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Pros
"Wellington is a great place to work and live" (in 16 reviews)
"It has numerous things you could learn at weta" (in 11 reviews)
Cons
"long hours, could be politics stuff" (in 30 reviews)
"Rent in Wellington is quite expensive" (in 17 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
New to software development, I have found Weta Digital to be a welcoming and friendly place. The complex VFX tech stack here is extremely interesting, and there is a free exchange of ideas. A great place to work.
Cons
I got stuck in some confusion as a new hire during the acquisition by Unity Technologies.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good pay and perks for overtime, heaps of OT hours
Cons
No sick leave, no annual pay and no public holidays
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
It was a very interesting work, and I was excited just by looking at it. I also want to do my best to study at university with the goal of one day I can work for this company.
Cons
It's far from my country. Hard to work.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Cutting edge of VFX and dynamic workplace
Cons
Can be chaotic and hectic
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Weta is incredibly organized. They do some of the best work in the industry, and work on some of the most amazing projects in world history. Everyone is really friendly and professional, and great at what they do. They're very conscientious and make a concerted effort to treat their employees well. Generally, I was never overworked while at Weta.
Cons
It's nearly impossible to make any meaningful impact on this company without 1) years - even decades - at the company 2) working on site in Wellington (I was working remote). Practically speaking, nearly all wetafx employees are machine operators. While I honestly admire Weta, their organization, professionalism, culture, high standard, friendliness, etc. This was probably the least fulfilling position I've ever held at any vfx company. But that's likely because of my sorta 'overly-ambitious' personality, and the covid/remote circumstances.
Continue reading - Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Awesome project, great team, good salary
Cons
Working long hours, short contract
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
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Wellington / NZ is a nice place, great for kids to grow up Short commute Pockets of very talented and kind people Big blockbuster projects Lots of opportunities if you fit in and know the right people, or being a white American / British male. Paid OT Stay for no more than 1 year would avoid lots of politics and HR interactions.
Cons
Lots of politics. Long hours. Lots incompetents in management/leadership positions. Dishonest and incompetent HR People are promoted by how confident they sound, whom they are friend with, rarely by competence. No other big studios to jump to locally (unless you do it remotely) Virtually no pay rise after entering - get your entrance rate as high as possible otherwise don't expect a significant pay rise for the next 5-10 years. Latest company restructuring is just lip services, people are not changing the way they behave. Every team has different culture, every department feels like a different company. All-women-and-men-for-themselves working environment.
Continue reading - Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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- Network opportunity - Great projects - Challenging
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- Big company - No paid holiday
- Current Employee★★★★★
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good team to work with, pay overtime
Cons
long hours, could be politics stuff
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Weta Digital has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 208 reviews left anonymously by employees. 87% of employees would recommend working at Weta Digital to a friend and 80% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.
87% of Weta Digital employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Weta Digital 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.
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