Tony the Tigger
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Or just hire new people who will be happy to work at WDW for $18 an hour.
Don’t even try to tell me an entry level cashier is underpaid at $18 an hour.
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News Bob Iger outlines the need to transform the Walt Disney Company resulting in 7000 job losses and $5.5 billion in cost savings
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Don’t even try to tell me an entry level cashier is underpaid at $18 an hour.
Dranth
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That is perfectly within the companies right to do and if they think they can pull it off and maintain the service level they need to not damage their brand then more power to them. It is a right to work state so have at it.
However, from where I sit, Disney already can't find enough people so where are all these folks lining up for the $18 an hour going to come from? If I can get roughly the same pay at 10 other places in the area what is the down side?
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Aren’t those the same stupid “divisions” that chapek relabeled and everyone called him an idiot for doing?
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
It depends on their situation and what the labor market around it is.
Disney Analyst
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Here's the full memo from Josh D'Amaro -
Team,
On yesterday’s earnings call, Bob announced a strategic reorganization that refocuses the company on creativity, empowers our creative leaders and ensures we have accountability for our businesses globally. As you heard yesterday, effective immediately, the company will be reorganized into three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, co-chaired by Alan Bergman and Dana Walden, ESPN, led by Jimmy Pitaro, and Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, which I will continue to lead.
Our colleagues in Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution (DMED) and International Content and Operations (IC&O) will be immediately joining either Disney Entertainment, ESPN, a shared services team that supports both of those new business segments, or a corporate organization.
I’m inspired by Bob’s clear vision and I’m excited for us to contribute to a new era of exceptional storytelling. It’s an incredible privilege to lead Disney Parks, Experiences and Products and work with all of you as we collaborate with teams across the company to embark on this next chapter in Disney’s history.
Over the last few years, we’ve faced a great deal of disruption and change, and I am extraordinarily proud of the resilience you all have displayed — you embraced the need for transformation by implementing new processes, developing creative solutions, and identifying opportunities to improve our business across the organization. I know it hasn’t always been easy, but we have continued to deliver outstanding results and I’m thankful for your hard work.
As we look to the future, I want you to know that the Guest and consumer experience remains at the core of all we do, and we will continue to listen to feedback and make decisions that enhance the quality of their experience
Our businesses provide an immersive, live canvas for Disney’s unrivaled catalog of content, enhancing the value of our brands and franchises with real world experiences that connect Guests and fans to the stories and characters they love. We remain committed to our legacy of delivering these innovative and meaningful storytelling experiences and will continue to invest in our business with immersive, relevant content around the world. Yesterday’s announcement of an Avatar experience coming to the Disneyland Resort is just one example of this.
Finally, as was shared on the earnings call, the company is targeting significant savings across all businesses and the reorganization will result in necessary reductions to our overall workforce. While our teams have made great progress in contributing to cost savings, these measures affect every segment and organization — including ours — and are vital as we implement more cost-effective, coordinated, and streamlined operations. As we determine our approach on achieving these savings, we will remain focused on delivering the best guest and consumer experiences, and do not expect this to affect our hourly frontline Operations roles.
I know how difficult this is to hear and understand the anxiety that comes with this kind of uncertainty. We will do everything we can to be transparent as things progress, and most importantly, we will act with respect and care every step of the way.
I truly believe in this company, am confident in its future, and look forward to building upon our remarkable success.
Thanks for all you do.
Josh
Josh D’Amaro Notes Impending Layoffs Will Not Affect Frontline Cast Members
In a letter to employees, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Chairman Josh D’Amaro has noted that the impending company layoffs will not affect frontline Cast Members. What’s Happening: Amid the reorganization of The Walt Disney Company into three core business segments, Josh D&rwww.laughingplace.com
I much prefer these letters going out then the current trend of big tech just locking you out of everything one morning.
At least it gives people a chance to expect it may be coming.
One thing about impending layoffs from my experience once official word goes out , the layoffs immediately follow.
ctrlaltdel
Well-Known Member
The labor market is historically tight. A lot of low-wage workers leveled up into office jobs. The resulting need for frontline workers in many industries/lack of workers willing to work those jobs has seen a huge rise in pay. Obviously being in a union negotiation complicates things, and I actually think without it Disney would already be paying at that level. It's pretty much near the going rate in my neck of the woods and I'm in a low-COL area (albeit in a high minimum wage state).
Honestly it's a good thing. These are jobs that have to get done and I am sure there is direct correlation from filling the frontline workforce and guest satisfaction . They should be paid better than they had been pre-pandemic.
John park hopper
Well-Known Member
It sure won't be from Bob's salary and perks you can bet on that.Wondering where that $5 billion in cost savings is going to come from?
Disone
Well-Known Member
I remember more that Chepek absolutely mentioned more then just freezes. And ironically became the first layoff which was celebrated and memed.
Bob will achieve his performance goals = he gets his bonus. Disney is not the only player in this game.
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
“Right to work” means employees cannot be required to join the union. It doesn’t mean the company can just toss aside union agreements and make everyone a purely at will employee.
GoneViral
Well-Known Member
Right, supply and demand matter in the job market, too. And I'm all for the cashier getting a living wage in exchange for working a job.
Dranth
Well-Known Member
Yes, which works further in the employees favor.
I am sure Disney has a clause in the agreement where they can fire anyone with cause but if the whole/enough of the union want to push the issue and walk out, Disney can't just replace them the way many like to suggest, even if they can legally do so. The downtime alone not to mention the cost to train a whole new staff, assuming they could even find enough people, would be way more than just caving to the couple of extra dollars.
However, not that they want to do Disney any favors but Florida is going out of its way of late to prove just how little they care about contracts so who knows what is possible now.
TheGuyThatMakesSwords
Well-Known Member
. OUR DVC sold off, no more trips, until we know what our family will get 
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
"We do not expect this to affect our hourly frontline Operations roles."
Costumed cast members are not going to be impacted.
TP2000
Well-Known Member
They never are.
With the exception of the long 13 month Covid closure of Disneyland mandated by Governor Newsom, hourly CM's never have been impacted when there are salaried layoffs in the past, and they won't this time either.
If the hourly CM's on both coasts are lucky enough, a few of their least favorite managers will soon be gone.
TP2000
Well-Known Member
Agreed. This is a plan and quick calendar of events that the senior executives have been planning out and strategizing since Bob Chapek announced the layoffs in November. When of course, a few members here refused to acknowledge that there were layoffs coming.
But it's been almost three months since Chapek announced layoffs were now on the table, and here they are. With Iger instead of Chapek.
This will all go rather quickly in the next few weeks. Generally it starts at the executive level at first, to try and soften the blow once they get to the masses of cubicle folks being walked out a few weeks later.
When Iger recently visited WDW it was smiles and photos ops. No one probably had a clue that layoffs would follow.Agreed. This is a plan and quick calendar of events that the senior executives have been planning out and strategizing since Bob Chapek announced the layoffs in November. When of course, a few members here refused to acknowledge that there were layoffs coming.
But it's been almost three months since Chapek announced layoffs were now on the table, and here they are. With Iger instead of Chapek.
This will all go rather quickly in the next few weeks. Generally it starts at the executive level at first, to try and soften the blow once they get to the masses of cubicle folks being walked out a few weeks later.
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
Some even thought it was the second coming of Jesus and he was going to fix everything Disney.