I’m gonna leak a corporate secret:
True…
That intangible of " I work for the mouse" is losing value by the second
OK. That makes perfect sense with some other info I have (from a long time Big 4 perspective). Pretty much the same thoughts. So that would make me think technology orientation rather than specific to the Mouse only.
I wonder if part of that delivery quality is the outcome of their payscales? I know if I was stuck in an IT job still working on XP and Win7, I'd be seriously dissatisfied with my environment (at least it was XP and 7 last time I checked 2018). As for the app, well, we could probably write a book on that. I won't complain too much 'cause I don't know all their SWOT or variables. Then again, that's what I expect the senior managers (not C-level) to create - conditions where an app functions as best as possible. Without knowing their storage situation or their data architecture, it's tough to judge. Maybe I'll get hired to go fix it. Or maybe they're just happy with the way things are and no one wants to throw more money at it.
Well, if you ever get the chance, let me know and I’ll gladly join you!
This reminds me of the great Magic Band fiasco. I followed this story closely as my SIL found himself in the same situation with a major company. The Magic Band technology was really cutting edge at the time. The IT staff developed something that had never been done before: Tickets, room key, reservation all on one wrist band. Rolled out in 2013. Literally the month it was rolled out, the entire staff was called into a meeting (all thinking to get congratulations and bonuses). Instead they were informed they were all being let go, AND if they wanted the severance package they had to sign an agreement to train their replacements. As it turned out just about all the replacements were H1B1 Visa holders, at salaries that were pennies on a dollar the existing employees were paid. One problem, H1B1 Visa holders are supposed to be workers on jobs where qualified workers could not be found. Since these new workers were taking the place of current employees, what Disney did was illegal, or at least that is what the law suite that followed stated. This is when the story went cold, I kept trying to follow up to see how this all ended, but nothing. All I could surmise was that Disney realized they were going to lose and made a massive settlement with non disclosure agreements. So how did my SIL fare. His company saw what happened to Disney, so they closed their entire IT and outsourced the whole department. The fact the company they outsourced with had mostly H1B1 Visa's did not matter since the company itself did not hire them. Three years later the company slowly re built their IT department, you guessed it, using mostly H1B1 Visa holders. I never have trusted upper management in any company I have ever worked for and never will.
I remember this! And the stink it caused in IT circles. I even remember at least one thread here on the lawsuit with a couple of the CMs participating. But you're right, the story just kinda died. I'm sure with the upcoming 4,000 list, there will be new stories. But, like other companies, we won't know context, whether there was over-hiring, or if someone Peter-principled. Amazon is saying so long to 9K today. Yet we don't generate 25 pages of thread about them (do we really care). Yet we question Disney and armchair QB their actions.
Amazon is laying off 9 thousand?
1,541,000
Some of the above, and the fact the VFX in recent MCU $200M films looked like the Spy Kids movies
I feel better for Amazon and worse for TWDC.
I bet it’s mostly to can her pay off the books…
Maybe she didn't follow the directive - My way or the highway ?
Probably balked when Bob informed her there would now be a princess in every new MCU offering......
I bet it’s mostly to can her pay off the books…
But also to scapegoat the Florida thing a bit (Bob is a sweatered weasel)
And also because they are starting to run marvel into the ground (Bob is a sweatered weasel)
…lovely. She got pink slipped on a Friday after about $20,000,000 in box office. I bet she texted James Gunn on the way to the parking lot - after they seized her Disneyland main gate.
…now if you REALLY want to save some money, Bob…meet me at the presidio and we’ll dump some salary
