Sage of Time
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She's in charge of a lot of the people that make choices that decrease quality in WDW.
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Meg Crofton Retiring in 2015
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wdwfan4ver
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Meg shouldn't have been the person in of WDW, but I can't blame everything that happened under her reign on her. I am saying that because the budget cut on Space Mountain refurbishment actually was caused by Phil Holmes, not Meg based on what I read on this forum in the past. The reason for the Trim brakes for Space Mountain was caused by that refurbishment not being done properly.
Mike S
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asianway
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And Phil reports up to Meg. But I always thought WDI would set the budget for a major refurb like Space
asianway
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She is a case study in failing upward. But please I'd rather you ignore
1023
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For fun, I went to an employer rating/feedback site recently (GlassDoor). I focused my search to WDI and I think I have a favorite former Imagineer's feedback below:
“Once a Truly Great Place to Spend an Entire Career, Often Afflicted by Backstabbing Cronyism ”
Former Employee - Vice President in Glendale, CA
I worked at Walt Disney Imagineering full-time (more than 10 years)
Pros
Immense, City-scale greenfield international projects. Brlliant creative opportunities abound for making the world a better place, and most significantly, creating unequalled shareholder value. Historically very generous benefits. Training is by on the job immersion, sometimes through ad-hoc mentoring by veterans. Still kindles a spark of the original can-do organization founded by Walt.
Cons
Work-Life balance favors Imagineering's projects and the bloated portfolio leadership. If not among the "chosen" expect long hours of uncompensated extra work hours, an unrealistic workload and an over-burdened but indecisive project delivery framework. Limited opportunity for advancement or recognition unless an annointed Insider. Chronic fear of failure drives committee formatted re-thinking that eventually dilutes the product while inflating costs, and thus constrains shareholder value. Performance review process is murky and arbitrary, essentailly a black hole. Compensation, Incentives (Bonus rewards) and Promitions favor friends and off hour social cronies. Toxic office culture embraces political favoritism and not best practices, squadering tens of millions in shareholder value.
Advice to Management
Advice to current management at WDI: Take your early retirements and cash in your stock. The TWDC must then turn the company over to a genuinely open-minded, highly qualified innovator with a verifiable executive leadership history, having produced unrivalled shreholder value in a major Fortune 500 company. This leader must come from outside Imagineering, insiders are incapable of rehabilitation. Imagineering has a long and difficult history in the leadership suites, with only the brilliant and generous leadership of Marty Sklar as the exception.
Sounds like a letter I am familiar with.
The link to this area of Glassdoor is: http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Walt-Disney-Imagineering-Reviews-E139084.htm
I wonder what Meg's will say?
*1023*
ASIDE: The origin of that post is unknown/anonymous and I am merely speculating.
“Once a Truly Great Place to Spend an Entire Career, Often Afflicted by Backstabbing Cronyism ”
Former Employee - Vice President in Glendale, CA
I worked at Walt Disney Imagineering full-time (more than 10 years)
Pros
Immense, City-scale greenfield international projects. Brlliant creative opportunities abound for making the world a better place, and most significantly, creating unequalled shareholder value. Historically very generous benefits. Training is by on the job immersion, sometimes through ad-hoc mentoring by veterans. Still kindles a spark of the original can-do organization founded by Walt.
Cons
Work-Life balance favors Imagineering's projects and the bloated portfolio leadership. If not among the "chosen" expect long hours of uncompensated extra work hours, an unrealistic workload and an over-burdened but indecisive project delivery framework. Limited opportunity for advancement or recognition unless an annointed Insider. Chronic fear of failure drives committee formatted re-thinking that eventually dilutes the product while inflating costs, and thus constrains shareholder value. Performance review process is murky and arbitrary, essentailly a black hole. Compensation, Incentives (Bonus rewards) and Promitions favor friends and off hour social cronies. Toxic office culture embraces political favoritism and not best practices, squadering tens of millions in shareholder value.
Advice to Management
Advice to current management at WDI: Take your early retirements and cash in your stock. The TWDC must then turn the company over to a genuinely open-minded, highly qualified innovator with a verifiable executive leadership history, having produced unrivalled shreholder value in a major Fortune 500 company. This leader must come from outside Imagineering, insiders are incapable of rehabilitation. Imagineering has a long and difficult history in the leadership suites, with only the brilliant and generous leadership of Marty Sklar as the exception.
Sounds like a letter I am familiar with.
The link to this area of Glassdoor is: http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Walt-Disney-Imagineering-Reviews-E139084.htm
I wonder what Meg's will say?
*1023*
ASIDE: The origin of that post is unknown/anonymous and I am merely speculating.
disney4life2008
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Is it true that she started in hospitality then worked her way to the top?
BrerJon
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She was in charge of WDW during its decline in the 2000s and cheerled it, a woman with no concept of the history of the park, and the embodiment of the 'yes-man' attitude amongst Disney managers that gets them promoted by not rocking the boat, kissing up, and above all not doing anything above and beyond what Wall Street expects. I can only imagine what great attractions and park concepts we would have had without her.
She will not be missed by me.
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Goofyernmost
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No, I don't think so... I believe it was George that did that. I could be wrong though and I'm sure someone will jump in and correct me quickly.
aladdin2007
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This. and that trend will just continue sadly.
GiveMeTheMusic
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No it ain't. Just saying.
draybook
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disney4life2008
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Interesting - sounds like she has been no good.
disney4life2008
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I have plenty more but I'm saving those for Bob's announcement!
Here is a better reaction LOL
Tigger1988
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So many comments really adding to the discussion, it's thrilling.
Belowthesurface
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I never actually saw her in the parks when I worked in them. The only times I did was when she was doing anything media related and she was well protected from anyone getting near her.