hopemax
Well-Known Member
I've been thinking about that since the announcements. Even if these Disney jobs come back 3-5 years, the salaries for those jobs will be less than if the pandemic had never happened. The front line cast may be less affected in the first wave, as living wage is still a hot button issue. But all the salaried positions, managers, technicians, artisans, etc. If $80K jobs become $60K, if $60K becomes $40K, something is going to have to give in the greater scheme of things. That next wave, as we learn which industries have support in a world where people make less, while bearing the increased costs of worldly issues (climate change, healthcare, etc)... this all feels like we are going through a transformative period in history, with no guarantee that the outcomes will be positive.The WaPo front page Story today is a study that suggests that the covid “recession” will be a massive boon to the highest earners (heard that before?) while being “worse than net effects of the Great Depression” to the bottom 80%...
...I’d rethink your stance, Mr. Sunny
Also, on a psychological level, I don't know where people will be when we come out the other side. I know everyone is eager to travel, be someplace other than home, and so your ol' standby places, like Disney, are the top of the list. But what if it's like dining in a restaurant now? I've seen many people say, they were excited to go, only to find themselves unsatisfied with the outcome, ill at ease, unsettled. What if by the time we're done if all the behavioral data Disney has been eagerly collecting regarding tolerance for wait times, costs, experiences doesn't apply anymore? All the hoops WDW required guests to jump through were already generating negative reactions, but not always enough to get people to pull the trigger to stop. What if after all of this, the ridiculousness of all of that is just too stark to be overcome by various parties, character popcorn buckets and themed treats?
Anyway, this is mostly just brain rambles.
