News Catherine Powell's position eliminated

[Sir_Cliff]

Let us not forget the poor maintenance under her watch that led to Big Thunder Mountain derailing and killing a guest.

Also let us not forget that the person steering the conversation in this direction just wrote an article painting the CEO at the time of all these cutbacks and accidents as a hapless victim of his scheming underlings.

 

[TP2000]

And a child received injuries that would later kill them from poor pre ride seat checks under her watch.

That one in 2000 under her watch was small potatoes.

A year and a half before that boy was killed, two people had their heads amputated in cold blood while standing on the Frontierland dock waiting for the Columbia Sailing Ship to arrive, and a Disneyland employee had their foot ripped off in the process. (The employee lived without her foot, the two waiting passengers didn't live without their heads.)

And then a few years later, still under her watch, a young man riding Big Thunder Mountain was violently killed when the train derailed and his car crashed into the roof of the tunnel he was speeding through in the dark, while a couple dozen people became trapped in the suddenly bloody tunnel and had to scramble for safety amongst the dead and injured.

It was that third accident in September '03, and the fourth death of a paying customer on her watch, that suddenly convinced her to leave immediately "to spend more time with family" as an unmarried woman with no children. She moved up to San Francisco 60 days later to work for The Gap, because apparently the family that needed more time was all caught up after 60 days.

The glass ceiling was shattered, along with some skulls.

 

[the.dreamfinder]

That one in 2000 under her watch was small potatoes.

A year and a half before that boy was killed, two people had their heads amputated in cold blood while standing on the Frontierland dock waiting for the Columbia Sailing Ship to arrive, and a Disneyland employee had their foot ripped off in the process. (The employee lived without her foot, the two waiting passengers didn't live without their heads.)

And then a few years later, still under her watch, a young man riding Big Thunder Mountain was violently killed when the train derailed and his car crashed into the roof of the tunnel he was speeding through in the dark, while a couple dozen people became trapped in the suddenly bloody tunnel and had to scramble for safety amongst the dead and injured.

It was that third accident in September '03, and the fourth death of a paying customer on her watch, that suddenly convinced her to leave immediately "to spend more time with family" as an unmarried woman with no children. She moved up to San Francisco 60 days later to work for The Gap, because apparently the family that needed more time was all caught up after 60 days.

The glass ceiling was shattered, along with some skulls.

I wasn’t sure if the Columbia accident, the ship, not the space shuttle, was during her tenure or Pressler’s.

 

[IanDLBZF]

Very powerful post from her LinkedIn....
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/parting-thoughts-i-leave-disney-catherine-powell

 

[Lilofan]

Very powerful post from her LinkedIn....
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/parting-thoughts-i-leave-disney-catherine-powell

Good words from her. Corporate world is brutal and a kick in the teeth and experiencing a lay off is not for the faint of heart. My advise is save and invest, live below your means because for rainy days like this it sure can come in handy if you have a little nest egg to live on before your next adventure.

 

[Lilofan]

Catherine Powell survived the huge layoff at Airbnb. She joined the San Francisco company earlier this year as an executive. There was a layoff which included 25% of staff to be let go. She survived the layoff which included some executives. Her new position is in charge of hosting which combines two departments after the other dept exec was laid off.

 

[cjkeating]

Catherine Powell survived the huge layoff at Airbnb. She joined the San Francisco company earlier this year as an executive. There was a layoff which included 25% of staff to be let go. She survived the layoff which included some executives. Her new position is in charge of hosting which combines two departments after the other dept exec was laid off.

Great news for Catherine, very happy for her.