often times its own worse enemy."

What don't you like about working at Disney Interactive Media Group?

"Lack of goals and accountability. Too much emphasis on show boating and hiding challenges that inhibit the sustainable growth of the organization."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Develop easy to understand, clear, and measurable goals. Drive the business forward by empowering your employees."

What do you like about working at Disney Interactive Media Group?

"Working at Disney offers a lot of great opportunities to network and build your career."

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

"Confidence and a strong work ethic will go a long way at the Walt Disney Company."

What don't you like about working at Disney Interactive Media Group?

"One has to deal with an unusually high amount of office politics."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would encourage management to take care of their employees and remember that an overworked employee is not an effective employee."

"This company has very conflicting policies.If you are already working there, you will have far different standards than new employees.Also they have gone through 3 CEOs in as many years and laid off ten times as many employees as they have kept."

"Re-organization left me without opportunities."

"Innovative company that values its employees."

"I loved working for Disney because of the possible career growth and the opportunity to learn and crossover into new areas."

What do you like about working at Disney Interactive Media Group?

"Career opportunity, growth opportunity, freedom to move and learn new things."

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

"Nope, just go for it, you'll come out better."

What don't you like about working at Disney Interactive Media Group?

"Tends to be political and bureaucratic."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"It's been awhile since I last worked there, but I'd ask them to have a more patience with new initiatives."

"Decent work/life balance, though this is getting worse lately. There is a lot of technical debt, and no support for eliminating it."

What do you like about working at Disney Interactive Media Group?

"The people here are amicable and there is at least a pretense of a work/life balance."

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

"If you like to do innovative work, this is not a good place to be. If you want a comfortable position that requires very little technical growth, you might be ok here."

What don't you like about working at Disney Interactive Media Group?

"The group is trending toward a sweatshop, and the company is not willing to put new projects on hold in order to allow time to reduce the massive amount of technical debt that has accrued from years of bad engineering."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Dedicate some time to replacing the legacy systems, and give up on the idea of incremental updates. Also stop forcing the developers to clone the existing systems rather than improving upon them."

"Great!"

What do you like about working at Disney Interactive Media Group?

"Fun place...great perks!"

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

"Bring your A game"

What don't you like about working at Disney Interactive Media Group?

"Who doesn't love Disney!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Continue to offer your employees the best because they work hard for you!"

What do you like about working at Disney Interactive Media Group?

"A lot of freedom to work independently on projects at your own pace. The people are very talented and knowledgeable"

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

"Nope, just play the role"

What don't you like about working at Disney Interactive Media Group?

"The Corporate atmosphere, and the Type-A personalities that are inflexible."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Wouldn't matter wht I said anyway, it's DISNEY!"

"Contractor"

What do you like about working at Disney Interactive Media Group?

"Could do it on my schedule"

What don't you like about working at Disney Interactive Media Group?

"The need to view all of the boards every single day"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire more people"