I.

Employee Retention
A. Provide a review of what this firm is doing to retain their good employees and drive down
turnover;
1. Key Statistics

Key Statistics 2009

New jobs (1 year) 211
% job growth (1 year) 13%
% voluntary turnover 4%
Applicants 36,000
No. of job openings (as of Jan. 13, 2010) 24

2. Environment
a. an intelligent, creative and friendly group of people
b. Social life wrap round work life( highly encouraged)
c. Flexible cool environment, tries to maintain a work/life balance
3. Offers Classes and Projects
a. Exercise Classes
b. Artistic Development classes
i. Sculpture
ii. Painting
4. Computer Development skills
B. Do they leverage engagement and exit surveys to enhance workforce stability? May want to
consider issues such as morale, benefits, incentives, rewards, etc
a. Benefits Statistics
 Summary of Benefits
Paid sabbaticals Yes
Onsite child care No
   
5. Health Free Food Everyday with a focus
on healthy and varied options
a. Breakfast
100% health-care coverage No
b. Lunch
Onsite fitness center Yes
c. Snacks and
Subsidized gym
beverage
membership Yes
   
throughout
Work-life the day
6.   Free gym
Job sharing program Yes
7. Game room
Compressed workweek No
a. Wii
Telecommuting Yes
b. pool tables
   
8. Diversity
Summer carnival
9. Shrek Day
10. % minorities 0.25 Dreamtalk
% women 0.29 a. Special
Guest
Has nondiscrimination policy Yes brought in
that includes sexual orientation? to provide
their
Offers domestic partner prospective
benefits Yes in the world
for same-sex couples?  
11. Free screenings
   
12. Free caltrain pass
Professional training
13. Incentives
Salaried employees
a. Provides
(hrs./yr.): 60 more

Hourly employees (hrs./yr.): 92

opportunities for employees to show case talent.
b. More opportunities for employees
14. Dan Satterthwaite of Dreamworks explains the importance of creating a collaborative culture than
inspires employeesv
a. The culture is highly energetic and one of a collaborative nature
b. The way company is structure from a Management standpoint
i. Make sure each artist has great leadership, supervisions, and inspiration
ii. Make sure cultural fit of the people coming in is second to none.
iii. Managers are very accessible
 15. Employees has the freedom to try new ideas

C. What other recommendations would you offer to the firm to help them hold onto their
good employees? Would your recommendations vary depending on the type of employee?
(e.g., Baby boomers, Generation Xers, Generation Yers, men, women, etc).

Where they Work

The gates to our studio in Glendale, Calif., welcome over 1,400 employees and guests daily. Beyond lie
six acres of landscaped grounds with fountains, a river, a lagoon, walking paths and courtyards, along
with 325,000 square feet of office space, and another 135,000 square feet due to open in 2010. The
architecture and style of the studio take their inspiration from the Mediterranean, with arches and
towers finished in warm shades of ochre, russet and stone, silvery olive trees, lush bougainvillea and
flowing water.

PDI/DreamWorks, our Northern California facility located in Redwood City, just south of San
Francisco, is housed in a crisp modern building that offers expansive views of Redwood City and the
surrounding mountains. This campus is home to close to 500 artists, writers, engineers and producers.
The open spaces and unique amenities enhance the collaborative nature of the studio.

When the weather permits, our Glendale DreamWorkers like to enjoy their meals outdoors under the
olive trees, perhaps overlooking the lagoon or in a shady spot in the loggia. Our lagoon is home to
more than 300 koi, ducks and other water-loving creatures. It's a favorite gathering spot for
employees, whether to enjoy an alfresco lunch, hold an informal meeting, find inspiration or just take
a break.

ut the year, DreamWorks Animation employees have many on-campus events and activities to
participate in. For example, there are on-campus art shows and craft fairs, weekly movie screenings,
artistic development classes and lectures - open to any and all employees - and family days, when
friends and family are invited to join us for lunch

As part of our program to keep our artists inspired and energized, we bring to campus a variety of
industry leaders throughout the year to discuss with DreamWorkers topics ranging from screenwriting
to motion-capture animation to 3D to life drawing. Here, CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg talks with Martin
Scorsese, who shared his experiences as one of the most influential directors of our time.

Whether they're in Redwood City or Glendale, our employees take time to recharge their batteries
with a good game of foosball in our state-of-the-art game room that also includes a pool table, the
latest video games and flat panel screen TV's and big leather chairs to relax in.

We've recently been working with Thomson/Technicolor to build an animation enterprise in

Bangalore, India. With close to 200 talented artists and production staff there, we are expanding our
capabilities and creating opportunities for the studio.
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