I know what you’re talking about. Disney attracts more than its fair share of untalented grifters. (Hi, Jeffrey Katzenberg!)
And they are chiselers, there’s no doubt about it. They lowball vendors to death, knowing companies will take a loss just to get into business with Disney. When I worked there, they had their own rules about overtime — i.e., they didn’t “believe” in paying overtime. Um, the state of California disagreed. People filed labor lawsuits, Disney paid the fines but admitted no wrongdoing — and next week, it was business as usual.
But... still. I got more out of it than it cost me. There really was something magic about being part of it all.
Am looking forward to that small-minded placeholder, Iger, retiring. Hoping they hand the whole works over to Lasseter.
I used to have to pay vendors - I felt very sorry for the little guys. They would be starving to death, by the time they got paid. Don’t forget Mr. Ovitz. In his short time, he was paid a fortune. Another thing that cheesed me off was when they gave Gretzky a Bentley, just for being a valued opponent of The Ducks. That same year I got an “above average”rating on my review, and 10 cents an hour pay increase. I’m glad your stay did you well. I have many memories, some magic, some....not so much ;)