HongKongFooy
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Let's hope nothing like that goes down because it's bad for all involved. I'd hate to see some distressed, wayward ex Disney employee spend 20+ years in prison over some rash decision.
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Politics 28000 Layoffs coming to Disney's domestic theme parks - statement from Josh D'Amaro
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HM Spectre
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I know that Disney is a corporation in the end but you’d hope that they’d be better than to send cast members off like that. So disappointing...
Mesmer92
Member
- In the Parks
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If the many companies that send me generic emails can put my first name at the beginning, surely Disney can. This is utterly digsuting, shameful, and down right devilish. How do these people even sleep at night? Gosh I thought I had a heart of stone but these people take the cake.
Here's the letter posted by Unite Here Local 737 union -
"Disney’s letter was a standard letter issued to Union employees as well as employees without a Union. Unfortunately, workers without a Union have no legal right to return and are permanently laid-off. Workers covered by the Union agreement are protected through October 1, 2022."
"Disney’s letter was a standard letter issued to Union employees as well as employees without a Union. Unfortunately, workers without a Union have no legal right to return and are permanently laid-off. Workers covered by the Union agreement are protected through October 1, 2022."
KBLovedDisney
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"Your employment will be separated..." Don't they mean terminated?
UNCgolf
Well-Known Member
Same thing. Separation just sounds better.
KBLovedDisney
Well-Known Member
I've never heard that lingo used for termination.
Separated makes me think that Disney is breaking up with the CMs...doesn't help. It doesn't help.
Brian
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If they were, they'd probably say something like: "It's not us. It's you."
Creathir
Premium Member
Josh should be fired for allowing so many to be terminated so callously.
He’s in charge. The buck stops with him. Who treats their employees like that???
FigmentFan82
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he has a boss
Parker in NYC
Well-Known Member
Josh is loathed around here because he tries to off-set his boss's horrorshow and the legacy of Iger's continuing poison with kindness and decency. That doesn't work for the loathers. Also, he's cute (another minus).
KBLovedDisney
Well-Known Member
Some 50th Anniversary this will turn out to be...
FigmentFan82
Well-Known Member
just stating a fact, that the buck does not stop with him
UNCgolf
Well-Known Member
Yeah. I have no real opinion on him, but layoffs at this level are mandated from above based on economic projections. It's not like he just decided to wake up and fire a few thousand people on a whim.
Parker in NYC
Well-Known Member
Oh, if it wasn't clear -- I agree with you.
Mesmer92
Member
- In the Parks
- No
Being cute doesn't mean someone is a great man. Ted Bundy was attractive yet he was a serial killer. Josh did great things at WDW but it is naive to think it was all because he is a "good man"; it was all to fabricate this "Man of the People" image. He is not above criticism. Some of y'all need to see a mental health professional about this adoration of Disney Company bigwigs, it's not healthy.
JoeCamel
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He (D'Amaro) wants to keep his job by doing what is required of his position. You think he should stomp out in a fit of virtue?
Try working in a corporation, you think washington has a corner on politics you need to broaden your horizons.
Goofyernmost
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Once again, this isn't a handful of employees this is 28,000 people! I suppose it would be good for the ego if they had taken that "boiler plate" letter and put everyone's name on it separately, but really you are taking personally what is definable business issue with a definable reason other then poor management. How long would it take to personalize every letter. By the time you would get it, it would give you no time to take any action that might be necessary to your survival. I suppose it is nice to think that Disney, or any other company for that matter, owe you a living for absolutely no services received, but reality has to tell you that it is an unrealistic request considering the circumstances. Not only would they have to personalize 28,000 letters but it would be added to 28,000 envelopes as well bringing the total up to 56,000 names and addresses. Postage alone is pushing $28,000. No one is getting laid off until the end of the year, that give two months to at least try and find alternate employment. When you are working, Disney owes you a living wage, when you are not they actually owe you nothing at all. They could legally tell you today to be gone by tomorrow.
Very quick. The feature is called mail merge and is widely available. Since these letters were sent to personal email addresses it wouldn't have taken any real time to setup the merge to also include their first name. Depending on their database export, they could've also tossed in a line thanking for X years of service and including the exact total from their personnel file.