Some interesting comments on here for sure. As someone who has worked at the Glendale campus for the last 10 years, some thoughts.
-India workers claiming to be as "hurt" by the layoffs. First off, there is no way they're laying off anywhere near the numbers in India for people making 1/10 of what they pay in Glendale. Just not happening. Secondly, those jobs shouldn't even be over there in the first place. Just like the 2D industry did with cheap Korean sweatshop labor for animation, they sent the work over to you guys because you have a cheap, easily exploitable workforce. In other words you are willing to work long hours for little pay and no benefits. That's why you were able to steal U.S. jobs. So IF those jobs go away now, they were never yours in the first place, so stop crying.
-As for Glendale, yeah, with the layoffs now it's just like it's always been at this campus. Politics and BS. The execs who do nothing or are responsible for the failures like Nancy Bernstein will be rewarded. The VFX Sups who call the shots (the Craigs and Dougs of the world) will sit in little rooms and do "ranking" meetings where they label people numbers 1-3 like cattle. Which is of course entirely based on who they like and don't like. And the useless management and production who add nothing to the shows like Barb Cimity will continue to justify their existence because they can. As long as production runs things there, and VFX sups are an in-bred Old Boys Club things will never change. The new hires and the good talent that has other opportunities will leave and the same stagnant cycle will continue. Doug has a job here even though he's been the worst VFX Sup (my opinion) and crews beg not to be on his films year after year. Why? Because he's friends with Craig and others and has been here forever. So they tolerate him. Year after year and failed project after failed project.
Face it. Things won't change at DWA while they have the same in-bred production management and executives they've always had. This company fosters apathy and corporate stagnation. And before anyone asks why I stay here then. Simple. Free food. Good benefits. And I'm too lazy to look for work elsewhere...