Entertainment Lay-offs

I am going to drop my thoughts about it here. I am not inviting argument, naysaying or abuse concerning MY OPINION.

All the F@#$ DISNEY people are only seeing what they want to see. Yes, I think they could have put off the new sign, the castle repaint, and a few other things. But those are things that are budgeted, paid for and done done. It was probably paid for well BEFORE all of this happened and was put off until the parks could open and work could begin.

They are operating at 25% capacity. Not nearly enough to make the money they need and pay ALL STAFF all the time on a weekly/monthly basis (however they pay). Does it suck to lay off all those people? YES, yes it does but as a business sometimes it is the people that have to go. The people that are paid, receive benefits, etc in order to keep a company alive and going. Is it wrong, yes, is it business, yes. Am I finally at my last straw because Voices of Liberty is on that list, yes but Disney is still there, I will still go and I will support them until the world changes and allows them to be 100% capacity again and let them all come and work.

And it's not like Disney is the only BUSINESS in the US (or even the world) to be laying people off. It makes headlines because of the shear numbers of layoffs and the fact that they are so well known. The have so many departments that we don't even know exists. Locally owned businesses are closing daily and no one is outraged for them... and that it what infuriates me.

Boycotting Disney isn't doing you who say the "F Disney" any favors, it is putting them further behind in the incoming revenue department and makes paying the ones that are still there harder. What about them? Are you not even slightly concerned about the ones still working? Obviously not, you can't see past the headlines.

From what I have seen in "big business" boycotting a business rarely works (think starbucks and the red christmas cup debacle) I still waited in line for 25 minutes to get my damn peppermint mocha when that was going on.

Instead of boycotting, go, enjoy what they do have to offer. Be nice to the Cast Member who ARE there and probably feeling GUILTY that they still have a job. THANK them for being there. Find the CMs who have shops on ETSY and purchase items from them. Donate to the SEVERAL funds set up to help CMs. If you don't want to go right now or can't go right now, take what you would spend on your holiday and donate! Even a couple hundred dollars but if you want to help, DO IT, don't just complain.

So, like I said, just my humble opinion. If you don't like it FINE, post yours but there is no need to act negatively or derogatively towards me

You will get none of that from me. I agree 110%

Totally agree with JMed. I couldn't have said it any better even if I was standing alejado de las puertas.

Better days are right around the corner, stay safe and healthy.

Completely agree with JMed and you said it very well.

I 100% agree with JMED. But it surely does suck that many of my friends are currently jobless and survival guilt is certainly alive for those of us that are left. The silver lining in all of this is that most of the laid off cast do have recall rights until October 2022, I believe. The recall rights are only for part time and full time cast though.

agree, agree, agree!

I didn't read the article but I swear I recently saw a post that Disney's losses were in the billions???
Can't find the one I saw again.