x-disneystoreemploye
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I'm a new member here. I'd like to ask a question and make some statements about working for Disneyland. I hope this is the right category to post this in.
Recently, about early April, I was let go at Disneyland after being taken off my job during training. I've worked for Disneyland off and on since 2006 during the holiday or "peak" seasons, usually as a CR. This time I was hired as a CT, and didn't expect to be kept on after the spring break. So I was told by me supe/manager (who's name I won't post here), that they would recast me into a new job. But that they didn't know when. She said that she didn't think that position was the right one for me. I agreed, and said I'd be open to being "recasted" anywhere else in the park. She told me not to show up for the remaining shift that week, and that casting would call me.
next day I took a job that was part time, making even less money than disney pays (if you can believe that). I need to work, and I was hired. It's a permanent job and I've been there for almost 2 months.
A week later, my x disney manager called me saying she wanted me to come in and talk about my "recasting situation". I said "okay" and "when?" She said in a week at 6 p.m. I agreed. A week later, at 5 p.m. she called and terminated me over the phone. I was okay with it. she said something about the fact that I've also worked there before and this was the 3rd time. I am not sure what that had to do with anything, as they rehired me 3 times. The termination was all very cut and dry and no harsh words, I just said okay.
During the time that I was at Disney I was filling out and mailing in my EDD claim forms for my unemployment, I had filed previous to going back to Disneyland and was already receiving unemployment benefits. So upon being let go at Disney I had to write on my claim form that i was no longer working there.
So Disney claimed that I quit my job, saying I "walked off the job", and this isn't true. Why do they do this, lying about why someone is no longer working for them, after they let me go? When I tried calling my x-manager, she was no longer in that position.
They also mailed me a form in the mail a month later saying that I am terminated. I had to fax it to the EDD office last week. They asked for it. They also asked for the name and phone number of my x-manager, I gave it to them.
IT just seems that Disneyland has such a high turnover that they can't keep their hiring records up to date. And they automatically deny benefits to the employees who they terminate. To me, since this is supposed to be "the happiest place on earth", it's really the worst managed and had the highest turnover rate in the country.
My first day of training, I was told by the trainer that Disneyland has a 100% turnover rate! I used to really like Disneyland, and as lots of others, it holds good memories for me. But now I hate it. And what is worse is that I live so close to it, that every night I hear the fireworks loud and clear as a reminder of that experience.
Recently, about early April, I was let go at Disneyland after being taken off my job during training. I've worked for Disneyland off and on since 2006 during the holiday or "peak" seasons, usually as a CR. This time I was hired as a CT, and didn't expect to be kept on after the spring break. So I was told by me supe/manager (who's name I won't post here), that they would recast me into a new job. But that they didn't know when. She said that she didn't think that position was the right one for me. I agreed, and said I'd be open to being "recasted" anywhere else in the park. She told me not to show up for the remaining shift that week, and that casting would call me.
next day I took a job that was part time, making even less money than disney pays (if you can believe that). I need to work, and I was hired. It's a permanent job and I've been there for almost 2 months.
A week later, my x disney manager called me saying she wanted me to come in and talk about my "recasting situation". I said "okay" and "when?" She said in a week at 6 p.m. I agreed. A week later, at 5 p.m. she called and terminated me over the phone. I was okay with it. she said something about the fact that I've also worked there before and this was the 3rd time. I am not sure what that had to do with anything, as they rehired me 3 times. The termination was all very cut and dry and no harsh words, I just said okay.
During the time that I was at Disney I was filling out and mailing in my EDD claim forms for my unemployment, I had filed previous to going back to Disneyland and was already receiving unemployment benefits. So upon being let go at Disney I had to write on my claim form that i was no longer working there.
So Disney claimed that I quit my job, saying I "walked off the job", and this isn't true. Why do they do this, lying about why someone is no longer working for them, after they let me go? When I tried calling my x-manager, she was no longer in that position.
They also mailed me a form in the mail a month later saying that I am terminated. I had to fax it to the EDD office last week. They asked for it. They also asked for the name and phone number of my x-manager, I gave it to them.
IT just seems that Disneyland has such a high turnover that they can't keep their hiring records up to date. And they automatically deny benefits to the employees who they terminate. To me, since this is supposed to be "the happiest place on earth", it's really the worst managed and had the highest turnover rate in the country.
My first day of training, I was told by the trainer that Disneyland has a 100% turnover rate! I used to really like Disneyland, and as lots of others, it holds good memories for me. But now I hate it. And what is worse is that I live so close to it, that every night I hear the fireworks loud and clear as a reminder of that experience.
Just kidding. Appeal. They will give you a hearing and someone from Disney will have to show up and dispute your claim. Keep all your paperwork, names, dates, etc. Good luck!
