Posted on 09/07/2015 11:07:16 AM PDT by Enlightened1
Edited on 09/07/2015 11:23:24 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
As a patriotic and proud citizen of the United States, I have a story to share that has not only impacted my family, hundreds of colleagues, but also current and future United States workers.
I used to have a dream career at one of Americas most iconic and admired companies. Twenty years of hard work, technical skill building, the fostering of relationships and a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology guided me to a coveted position as an Information Technology Engineer for Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
On a sunny Monday morning in late October of 2014 I drove down the interstate toward the huge 40 square mile Disney Orlando, Florida property to my office. Ten days earlier Bob Iger, CEO of Disney, had just announced that the company’s earnings were up well over 20 percent for the quarter and this was just one among a long series of record breaking financial results for the company. About six months earlier, a new CIO, Tilak Mandadi, was appointed for the Parks and Resorts Division of Disney, which would result in huge changes to our lives. Little did I know what was about to happen that very same day to me and hundreds of other fellow Disney Information Technology Cast Members.
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Since Cruz wants to INCREASE foreign worker visas, be prepared to see more of this...
Trump is for more AMERICAN jobs.
For all the “I don’t have a problem with legal immigration, I’m only opposed to illegal immigration” FReepers out there....
Very good story.
Americans, we need to bring back American jobs.
Stop outsourcing everything.
The executives who did things like this need to be punished. Severe punishment.
I’m not sure about Cruz.
He should clearly come out for bringing back American jobs.
So far, I haven’t heard him say he is for that. I hear him talk about the subject, but Trump is the (only) one yet, who is clearly for returning American jobs.
Trump.
Has happened for years in the engineering world. Ask the People at Fluor, Bechtel and other engineering companies. and in the I.T. world it is even worse.
Sheesh, cry me a river.
I like Cruz, wouldn't mind seeing a trump/Cruz ticket. But Cruz needs to clearly explain himself on this issue. And he needs to explain it clearly more than once. For example, an offhand remark at some rally just won't do.
They probably got performance bonuses.
Have BS is IT. Can confirm very little work available for Americans.
So much for the LIE by billion dollar corporations that there simply aren’t enough talented people here wanting to do the work.
“M - I - C
See you real soon!
K - E - Y
Why?
Because you don’t vote Democrat!
M - O - U - S - E”
About twenty-five years ago, a colleague and I was discussing Bush’s “New World Order,” and what it meant.It meant that many of our elite felt more empathy with their peers in other countries than they did with their fellow Americans. In fact, they were embarrassed by old fashioned expressions of Patriotism. T0 put it another way, now that the Soviet Union was out of the way,Patriotism was revealed to be something they invoked only when it served their needs. One who did not feel this way was Ross Perot. But he must have heard this cynicism expressed enough to move him to challenge Bush in 1992. At least this is the way I read him. And Maybe Trump feels the same way now.
When leases ran out they were not renewed. Only way you knew you would be there the next month was if you received a report of earning form in the mail.
Disney is a mean; heartless company.
Happiest place on earth my snow white ass.
That last comment with acknowledgement to "Two and a Half Men".
And we have been told that H1B visas are given out because there aren’t enough Americans to do these jobs.
And we are told that we have illegal workers because they are doing jobs Americans won’t do.
How is it legal, to terminate your native American workforce, and replace with foreigners?????
If this happened to me, I don’t know if I would stick around to train my replacement. Disney or any other company can go blank themselves.
But, Cruz is the most conservative candidate out there - people better wake up. We are being invaded with these H-1B visas and something needs to be done. Rubio is another one - as are most of the GOPE field. This is why they are fighting Trump so hard -
How can this happen in our country? Easy. American Culture is so dumbed down that the elites can get away with it. In my tiny industry it was decided that foreigners suddenly appearing and attempting to replace is would be dealt with immediately. Wed seen it happen in related industries.
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