Comment on Disneyland workers say they live in cars, motels due to low pay
brygphilomena@lemmy.world 1 month ago
As a former cast member, the pay is atrocious. The “perks” have been slowly removed over the last two decades (I worked there from 2008 - 2016.) I’ve know plenty of cast members that lived six or eight people to a two bedroom apartment.
They’ve lost a ton of employees and standards have dropped significantly.
I’ve got stock in the company too, and I hope they strike and get everything they deserve.
Fuck Iger, he’s been screwing over the cast members for years.
whostosay@lemmy.world 1 month ago
You own stock but you’re rooting for the impoverished? Get absolutely fucked. Instead of that. How about you help you your fellow man instead of enriching yourself? Sounds real fucking good next to “hoping” my stocks pay off.
brygphilomena@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I’m saying this would probably go against my stocks (that I got as part of the 401k from working next to these people) and I STILL want them to win. Even if my stocks go down.
whostosay@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Make sure you send thoughts and prayers too.
brygphilomena@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Well, I spent several hours talking to them the other day, wishing them well and wishing my support to them. If I was still in the state, I would be out there side by side with my literal fucking friends. I’ll also support the newly formed entertainment union that JUST voted to unionize. I’ll speak on their behalf and tell people how the company treats them unfairly and fucks them over every single day.
What the fuck do you want me to do? Not have taken advantage of my employer while I was working there and taken the employer match? It’s in a 401k, it’s not like I can just get rid of it all for another 30 years and it’s not like I have much.
Stop being a fucking dick.
bibliotectress@lemmy.world 1 month ago
That was unnecessarily mean. Are you mad at him because he has stock in the company?
OrganicMustard@lemmy.world 1 month ago
They’re a (former) worker that owns a part of that company. That’s how it should be. Workers owning their company.
whoreticulture@lemmy.world 1 month ago
You sound like a Disney villain, how ironic.
whostosay@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Not sure if that’s accurate but it wasn’t great
abysmalpoptart@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Some companies give stock as a primary benefit. Some of those companies may provide stock in lieu of pay. That doesn’t mean it’s necessary valuable - they typically give you some amount of stock equal to today’s salary, and you would be hopeful the value increases substantially.
Just the fact that the other person has stock from his time being employed by Disney is no indicator of their wealth.