On layoffs, very bad attendance, and Iger's legacy being one of disgrace

[UNCgolf]

I'm just wondering now how many other significant lay-offs have taken place in secret!!

You were fired. Secretly. You just don't know it yet.

 

[DVCakaCarlF]

If the NDA includes a clause that prohibits you from posting your dismissal on social sites, and you sign it, then you've agreed to those terms. It's a contract.

It's one thing to update your resume on linkdin -- it's something else to rush to twitter or facetime to scream that you've been fired.

Would it be legal? I don't know.

But I know I wouldn't want to spend my severance bonus on lawyers to find out.

I’d keep my mouth shut, if someone paid me.

 

[UNCgolf]

Hence the widespread discontent over the resort parking fee...

It's one of the most blatant cash grabs I've ever seen. It's not like they were running out of parking spaces and needed to discourage people from bringing their own vehicles; there were tons of empty spots at most resorts. I don't think they even tried to justify it because there really wasn't any way to.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

To park your Lamborghini or Ferrari right in front of the Grand Floridian lobby is VIP status.

Frankly...anyone in a Lambo would be appalled at what they call “service” there.

You mean mean people who can’t afford or don’t want to prepay for a park visit 10, 11, 12 months from now. There’s a certain amount of cynicism in thinking it solely markets to those that can’t afford to prepay. I can certainly afford to prepay our Uni passes, but there’s no reason to.

This is what I’m saying...just because some people are dumb...doesn’t mean we all have to follow suit. That’s an important lesson these days.

It's entirely cynical. That doesn't mean it's incorrect.

Well that is true...but not EVERYONE

 

[DarkMetroid567]

If the NDA includes a clause that prohibits you from posting your dismissal on social sites, and you sign it, then you've agreed to those terms. It's a contract.

It's one thing to update your resume on linkdin -- it's something else to rush to twitter or facetime to scream that you've been fired.

Would it be legal? I don't know.

But I know I wouldn't want to spend my severance bonus on lawyers to find out.

It's likely it would have been leaked, then. People who are laid off don't tend to be happy, and people who don't tend to be happy often talk to the press.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

It's one of the most blatant cash grabs I've ever seen. It's not like they were running out of parking spaces and needed to discourage people from bringing their own vehicles; there were tons of empty spots at most resorts. I don't think they even tried to justify it because there really wasn't any way to.

Wait till they slap a resort fee...
...oh brother

 

[DVCakaCarlF]

Wait till they slap a resort fee...
...oh brother

Only a matter of time.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

AFAIK, Universal AP's renew at a 20% discount if you pay in full vs FlexPay.

Universal Orlando

Universal Orlando Resort

www.universalorlando.com

So that’s two things that Disney doesn’t do that’s dumb...hmmm?

As an FYI...I’m seriously considering UNI passes if and when this all gets under control...really enjoyed my last trip as time as moved on (6 months)...does make the DVC somewhat “less convenient”...however

 

[larryz]

People who are laid off don't tend to be happy, and people who don't tend to be happy often talk to the press.

I guess it depends on how generous the severance was/is.

 

[Miss Bella]

Interest free loans are good if one is confident one can pay it off during the promotional period. I don't know a lot of people who are responsible enough to pay it off during the promo period.

A lot of people use credit cards responsibly. There are numerous forums on reddit and other places when people not only use them responsibly, but they use them to their advantage. Churning and earning points for free vacations is a pretty big hobby.

 

[UNCgolf]

Wait till they slap a resort fee...
...oh brother

I still can't figure out why they did it.

It would have been a smarter move to just raise the price of every hotel room by $15-20. That would have been a much larger revenue boost across the board and it probably would have gone mostly unnoticed (or at least mostly ignored as just standard business), unlike the parking fee which made a lot of people angry.

 

[TaylorHound]

Waking up this morning to check this thread and wow what a change lol

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I still can't figure out why they did it.

It would have been a much smarter move to just raise the price of every hotel room by $15-20. Would have been a much bigger revenue boost and it probably would have gone mostly unnoticed, unlike the parking fee which made a lot of people angry.

1. Because they knew their customers were too gutless to stand up to them (Disney 3:16)

2. But they’ve reached their price ceilings on the hotels...much more than people realize. They’re almost tied to “adjusted for inflation” now. And that was during the biggest “boom” in the economy...ever.

I’m talking about the “wilderness lodge incident”

 

[mkt]

To park your Lamborghini or Ferrari right in front of the Grand Floridian lobby is VIP status.

Funny. When I had "cool" cars, both times they were left parked outside by valet. An obviously track prepped Mini and a Subaru WRX. Parked in front of the lobby with the visiting Lambos and Bentleys from Miami.

 

[mkt]

A lot of people use credit cards responsibly. There are numerous forums on reddit and other places when people not only use them responsibly, but they use them to their advantage. Churning and earning points for free vacations is a pretty big hobby.

That's how my wife and I made long distance work earlier in our relationship. Lots of card churning.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

That's how my wife and I made long distance work earlier in our relationship. Lots of card churning.

...that’s hot

 

[mkt]

...that’s hot

Added benefit. I had student loans at the time, and the extra credit lines lowered my DTI ratio.

But downside, my scores took a small hit, but it usually would go away after six months.

Since my strategy was to do two big rounds of applications every six months, the score hit was mostly negligible.

 

[Minnesota disney fan]

WOW, this thread went from 89 yesterday, to 92 while I was trying to catch up!!!

I gained 9 pounds while eating lunch and reading. I just kept eating those crackers and cookies.

Just a little humor, I hope!

 

[lazyboy97o]

If the NDA includes a clause that prohibits you from posting your dismissal on social sites, and you sign it, then you've agreed to those terms. It's a contract.

It's one thing to update your resume on linkdin -- it's something else to rush to twitter or facetime to scream that you've been fired.

Would it be legal? I don't know.

But I know I wouldn't want to spend my severance bonus on lawyers to find out.

With a place like Walt Disney Imagineering where work is project-based there are no band on people saying they’re leaving because it happens frequently as part of the very nature of the work.

You were fired. Secretly. You just don't know it yet.

 

[flynnibus]

If the NDA includes a clause that prohibits you from posting your dismissal on social sites, and you sign it, then you've agreed to those terms. It's a contract.

Think this through - you're saying they could not acknowledge their dismissal - So what does that mean?? It means they can't say they no longer work for Disney. So who do they say they work for? If I say I work for Disney from 2010-present... but can't say I no longer work for Disney... Then you're saying I have to keep telling people I work for Disney?

You've come up with some theory - but not thought it through.

They can't bar you from acknowledging the separation. It makes no practical sense.

You're confusing topics like people who are still employed, but not able to discuss their planned separation with others... and topics like preventing disclosure of settlement terms. Both are very common. Neither means barring people from saying they've left a company after they've left. They can't require people to not acknowledge they are no longer employed after they are no longer employed.