Pixar's Inside Out 2 hit by toxic workplace claims with staff 'forced to work 7 days a week' and laid off 'before they could claim bonus' on $1bn film Have YOU got a story? Email t ips@dailymail.com By Eve Buckland For Dailymail.Com Published: 22:49, 16 September 2024 | Updated: 23:01, 16 September 2024 e-mail View comments Pixar 's box office behemoth Inside Out 2 has been described as a toxic workplace by former employees in the wake of the movie becoming the most successful animated film of all time.
The movie, which features Amy Poehler and Maya Hawke in the respective roles of Joy and Anxiety has grossed a stellar $1.67billion at the box office - but staff have claimed the film's success came at the expense of their health and finances. Per a new report by IGN , 10 former Pixar employees have laid bare the allegedly 'crushing 24/7 pressure' of working to make the film a hit for the flailing studio - with their efforts never rewarded after they were laid off - and they are now ineligible to receive a bonus on the film.
The employees claim they were 'left hung out to dry' by Pixar - which is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios - after the 'largest crunch in the studio's history' saw 175 workers - 14 per cent of staff laid off in May. It was claimed that Pixar were determined to make the film a success due to fears the studio would go under after years without a monster hit. Pixar 's box office behemoth Inside Out 2 has been described as a toxic workplace by former employee.