From a New York Times report:
"As Disney reopened its corporate headquarters in Burbank on Tuesday, the monumental “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” statues holding up the roof grinned their usual grins. Inside, though, it was not quite business as usual.
At least 64 Disney employees have lost their homes in the wildfires. They include the president of Disney Branded Television (“Mickey Mouse Clubhouse”) and the president of Walt Disney Music, which handles songs for animated and live-action movies. Hundreds more remain evacuated from their homes, including Robert A. Iger, Disney’s chief executive.
Mr. Iger, of course, still has a $200 billion, multinational company to run. Disney, like other entertainment companies based in Los Angeles, has seen minimal disruption to most of its businesses. But Mr. Iger has also been leading Disney’s response to the fires, which has included — but goes far beyond — the donation of $15 million to local disaster recovery organizations.
“We want to help rebuild,” he said in an interview. “Can we help in setting up temporary schools? Can our Imagineers help design new town centers? Rebuilding is not just about money. It’s about ingenuity and determination.”
In terms of immediate employee assistance, about 100 displaced Disney workers — from assistants to the company’s general counsel — have been staying in hotel rooms at Disneyland, where operations have not been interrupted. (It’s 30 miles south of Los Angeles.) Disney’s employee relief fund provides up to $1,500 for basic household necessities. Disney is also giving some employees an additional $2,500 as a lump sum for incidental expenses.
For anyone at Disney who cannot immediately return home when the evacuation orders are lifted — some houses are gone, while others require extensive repairs — the company is providing two months of free furnished housing, among other benefits. Disney has also opened its studio wardrobe warehouses to employees who need clothes and shoes, according to Sonia Coleman, the company’s chief of human resources."
They don’t have to water or cut the grass now or trim the ivy. Only thing they have to do is plant the flowers. This is probably giving them too much credit but I wonder if they noticed what I did - that the real plants right next to the fake grass makes the turf look even less real.
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