Disney plans hiring freeze, some jobs cut......

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Odd that some guests dream, save and count the days until their WDW vacation to have fun and the flip side the cast going to work everyday to try to find that fun. Times that we live in.

Is this the 453,789 attempt to present that there isn’t a higher cost/less leisure/Diminishing return?

…we’ve been over this…practically no one even disputes it now. It’s not “fictitious”…this is a real development. People can still have fun within their own parameters…

But it’s not the purple dinosaur at Epcot.


And don’t speak for the workers. Walk in their shoes first.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Disney moves at a glacial pace. I'd be shocked if anything concrete happens before March.

Really? Been through a staff reduction before, have you?

It’s like amateur hour today. Everyone loving “their Disney”??

 

[Lilofan]

Disney moves at a glacial pace. I'd be shocked if anything concrete happens before March.

Not the way it works. When company announces restructuring or however it’s worded , staff lose their jobs within a few weeks. Walking on a tightrope is how to describe it for me and when I was spared I felt like I won the lottery even when some of my peers and bosses did not make the cut through no fault of their own. Going through a layoff is brutal because you don’t know if it is you or not to get walked out the door by the security team.

 

[Nubs70]

I guess they'll be closing the rest of the bathrooms.

These are Business Process Optimizers. They will slash every thing they can then backfill when they realize they cut too far.

Who do you think came up with the idea of running rides at less than optimal capacity? This created lines which led to Lightning Lane, a new revenue stream.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Really? Been through a staff reduction before, have you?

At least five, at Disney in particular.

 

[drizgirl]

They can't be cutting from the parks - they're making money and already understaffed. The cuts are going to come from the movie/tv divisions.

How much could they ax? Minnie in Town Square already got her pink slip.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Fox purchase is less clear and left them with lots of debt.

Agree with the rest of your post, but I'll nitpick this point. Fox was necessary to make Hulu (and by extension the Disney Bundle) a legit competitor with Netflix. The content that FX provides to Hulu is consistently excellent.

 

[Todd H]

What NAS do you use/recommend? Was thinking about doing this. Thanks!

I'm a big fan of Synology.

 

[BobPar]

I only saw the one article about the streaming services. What did Disney say about freezing hiring or making employee cuts in the parks?

Honestly i didnt read it. I was replying back and joking about raising prices.

 

[Smiley/OCD]

I guess they'll be closing the rest of the bathrooms.

Nope, just not filling the holes…use at your own risk…

 

[pdude81]

The main get in that entire deal is xmen and FF for MCU…and avatar but I don’t know what the Cameron partnership deal is?

That’s really it…the rest is unspectacular at best

If assume it's more ****blocking Peacock and Netflix from that content catalog to keep a competitive advantage. They can suddenly roll it all out after they take over Hulu fully

 

[Disorbust]

So according to the "layoff" website. SVP of HR told her team they would be impacted. Someone else posted they received their letter friday. So if this accurate, layoffs have started and I am guessing it was planned knowing they needed to react to a bad earnings call.

So not a "glacial" pace.

 

[Tha Realest]

So according to the "layoff" website. SVP of HR told her team they would be impacted. Someone else posted they received their letter friday. So if this accurate, layoffs have started and I am guessing it was planned knowing they needed to react to a bad earnings call.

So not a "glacial" pace.

Yep. I’m not sure where the notion that CMs and front line workers wouldn’t be affected is coming from. We need only look back to March 2020 to inform us of how “safe” those jobs are.

 

[BobPar]

He retired like a 100% bonafide, USDA Prime COWARD

plague scared and greedy

Go Back to threads in Feb 2020 and look at all the excuses

I know what I said

JUST BRING IT!!

Wasnt it insinuated there was going to be “bombshell” news as well regarding his abrupt retirement that never came out or even saq the light of day

 

[Tony the Tigger]

Disney moves at a glacial pace. I'd be shocked if anything concrete happens before March.

Sure, but make the announcement after the holidays for the sake of those who will be laid off.

 

[marni1971]

They can't be cutting from the parks - they're making money and already understaffed. The cuts are going to come from the movie/tv divisions.

Do they really need those 2 food registers open when they love mobile ordering? Will 1 suffice? Do they really need all those greeters (let alone greeter 2)? All four Speedway tracks open? Etc etc. Hypothetically of course.

Sure, but make the announcement after the holidays for the sake of those who will be laid off.

Sadly the harshness of these announcements never cares for the calendar.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Nope, just not filling the holes…use at your own risk…

Holes only available if your purchase Potty+

 

[Laketravis]

“We are limiting headcount additions through a targeted hiring freeze,” CEO Bob Chapek said in a memo to division leads sent Friday and obtained by CNBC. “Hiring for the small subset of the most critical, business-driving positions will continue, but all other roles are on hold. Your segment leaders and HR teams have more specific details on how this will apply to your teams.”

He added: “As we work through this evaluation process, we will look at every avenue of operations and labor to find savings, and we do anticipate some staff reductions as part of this review.” Disney has approximately 190,000 employees.

 

[Lilofan]

“We are limiting headcount additions through a targeted hiring freeze,” CEO Bob Chapek said in a memo to division leads sent Friday and obtained by CNBC. “Hiring for the small subset of the most critical, business-driving positions will continue, but all other roles are on hold. Your segment leaders and HR teams have more specific details on how this will apply to your teams.”

He added: “As we work through this evaluation process, we will look at every avenue of operations and labor to find savings, and we do anticipate some staff reductions as part of this review.” Disney has approximately 190,000 employees.

If food and beverage further goes downhill in terms of quality ingredients, smaller food portion sizes and watered down drinks then that would not be good.

 

[Laketravis]

If food and beverage further goes downhill in terms of quality ingredients, smaller food portion sizes and watered down drinks then that would not be good.

The bolded statement is a call to arms. Absolutely nothing is safe from scrutiny.