After Uproar, Disney Cancels Tech Worker Layoffs

An anonymous reader writes: The NY Times previously reported that Disney made laid-off workers train their foreign replacements. The Times now reports that Disney has reversed its decision to lay off the workers and canceled training of the replacements. This follows public uproar, two investigations by the Department of Labor into outsourcing firms, complaints to the Justice Department, and calls for an investigation into the H-1B Visa program by Senator Bill Nelson. One of the workers said, "We were told our jobs were continuing and we should consider it as if nothing had happened until further notice." A former Disney employee who was forced to take an early retirement shared his personal thoughts on the matter in a Google+ post.

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I'd like to see a permanet disney 'evil counter'

[TheGratefulNet]

like a doomesday counter or a count that shows the number of accident free days at work.

but this would be a constant reminder and a bloody nose to disney, how evil this h1b policy is and how evil DISNEY is.

'its been X days since disney last laid off US workers'. and when they do more evil shit, that counter gets reset (or, rather, its timestamp does).

too many ignorant americans have NO IDEA how fucked up disney is. they believe the hype and drink the koolaid and continue to buy their crotchfruit more and more disney merch.

people need to realize how evil this company is and that they are NOT worth giving your money to under any circumstances at all.

a public counter that stays up (yeah, disney has lots of lawyers so not sure how you can keep it running under pressure of lawsuit, even though it would be fair to have this be told about them) would really keep this issue alive, long after disney has buried it in the news.

disney should be the poster child of what is wrong with h1b. no one but us techies realize the h1b problem. the world needs to see this (at least the US does). disney might be the proper wake-up call to finally make people realize how badly we have sold our own people out ;(

Re:McLoving Mickey

[Anonymous Coward]

A company I used to work for in Orlando needed animators.
We got 300 applications from people at Disney. They referred to it as Mauschwitz.

Where have I heard this before?

[blue9steel]

I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further.
Perhaps you think you're being treated unfairly?
Good. You know it would be unfortunate if I had to leave a garrison here.

Re:Don't worry, they'll try again

[AuMatar]

Not just interviewing, unionizing. If I was told me and my coworkers were being fired in 90 days and were to train our replacements, I'd gather up my coworkers and tell them we want a year's salary as a bonus now or we all walk that afternoon. Especially if they later try to pull this shit- I'd be demanding huge raises/bonuses to stick around for any time at all.