#LAIKA INTERNSHIPS PROFESSIONAL#

It was a Senior IT position, providing expert level administration of Macs, Windows, and Linux desktop, servers, and networks. Different recruiters called me, all for the same job. I interviewed several times for the same job over about 6-9 months. I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at LAIKA (Hillsboro, OR) in Jun 2010 Interview Please do not work at this place just for its name, there are other companies that will pay you what you’re worth. Seems like they are used to extorting talented artists for the lowest price range.

The company makes beautiful films, but this one conversation shocked me. I then asked about getting raises, what the growth opportunities were in the company and she said that it was maybe $1-$2 a year - which for me meant that in order to make the current salary I was making at the time I would have to work there for 10+ years. I was also shocked because they didn’t even ask me questions about my experience at all before saying that the pay rate was immovable and not up for negotiating. The qualifications they require for this job do not meet the $17 an hour pay rate no matter how you cut it.

#LAIKA INTERNSHIPS PROFESSIONAL#

Mind you, I studied at a very prestigious film school (have the student loan debt to prove it) and have spent 6+ years producing professional multimedia projects. She asked me about my interest in the company and then went straight into talking about pay “based on my experience”. The rep was 10 mins late to the zoom call (I almost hopped off), as soon as we started talking she said that I should feel flattered because out of 400 applications they only chose 4 portfolios to interview for this role. They contacted me a week later to set up a meeting for a preliminary interview with their HR rep. I submitted my resume and portfolio online via LinkedIn. I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at LAIKA (Portland, OR) in Feb 2021 Interview

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