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Inside Look at Pixar HQ
LittleGuernica writes "Aintitcool's moriarty has taken a tour of Pixar's Headquarters in Emeryville, California and it just looks astounding. It instantly makes you wanna work there, or at least pimp up your cubicle... Which they don't have at Pixar, no they have cottages! Looks like Pixar created the optimal work condition for such a creative company, which leaves you no choice but to enjoy your job at Pixar every damn minute you work there."
as if I didn't hate my workplace enough already.
What? Senior cocksucker at Steve "Blow" Jobs' office?
1) Interesting page turns up on various blogs ....weeks pass...
2) Page is posted on slashdot and immediately killed.
They may be allowed to dress them up pretty, but they're still veal pens. Those poor bastards probably work 60 - 80 - 90 hours a week 50 weeks a year. They might as well be chained to their desk. Stupid Americans.
the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Speaking of attempted smart-assery... "Well, look him up. In case you didn't know, there's this site called www.google.com that you can search for names and web sites etc etc. You should check it out, it's pretty cool web site and I have a feeling it may be big one day..." Next time just post the damn info instead of assuming that everyone should automatically share your interests.
For relaxing times...make it Suntory time.
This is NEWS FOR NERDS isn't it? Even if you don't know who Catmull is, you should fucking well know how to find out.
That was classic intercourse!
The people at Pixar, or any other great company are not "better" than you
Do you have any idea how many reels Pixar goes through for every hire they make? To put it bluntly, yes, the people who work at Pixar are better than you. That's why they got hired and you didn't. To a certain extent, there are some things you can do about that. You can work hard and become better at what you do. But when what you lack is simple talent, forget it. You'll never be in their class.
This "everyone's a winner" shit is for the birds. Some people are just flat-out smarter, more talented, more creative than others. "I'm not being allowed to tap into my potential!" is a crock of shit, and everybody knows it.
You have taken the wrong lesson from this.
The philosophy behind Pixar is to make great movies. Period. Everything they do serves that goal. There's not a single thing going on in that building that can't be directly tied to their goal of making great movies.
Nobody, but nobody, sat down and thought, "Gee, how can we make our employees happier?" Not even for a split second. Rather, they think, "Gee, how can we attract more talented people and get the very best out of them?"
It's impossible to forget, when you're inside Pixar, that you're there to create wonderful things. If you're the kind of person who thrives on that, great. If not, tough. Nobody there is going to go out of his way to make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
Ah, yes. It wouldn't be Slashdot without an utterly nonsensical rant bringing together both how great Tesla was and how evil corporations are.
I swear to fucking Christ, reading this Web site is like taking freshman seminar all over again. The same old tired ideas just keep coming around and around and around.