Pros
• A select group of people working at Canyon are very talented and great to work with • Everyone gets their own office or an office to share with someone else. The privacy is definitely nice. • The hours are okay by entertainment standards. Most people still do overtime and the occasional weekend just not as much as other studios. • The company is situated in a good neighborhood • Free underground parking
Cons
I have to preface this by saying that in the beginning I did not mind working here. It was okay. But things slowly but surely started getting worse and revealing themselves for what they truly were. Let's see: • CEO, although generally pleasant the few times I interacted with her, is seldom there & very unaware of how the company and its employees are really doing. • The managers love to badmouth everyone and throw people under the bus, especially to cover for their own mistakes. They are fairly condescending and create an incredibly toxic and distrusting environment in which creativity ends up suffering. • The offices are run-down and in dire need of some TLC. Definitely not what a design agency should look like. Like a previous reviewer mentioned, there's no break room or outdoor area. The work also feels old and tired. Canyon is struggling to get work and doesn't have the "cool" projects or finishes other agencies have. • The culture is very "this is what we've been doing for the past 20 years so it's going to stay that way". There's no evolution and people either hate working there and are actively looking to get out or simply have this mechanical, zombie-like attitude and just going through the motions. • Some of the people here have really big egos and are constantly trying to compete/one-up others. • They are all about implementing nonsense rules like having to sign in and out for lunch that aren't quite fit for a studio of about 50 people. All in all, Canyon is only good if you only care about getting a paycheck.