Why do they keep dead weight? Why are they in the trouble they are in now?? As in most cases like this look to the top. They hire IDIOTS like Nancy Bernstein who burned through Digital Domain leaving a wreck there (that eventually toppled), and now she's burned through DWA. As Head of Production/Studio she made one blunder after another and doesn't know shit about what she's doing. And then she spearheaded the producution, Rise of the Guardians, that lost the company $100 Million and it looks like about 500 jobs. But at worst she'll walk away with a golden parachute and millions in the bank while the rank and file will be applying to Disney and other studios for short-term contract work.
And look at Katzenberg. Did you really believe him when he told all of you for years that "India is only for overflow and PR work. It's never going to take jobs from our main campuses" Well guess what? How many cuts do you think are happening in India over this?? My guess is none. DWA is a shark tank from the top down, run by people who see animation as a numbers game based on how many widgets they can sell in a given year. They don't give a crap about the artists or any long term stability. Every one of those jobs will be in India or China within the next 5 years and Katzenberg and Nancy Bernstein will be sitting in their mansions in Malibu living the good life.