This story is a part of The Hollywood Reporters annual Next Gen issue. Read the32nd annual Next Gen listof rising executives here.

To get a sense of what its like to work in Hollywood at this moment for young(er) professionals, THR anonymously surveyed the past couple of years of its annual Next Gen list of on-the-rise executives. Questions ranged from office mandates and streamers of choice to how Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav stacks up against Disney CEO Bob Iger and whether Birkenstocks count as appropriate officewear. Check out the results below.

Office Mandates

59.6 Percent Are Unsure About AI Thats the percentage of surveyed Next Gen alumni who say they have no idea if AI will destroy or save Hollywood. 22.6 percent chose destroy and 12.8 percent chose save.

Officewear in 2025

70.2 Percent Are More Excited by DC Studios Thats the percentage of surveyed Next Gen alumni who say they are more excited by DC Studios than Marvel Studios, which earned 29.8 percent of the vote.

Rank the Performance of Entertainment CEOs

Todays Hollywood Dream Job? Top Film/TV Producer 34.4 percent of surveyed Next Gen alumni chose a film/TV producer as the current brass ring of Hollywood dream jobs. A streamers head of content came in at No. 2 (23.3 percent), followed by CEO of an entertainment company (13.3 percent), head of a talent agency (8.9 percent) and film studio chief (7.8 percent). Write-in answers included a tech company CEO and Larry Ellison.

Streaming Supremacy