Category Review

Average - lots of placements which is great but given very very basic tasks which definitely could be worked on. Comparing now to what placements get at other companies I’ve worked out makes me realise how little I achieved. Great company other than that - great offices and lots to get involved in outside of day job

Honestly, not at all. Felt it was very hierarchical - maybe that’s just the team I was in I’m not sure but the team wasn’t great. Great to have the support of lots of other placement students though which is a positive as lots of social events with other placements

I would say I did get support - however fairly limited. I had 3 managers so sometimes was tricky to work between them as they were all very different in how they managed. Definitely a learning curve though and helped me understand how best I work with other people and that support is key!

It really varied depending on the time of year! I generally had a lot to fo day to day - even if they were small tasks such as tidying up, cleaning up desks, getting coffee etc but it did keep me busy! The work definitely picked up at the end of every quarter

Limited responsibility however was in charge of a few contracts for the team. I do feel that the company are nervous to give jobs to interns which I completely understand but I feel personally there are ways in which they can manage this better - now I’ve worked for other companies I see how others really do this well

I haven’t used any of the skills I learnt, the only ones I would say are how to manage upwards, I learnt to stick up for myself, how I like to be managed and that support and line manager relationships are extremely important. I now know what I want out of a job

most people were really friendly and there were lots of social events such as screenings, staff sales, and placement events too! The office is huge and there are people everywhere which I personally love and most people would be happy to help you out if you needed any help at all

The team I was in had never had a placement before so didn’t know what work to give me. I also started a lot later than all other placements which I didn’t like at all as they had all made friends and found their social groups whereas I struggled as I came in later

I wouldn’t say they really invested much if I’m honest. I don’t remember going on any training days or development opportunities. Again comparing vs other companies I’ve now worked for has made me realise how little I got in terms of training from the placement year which is a shame as you don’t realise at the time.

Personally I wouldn’t go back as it’s not the industry for me. I’ve also moved away from the actual job i was doing at Disney into something Else which I much prefer - maybe this also didn’t help during my placement that I wasn’t overly interested in the day job

Yes I would say so - I did struggle to settle in as I started later than all other placements which still confuses me. Luckily I knew someone also in the office from my university which enabled me to make friends through her but without her I would have struggled

I lived at home and commuted in - on this wage this was really really hard! £16,000 salary but I spent £30 a day on travel and then paid rent to live at home so was a massive chunk of money. I didn’t want to live in London as it didn’t make sense for me

Not great but this wasn’t a massive deal for me. Did occasionally go for after work drinks and local bars were fine or you’d head into central London / local areas nearby so was absolutely fine! Hammersmith had a lot of shops too which was great for lunchtime walks and shopping

Not really to be honest I know other people did volunteering within their teams but my team didn’t. I took part in helping at the staff sales but that was it and I wasn’t aware of anything else to be honest to get involved in - I would’ve been interested to