tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post7126744489591454374..comments2023-12-31T01:23:39.943-05:00Comments on Mayerson on Animation: More Dirty TricksMark Mayersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-85859936644366507462011-01-24T10:03:16.369-05:002011-01-24T10:03:16.369-05:00Whoa, I hadn't thought of that. Yikes. Thanks ...Whoa, I hadn't thought of that. Yikes. Thanks for letting me know.Paige Halseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13444050185592986813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-9823678124054279972011-01-11T14:52:45.242-05:002011-01-11T14:52:45.242-05:00To be fair, we don't have the specifics as to ...To be fair, we don't have the specifics as to who brainstormed the employee trade-restriction deal. John Lasseter (the guy who's more responsible for the creative end of the company) might not agree with the deal. He might, but we don't know for sure. (I'm thinking Ed Catmull and Jim Morris, the guys on the business end, are more likely culprits.) Anyway, such shadyness isn't reflected in the films themselves, so the films can't be criticized based on a scandal like this.Mauricenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-8908151241572189732011-01-05T21:49:46.216-05:002011-01-05T21:49:46.216-05:00Boss Tweed said it right.
"We must appear to...Boss Tweed said it right.<br /><br />"We must appear to respect the law even as we break it."<br /><br />Honesty is too much to expect from successful corporations. Sadly, I learned that many years ago.Floyd Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635960964922892254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-72177276164894939092011-01-05T18:53:20.352-05:002011-01-05T18:53:20.352-05:00Paige, it is totally in the companies' interes...Paige, it is totally in the companies' interests not to compete, but it is illegal.<br /><br />Say that you work for Pixar and you're very good at what you do. You get approached by either Lucasfilm or Apple and offered a job for more money. It is your choice to leave, stay, or to go to Pixar and try to negotiate more money from them. Not a bad position to be in.<br /><br />Now imagine that Lucasfilm and Apple want you, but because of an agreement they signed with Pixar, they don't approach you. You not only lose opportunities, you also lose the chance at higher income. The companies have conspired, in secret, to keep you in your job and prevent you from getting a raise.<br /><br />That is known as restraint of trade and it is against the law.Mark Mayersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-14695241974637239312011-01-04T22:37:39.871-05:002011-01-04T22:37:39.871-05:00Please excuse my ignorance but I don't really ...Please excuse my ignorance but I don't really see how this is a negative thing. I don't know very much about business but wouldn't it be in both companies' interest to not be directly competing against one another for talented employees? When there are so many talented, aspiring people out there who would love the opportunity to be considered for either company, doesn't it make sense to make each company look elsewhere for employees?Paige Halseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13444050185592986813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-20673088648072795372011-01-04T09:02:40.473-05:002011-01-04T09:02:40.473-05:00So, based on this, we have to question sentiment i...So, based on this, we have to question sentiment in Snow White and Pinocchio too, right? Because during the 30s Disney recruiters tried to scoop up New York Fleischer animators right in front of their building? <br /><br />Films are films. They stand or fall on their own merits. Not to say that you can't lower your opinion of the company.David B. Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12611160893518781463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-85639570873525753142011-01-03T23:25:17.040-05:002011-01-03T23:25:17.040-05:00But, but their movies make people cry.But, but their movies make people cry.Thadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443425643665474645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-34567969823110872792011-01-03T15:22:49.520-05:002011-01-03T15:22:49.520-05:00I see what you mean. I am truly disappointed in Pi...I see what you mean. I am truly disappointed in Pixar, but I guess that's what happens when y a company becomes a major power-player.Eric Noblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05872046921674512158noreply@blogger.com