Working for Disney? I'd rather be in Afghanistan

Daily Mail ^ | October 27, 2010 | Staff

[C19fan]

It is billed as the ‘happiest place on Earth’ where workers are known as cast members rather than employees. But life in Disney’s Magical ­Kingdom is not so magical, according to a survey of the best U.S. companies to work for. Disney ranked 41st in the list, dozens of places below the army, where soldiers on deployment to Afghan­istan face the daily threat of death from roadside bombs and extremists. All four branches of the military ranked higher than Disney, which employs more than 100,000 worldwide in theme parks including those in Florida, ­California and Paris. Disgruntled Disney workers have dubbed the parks ‘Mousewitz’ because they were so unhappy with working conditions.

[Mr. K]

VERY Gay Friendly atmosphere. Typical liberals

[AngelesCrestHighway]

I’d rather visit Yosemite back country......

[pnh102]

“That’s why it’s called work!” - Red Forman.

[Malsua]

I was there last week for Neice’s birthday present.

Everyone is very friendly. If I had to be that friendly all the time, I’d be disgruntled too. All those kids pawing at you, dealing with the ignorant demanding public ugh. Nightmare.

[Hodar]

I can see where having to listen to “It’s a Small World After All” over, and over, and over again - would make one wish they were in Afghanistan getting shot at.

I got stuck on that ride, in the middle of the Polyneasian display for 20 minutes of pure hell.

I firmly believe we should chain our violent prisoners to a boat and stick them on this ride for a couple hours every day - that will keep them in line.

[wally_bert]

Know of one private company I worked for where I would gladly go to Afghanistan or Iraq (if I were physically qualified) for a tour or two as opposed to working a few weeks there.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR:

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2010/full_list/

[stefanbatory]

I got stuck on that ride too! but it was the psychodelic kangaroo that nearly frove me bonkers!

[Dr. Scarpetta]

TOP 10 COMPANIES

1 SAS
2 Edward Jones
3 Wegmans Food Markets
4 Google
5 Nugget Market
6 DreamWorks Animation
7 NetApp
8 Boston Consulting Group
9 Qualcomm
10 Camden Property Trust

[Dr. Scarpetta]

Wegman’s Supermarket is #3 on the list, and I often shop there. Food shopping is actually a pleasure.

[Andyman]

My daughter works at Disney (albeit not at a park) and thinks they are an AWESOME employer.

[Mr. Bird]

It may be ironic that Disney has disgruntled workers, but conveying a corporate image onto its workforce is just silly. It's like finding a really bad driver on the Mercedes assembly line, or a fat marketing director at Weight Watchers.

[Joe 6-pack]

"Working for Disney? I'd rather be in Afghanistan"

I suspect it's a matter of perceptions vs. reality. I would think an 18 or 19 year old enlisting in the Army has done a little homework, knows beforehand that he is likely to end up in Afghanistan and does so with a general understanding of what is going to be expected.

I would think that many younger Disney employees went there as a kid, had a great time, and applied for a job with little understanding that the role of a Disney employee is substantively different than that of a Disney guest.

[equalitybeforethelaw]

You have to be f***ing Goofy to work at Disney.

[Rebelbase]

Euro Disney costume characters sex scandalhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8iK12baYFM

[equalitybeforethelaw]

Minnie makes me horney baby.

[ErnBatavia]

old punchline about Disney employee in divorce court......”I didn’t say she was crazy, I said she was f***ing Goofy”

[Mase]

There's an old saying at Disney that goes If you don't come to work on Saturday, don't bother coming in on Sunday. I can't think of another workaholic culture I've come in contact with that compares to Disney.