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Horrible Management - Videographer MotionLit Services Employee Review

1.0
9 Feb 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Consistent work and pay. Videos have deeply emotional stories and you can tell yourself you're making an impact on people's lives.

Cons

The brothers who run this company are horrendous managers who take zero personal responsibility for anything, and will force employees to do extra work, often during weekends or after work hours to make up for management's issues. Meetings that should take 5 minutes stretch on for 2 hours just so they can hear themselves talk. They require a meeting for every stage of the videos. You'll often be unable to get ahold of them for days, and then when they finally do respond it'll be for a massively overlong meeting where they'll freak out about some tiny issue that pushes things further and further behind. They have no respect for anyone's time but their own. Any time scheduled to meet with them you can be confident they will not show up to. They expect their workers to put in hours and hours of overtime, which would be fine if they seemed even remotely grateful, but they aren't. You will work yourself into exhaustion for them, and then they won't care that you did so at all. The brothers will go off on vacations in the middle of the week, throwing projects behind because they're no longer available to give the feedback they insist they must give in order to deliver the video. Meanwhile employees get 2 days off a year. Seriously. One of the most ridiculous things to see is when one of the brothers fails to remember his own opinions on things, and will get mad that other people don't have his page of notes in front of them so that he can remember his own thoughts on the subject. If you're a videographer, you'll be expected to do a 1 person shoot, with a cheap camcorder, often within extreme time constraints, and often where you'll have driven 6 hours to get to the location before starting a full shoot day, but if any of the footage is slightly dark, or if the subject gives a poor answer, the brothers will freak out at you for it. You'll be micromanaged and nitpicked to death for every tiny imperfection, but will never hear a positive word even if something is done well. It's not an environment that fosters any sort of positivity or growth. Stay away.

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5.0
3 Apr 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

This is a family-owned business and they have been through SO MUCH between COVID and the recent fires but they continue to stand strong and NEVER stop producing high-quality demonstratives for their clients. The law community respects the company and the brothers at the helm and anyone who's complained about their time with the company was doing so out of spite after their time here didn't work out. For me, a woman in the videography/journalism landscape of LA, I have found a home and a place to grow with MotionLit and look forward to more time here and appreciate the many ways the G Bros have supported me and lifted me up.

Cons

It's a constant learning process, and we've experienced some adversity over the years as a company and as a team. Communication is key and it's not always perfect but the higher-ups are willing to learn and work on their communication within the team. This is not a toxic workplace- it's quite the opposite. they want to be better every day.

1.0
26 Mar 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The best part of working here is hands-down the people. The animators, editors, and project managers are incredibly talented and make the day-to-day grind bearable. Their creativity and teamwork are the only reasons I stuck around as long as I did.

Cons

Unfortunately, the positives end there. The pay is embarrassingly low for the amount of effort and skill required—barely enough to scrape by. The workspace is a nightmare; it’s cramped, outdated, and feels like an afterthought. Communication from leadership is practically nonexistent; you’re left guessing half the time about expectations or project updates. Worst of all, they treat you like you’re completely expendable—zero appreciation or recognition for the work you put in. It’s a shame such a great team is stuck in such a poorly run company.

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