Trademark Productions Reviews

Dear Anonymous, We always appreciate feedback but must admit we are a little puzzled by the timing of this review; we haven’t had an intern – let alone 4 – in almost a year. We have good relationships with our last crop of official interns – there was one intern who quit after one day so hardly fair to use that experience as a benchmark. What’s more, we know several of our previous interns have gone on to full-time jobs. In each instance we provided positive letters of recommendation or acted as a positive reference while employment screening was taking place. All that said, we don’t view interns or internships as an opportunity to exploit free labor. Admittedly we expect some hustle and sweat equity out of our interns because, we feel, that is the best way to learn. We realize this is not for everyone and we understand the small stipend we offer is not as much as some would hope for. Speaking on behalf of every member of the TM office, I can assert that we have always valued interns and we have always enjoyed assisting in ‘on the job’ learning. In recent years no intern has outwardly voiced displeasure however, we would be happy to discuss further offline.

Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate you taking the time. Having an open "family-like" environment is exactly what we have tried to achieve. It set's us apart and provides the trust and freedom to utilize flex-time. We've seen many positive returns. We've experienced rapid growth in recent years and some of the negatives you pointed out came with this. Quick implementation to changes in never easy and they require planning, time and the buy-in of many. New task management structures, regular training and guided career advancement paths are active changes we are implementing. Thanks again for the review, as it helps to make TM a better place. Good luck in your future endeavors.