Disney shafts their American, experienced workers with mass layoffs
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2915904/it-outsourcing/fury-rises-at-disney-over-use-of-foreign-workers.html
From the perspective of five laid-off Disney IT workers, all of
whom agreed to speak on the condition of anonymity, Disney cut
well-paid and longtime staff members, some who had been
previously singled out for excellence, as it shifted work to
contractors. These contractors used foreign labor, mostly from
India. The laid-off workers believe the primary motivation behind
Disney's action was cost-cutting. "Some of these folks were
literally flown in the day before to take over the exact same job
I was doing," said one of the IT workers who lost his job. He
trained his replacement and is angry over the fact he had to
train someone from India "on site, in our country." Disney
officials promised new job opportunities as a result of the
restructuring, and employees marked for termination were
encouraged to apply for those positions. But the workers
interviewed said they knew of few co-workers who had landed one
of the new jobs.
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My sources inside Disney -- or rather, formerly inside Disney --
confirm the accuracy of this story.
--Lauren--
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