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Walt Disney Company

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Love my team but frustrated with post-pandemic return to the office - Category Manager Walt Disney Company Employee Review

2.0
Jun 28, 2021
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Pros

My manager and team are the best. I feel supported in my role and my work is emotionally rewarding. I work with a relatively small group of stakeholders, some of whom are truly thought leaders in their area of expertise. There used to be great benefits if you lived near a Park (Orlando, Anaheim), but those aren't available currently.

Cons

Return to work in person is being handled with a very old-school approach. It feels like leadership learned nothing from the last 16+ months. Leadership clearly does not care about the preferences of their workforce. I expect many resignations in the Fall/Winter due to their return policy. Main issues with their approach: - No survey of employees or input asked for before rolling out the return plan - Strong focus on how collaboration and free exchange of ideas happens best in person (old-school) - One-size fits all approach of a minimum of 3 days per week in person "to begin," implying that requirement will increase - No differentiation between the types of roles that have been working from home successfully since March 2020 Other issues: Park access benefits have been revoked since the pandemic with no replacement to our compensation package, leadership can be very top-down in general with little regard for the thoughts of their teams, benefits (medical, 401k, etc) are below market average, pay is below market average, heavy reliance on brand to recruit & retain instead of compensation

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Pros

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Cons

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