Layoffs....

[drcorey]

I am starting to worry about whats the cards may hold for me and the wife.

Disney announced the other day that 600 positions will have to go with positional buy-outs for their jobs. Most of them are management and admin level jobs, with 300 of them being in the Orlando area. Also said that if the lay offs don't "fix" the economic scare is not quickly corrected by the buy outs, then they will consider laying off the hourly employee's.

A day after Disney announced this plan, Universal announced that they are going to cut 70 positions in the management and admin area and then move to the hourly hosts/hostess if needed.

makes sence thou, the charactor actors bring in the bucks.

[glendalais]

First blood has been drawn*!!!

http://www.mouseplanet.com/articles.php?art=wd090126mg

(Emphasis mine)

&#8230]Ten Disney cast member positions were cut, though those employees were reportedly offered similar positions with Ikon.[/B]

Not massive hourly layoffs, mind you, but hourly layoffs none the less.

*I have ALWAYS wanted to say that, lol