Freeform Reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(23 total reviews)

Michael G. Riley

Not enough data to show CEO approval

43% positive business outlook

Freeform has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 23 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Freeform employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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23 reviews
3.0
4 Nov 2014

Nice People But Toxic Environment

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The corporate environment does allow for a good work/life balance (9a-6p) along with several nice perks including health care, events on the Disney lot, discounts and the coveted Silver Pass to get into Disneyland for free. Disney is a good family company and attracts a lot of good people.

Cons

ABC Family, as part of Disney, would like to be part of the "Happiest Place on Earth" but my experience differed. While I enjoyed the people I worked with (and don't get me wrong there are a lot of good people there) I found supervisors to have poor management and leadership skills and the environment to be driven by ego and politics. The resulting toxic environment resulted in no room for growth, a poor venue for creative out-of-the-box thinking and the general feeling of being a small cog in a very big machine.

2.0
11 Feb 2016

Very political

Recommend
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Pros

Owned by Disney. Good benefits.

Cons

Politics trumps work ethics and abilities. Major gap in communications between colleagues and departments. Gossip within the management team is worse than junior high school.

4.0
10 Feb 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of cool opportunities to meet cast members and really be involved with the shows. I really loved that I could produce material as an intern!

Cons

It's easy to get lost in the mix. I know some of my colleagues had been their for years, and they didn't seem to be moving to quickly with the company. You really have to shine and put yourself out there if you want to move ahead....but I suppose that goes with any company. Also, it can be frustrating to deal with the larger forces of Disney when it comes to legal/Intellectual Property issues for the projects you are working on. Something that seems like a small project can really get caught in the pipeline. However, the overall benefits of being part of a big company outweigh these negatives.

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