Working At The Walt Disney Company

Hectic. Eight to ten hour days. No time to plan, always putting out fires.

Like any job your leadership is key. I have had great leaders that make it fun, but it is a job. You work outside a lot, its Florida so it's hot. But it's what you make of the job. I have had a great time working with fun people

people are very frustrated because the leaders are not qualified to be leaders and even though our department is number 1 in all of Disney they treat us like we are 5 year olds.

Subpar.

We just moved up to$15 dollars per hour for most roles. But we have great perks and discounts, and now free tuition for all types of degrees High School through Masters degrees. Again you don't get rich working at Disney in most of the roles, but you have opportunities.

below average but most people are their because they love disney

I have been fortunate to have many great leaders who truly try to build strong teamwork and who want to see you succeed.

we have two good ones and the rest are robots that know nothing about how to make things better

stressed and overworked. many times they are under qualified

A lot of different outreach programs.

they help locals companies through threw their Disney volunteer program.

Disney does a ton of community work, there is the Voluntears which do everything from Make a Wish to the Arnold Palmers children's hospital, to building houses for habitat for humanity. They have Run Disney which you can have sponsorship for your favorite charity and you can volunteer for animal shelters. Disney is very good about stewardship.

its much easier because your qualifications do not matter

the interview is often the hardest part of the job

It is a long process, if you get selected you usually have a phone interview, then a face to face with casting, then you may have a third interview with a panel of managers. It typically is a 6 week process from the initial phone interview to getting the job offer.

Fun people who enjoy what they do. You don't get rich at Disney, you work at Disney because you love people and the Disney product. We have a lot of cast appreciation events and great comardery.

they are not looking for people with ideas only robots that do not rock the boat

Same as management you either don't see them or they bark orders at you one or the other

Health, Dental, Vision

I'm not sure what the company would give you without the union but we do have health insurance but it vacation and holiday pay, they do provide tickets to get into the park as well as extra ones During certain times of the year which is nice and discounts to the stores for merchandise for cruises and so forth. But why give you discounts for things you're never going to be able to use light taking a cruise they offer you a deep discount but you have to book less than 45 days and at least in transportation department you are never going to get away cuz we are always short drivers in this department 2017 they blacked out any time off from about May to the end of the year.

you get tickets to the parks , discounts on their cruises , hotels and dvc programs. free college.

I mentioned before and then other question you get BBQs occasionally by the department that you are in or the Hub, you get discounts to cruises merchandise and other things that Disney offers.

Free admission to the Parks (Disneyland, DisneyWorld, etc), discounts on merchandise, free movie screenings on occasion, on-campus fairs with free food, photo-ops, etc. It's fun.

it should be much better most people are going through the motions

Tense and political.

Depends on the location. I've worked in 3 different offices now. the first was very quite and everyone was heads down. The 2nd was happy and fun, and the 3rd feels like an old style company where all that matters is the work and the bottom dollar.

I would create a personal wellness program for all team members

Higher smarter people. Absolute dysfunction in day to day operations.

support growth on the non-exec level. Seems that execs receive promotions more than their teams.

Decent, you get 1 week after a year, two weeks after 3 years, three weeks after 5 years and 4 weeks after 10 years. You also have 10 paid holidays and 3 floating holidays a year.

Moderate, good compensation if it goes unused

3 weeks, to start. Growing form there, after a LONG tenure.

After entry level management: rarely.

very rarely

There is a lot of promotions depending on the department. There is a great deal of opportunity

Unevenly.

not well at all

Very professionally and everyone is protected by unions for hourly roles , even if you don't join a union, you are protected.

very they always have new projects they are working on

They are worlds best company and the most innovative entertainment, and hospitality company by far.

very they always have new happenings

always do your best to make the guest happy

Have fun, be professional, and find the positive cast members to make your career a success

believe in the mission no matter how bad the leadership is

they should have a wellness program for all cast and their families and they should allow stock investing with a match up to 10%

They now have the most benefits out of any company I have worked for, I have worked for over 25 companies in my career. Disney has plenty to offer

wellness for all cast & families

we all have costumes based on our job

For most hourly cast members you are issued a Costume depending on your role, everyone else is business casual or business professional depending on their role

company costume specific for your roll

Easy at the hourly level, hard at the management level.

yes but you will wait about 6 months

yes but after 6 months

Rapid and chaotic.

you have to go to classes that teach nothing about what really goes on

you have to be trained for about 2 weeks

A good product.

being able to help the guests have magical stays

being able to make others lives better

dress the same as you would for any job interview

Business casual

I don't think it matters on what you where you just have to make sure you are full of pixie dust and they will hire you, , even if you have years of experience previously to come into this company it doesn't matter

being able to make people happy

The far and wide reach of the company.

Making happiness

you meet with a person that is not qualified to evaluate you and then they offer you a job that anyone can do instead of the job you are qualified for.

Can be long or short, depending on the role.

Fun, fast, calm

I have no idea because they promote people that have no business being leaders

The process is not highlighted nor transparent. There are few tangible goals and milestones set to define next steps in ones career.

There is no standard timeline, but there is a systematic leveling of departments and roles, limiting promotions. Priority is for high-level execs (VP; SVP; EVP) vs mid-level or low-level.

it takes a very long time and if you are a free thinker it will never happen. They promote people that they can manipulate

Not fast at all, unless you leave and come back-- then you get the promotion.

Not fast at all