Disney employees use a town hall meeting to press management for details on a possible next round of layoffs
Source: Business Insider ·
Disney staffers pushed management for answers about reports of layoffs in a tech town hall. Employees say morale is suffering.
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Disney employees are frustrated by reports that the company is planning to cut more workers under CEO Josh D'Amaro.Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images; Aurore Marechal/Getty ImagesDisney staffers pressed leaders for answers after reports that the company is planning more layoffs."Do we know when the cost cutting is targeted to happen?" one employee asked in a town hall.Layoffs, and reports of layoffs, are "very demotivating," one high-level software engineer said.Disney tech employees are pushing management for answers after several major rounds of layoffs this year and reports that more cuts are coming.Several staffers told Business Insider they're struggling with morale and are putting in extra effort to look busy — and some of their colleagues sounded off in a company meeting Thursday."Do we know when the cost cutting is targeted to happen?" a Disney software engineer asked in a town hall on Thursday afternoon.The question was submitted in writing during the Q&A portion of the…
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