New Report Details Inner Workings Of Disney's Treatment Of Employees On 'Inside Out 2'
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While Inside Out 2 was a box office success for Disney Pixar, the working conditions of the studio leave much to be desired. Some employees claimed an overreliance on CCO Peter Docter led to odd parallels where some staff were bottle-necked, waiting for approval from the top, while others were in full crunch mode. So much hope was put on the film that the studio refused to delay it even during the 2023 strikes. A round of layoffs also decreased morale among the employees. The laid-off employees expressed mixed emotions when dealing with the situation. Some were glad to see the success of the film and their names attached to the credit but were simultaneously dealing with unemployment and looking for the next paycheck. The news that only active employees would receive a bonus was another blow to the departing team members.
The remaining employees showed concern that the executive team took all the wrong lessons from the film's success. The company cited the failure of Lightyear, which suffered from being released during a pandemic, as a reason to focus on universal and homogeneous stories. Reports from employees indicate that the heads blamed the same-sex kiss for the box office failure. As a result, the team behind Inside Out 2 had to do extra work to make clear that Riley had no romantic feelings for another girl in the film. This included editing the lighting in some scenes to rule out any hint of romance.
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Because Inside Out 2 saw great success, the team is even more committed to the homogeneous stories. It is determined to replicate the same crunch process that overshadowed the film’s development for Elio. A source from inside the studio claimed, “It was rushed work, paranoid work, paranoid leadership, mixed messaging...You're just working 24/7. And so after a while, your body just starts breaking down.”
Although the conditions were tough, employees were paid overtime and offered time off as compensation. Some employees were quick to defend the company, saying, “They throw everything at us to try to help. There's really great health benefits, mental health. So it's not like they're not trying and they're not offering things. But at the end of the day, I feel like the expectations and that ‘let's just crunch and get it done,’ but then it goes on for months and months, it’s not sustainable.”
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Source(s): IGN, Cartoon Brew
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