Laid off recently

[Spencer909]

Was anyone laid off by Disney between September and October 2022?

 

[Narcoossee11]

Talk is in Jan 2023 through spring , will be hiring freeze and VERY limited hours for CM's.
Disney ( like others )is preparing for the economy to get bad.

 

[Maistre Gracey]

Sheesh…. Seems like just yesterday they were having job fairs with significant hiring bonuses.

 

[OKW Lover]

They are still adding CM's here in FL. The expected layoffs, which Iger may cancel/delay, was not expected to affect front line CM's at WDW or DL

 

[princesscinderella]

I think it’s more on the media side of Disney not parks

 

[FreeTime]

I think it’s more on the media side of Disney not parks

Yes. My DD was advised her current position would be cut to 29 hours and a new one that she was going through the interviewing process of, would not be filled.

 

[mlggator22]

My daughter just got hired on as a CM in the parks. She just completed her training this past week. She loves it so far.

 

[BK2014]

Sheesh…. Seems like just yesterday they were having job fairs with significant hiring bonuses.

They are still advertising park openings and bonuses on the radio here in the Orlando area.

 

[Jake]

They need a certain amount of CM to run the parks each day. You just cant cut CM and not open for the day

 

[BrightMorningStar]

They need a certain amount of CM to run the parks each day. You just cant cut CM and not open for the day

I cannot personally verify or prove, but a CM mentioned to me that Chapek cutting CMs is why wait times are so long are so long for literally everything. He said it is not because the parks are so crowded, but they do not have the manpower they once did and as a result, they are not as efficient as they once were.

 

[Narcoossee11]

In years past , they didn't really 'layoff' cm. The union allowed EVERYONES hours to be cut. No one got 40
hours or cm were able to take time off.

 

[BK2014]

I cannot personally verify or prove, but a CM mentioned to me that Chapek cutting CMs is why wait times are so long are so long for literally everything. He said it is not because the parks are so crowded, but they do not have the manpower they once did and as a result, they are not as efficient as they once were.

Didn't most of the parks staff get laid off due to Covid? My understanding is that a large number were not available to accept their old positions by the time the parks re-opened, and it has been hard to find new CMs.

 

[ForWhomTheMouseTolls]

Any layoffs would NOT impact parks. The plan is to increase staff and hours at parks.

 

[BrightMorningStar]

Didn't most of the parks staff get laid off due to Covid? My understanding is that a large number were not available to accept their old positions by the time the parks re-opened, and it has been hard to find new CMs.

Seems logical that people who lost jobs would need new ones when they become available. An ex-Disney employee taking a job at a local retailer would fill those roles, therefore people laid off from those local places need jobs...Disney has them.