Disneyland Employees Are Broke Working At ‘The Happiest Place On Earth’ (HBO)
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- čas přidán 9. 05. 2018
- ANAHEIM, California - Low-wage workers are being priced out of Orange County, the posh suburbs south of Los Angeles. That’s especially true in the city of Anaheim, and its largest employer: Disney.
The unions representing Disney’s lowest-paid workers have banded with other unions in Anaheim to put a measure on the ballot: a new minimum wage for the hotel and restaurant workers at the city's largest resorts that would pay $15 per hour by 2019, and gradually increase to $18 per hour by 2022. (California’s minimum wage is set to increase to $15 per hour in 2021.) Raises thereafter would be at least 2 percent per year.
The push for a ballot measure has drawn the ire of the city, and Disney itself. The company is co-funding the group pushing against the measure, with the subtle name No To The Anaheim Job Killer Initiative.
Anaheim Chamber of Commerce President Todd Ament said the measure, if enacted, would drive off future investment and kill two luxury hotel project planned for Anaheim.
Disney workers say they can’t live in Anaheim - or most places in Orange County - while earning less than $15 per hour.
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The problem is that Anaheim has become one of the country’s most expensive places to live, and wages haven’t kept up.
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VICE News tell me about it I used to live Anaheim like 5 mins oway from Disney now move outta California it’s just too expensive wages are extremely low
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VICE News It's not a right to live in Orange county . If you have no useful skills then move to the inland empire and stop bitching about money you don't deserve .
Lots more homes need to be built. Any "solution" that doesn't include that, like housing subsidies or increasing wages, won't do anything at all. You'll just drive up housing prices even further.
Why do the your state make it mandatory to pass on the benefits of tax cuts on the employee.
Even in Las Vegas, Casinos literally have an entire buffet open 24 hours for Employees only Breakfast, lunch and dinner. All free when you work for a Casino
MAD MAX I live in Vegas. I need to get a job at a casino now:
do they have a needle exchange and safe injection area? what about gender neutral bathrooms?
root
Are you trying to say that casinos are unsafe workplaces? What is your point?
Las Vegas has better unions than most of the country.
Pineapple Bun what root is saying is he is an incel in his grandma's basement.
I’m sure ticket rates have inflated more than the wages.
Thomas H smh exactly
When I was younger, my family used to have season pass tickets for like 4 years until they raised the season pass prices. My parents say that we can’t get it anymore because we can’t afford it ☹️
Disney Park Hopper ticket is $180 for the day.
My Nana said she remembered when opening day was $1... ONE DOLLAR!!! Now it’s over $100 and that’s without a park hopper pass in Disney World... what a shame.
Facts!
Watch Don’t Walk, Run Productions
That's what brought me here
Love them
YOU KNOW IT BOI!
Na. That guy is lame. Very biased Republican
too bad facts don't care about your feelings
The lady says at the end "why should I change?" That says it all.
It's a classic case of having her cake and eating it too. She wants a "fun" job well very few "fun" jobs pay well.
Clear the cobwebs out, David. She's been there for 30 years!! That generation of employees were almost "lifers." They didn't believe in job jumping. They were prepared to dedicate their lives to a place and watch it grow!! This is where the "new" generation of CEOs fail those who are honest and dedicated employees. Who the hell will hire her now at her age and with her qualifications, except another similar park. And where will you find one? Do you expect her to pack up and move to another state at her age with no friends, family or familiar contacts or any place to live so she can make $15 an hour? How much do you make? Helluva sacrifice for HER to make when many CEOs are getting close to $100 million a year, plus deferred compensation, paid medical insurance, stock options, company autos with paid insurance and fuel, free air travel for him and family, paid director's fees and paid travel to Board meetings including food, drink and accommodations, and assorted other perks and reimbursements. Hell, they hardly have to pay any of their own living expenses!!!. Some of them even sneak in paying for their mistresses' apartments. And the sad part is none of them really have enough accumulated knowledge worth that money. Most, if not all, are members of fraternities and the "good ole boys' clubs" where it's not what you know, but WHO you know. I saw ironclad evidence of that in many different forms on many occasions when I was clerking in an office working my way through school when I came back from Viet Nam. Believe me when I say it would have been a cold day in hell before I could stomach working in that atmosphere full time.
@@tacksscherbo7771 Okay they literally gave her free training and she was too dense to pick up on it and refuses to change. She's a child mentally because anyone can do her job and basically college kids are while they go and get better jobs after they graduate or move up the ladder. Stop putting lipstick on a pig here, she is set in her ways and that is fine but if you are going to stagnate in the 21st century job market, expect your wages to do the same.
@@peebay3515 I can tell you from personal experience it is much more economical to keep a trained employee and give him or her a reasonable raise than to have to hire, train, then perhaps even fire, a gaggle of job candidates for that same job, who are either too lazy or too stupid, or perhaps too arrogant to complete parts of the job description because it is beneath their "social status." Ofttimes those prima donnas will feign stupidity so they don't have to do the damned work--and you know that's being done and you can't do a damned thing about it. There's no firing those little frat boys, even if they robbed you blind. When you have a run of about 20 of those whose only qualifications for the job are that they are the sons of friends of the partners, you will appreciate that "lipsticked pig" more than you could ever know--especially when your own work falls seriously behind because you are expected to teach them hands on, and ignore their arrogance and stupidity while all the while the spawn of all those buddies smirks at you while you're trying to explain a concept and trying to avoid being forced to do their work yourself. Believe me. You may even be inclined to buy that pig a gross of lipstick and maybe even some cologne so she graduates from pig to pussycat!!
Tacks Scherbo She doesn’t want more money because of the goodness of her hearts for the company... She could have had plenty more jobs there, or move to work in a different park in a decent state (I.e NOT California, the most expensive parts of the US with the biggest tax rates with the worst utilities and worst governor.
Wow, Vice is partially owned by Disney and they fire shots at Disney, I'm impressed. Mad probs to vice for keeping it real.
Don't be so quick to conclude. Vice is particularly notorious for not paying its employees fairly or on time. Just google it.
+NESherv Maybe that's why Nigel Duara(The Vice Reporter) choose this topic. Maybe it's close to his heart for personal reasons ;)
Vice has been a joke for about 8-10 years. Anyone who has integrity there has left a pretty long time ago.
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mike and if a big tobacco company for whatever reason wanted to put out an ad campaign on the dangers of smoking that would be a bad thing because...?
Disney can't even provide a shift meal to food servers? That's ridiculous.
James Collier
If you can’t give your workers the ability to eat the waffles they make...
weehawk who said that they needed to
i know right but free meals add up for 30 years . both sides need to work together or this is the end of Disney
the workers
Disney all was had history with this type of stuff look it up
Orange County is expensive to live in, regardless who you work for.
It shouldn't be expensive if you work FOR DISNEY though. That is the point. One of the most powerful companies in THE WORLD and you can not afford to pay your employees to keep up with living expenses...???
As the video stated Disney is the biggest employer, so they have more than 30k employees, and they have other.costs too as water, eletricity and taxes so Disney may earn big but they also spend big.
The issue is, communities don't tend to thrive when you push out low wage workers. If the people who make your city run can't afford to even live near it, there's an problem.
is that where orange man lives too ?
@@donny234 Florida and that's 10x worse. I wouldn't be surprise if some of those families live in the motels 6 miles away from the park.
“Why should I change”
You’ve given plenty reasons...you can’t afford to live there, you rent a room and have a storage unit.
Sure, but if the place is expensive and the company needs employees from that place shouldn't they give a proper payment according to the needs of their employees? If not then what kind of employees are they aiming for? Is that morally right to seek for a specific group of people that will work for lower wages just because they need the money or they don't think about their futures and once they get to that point in their life's just toss them out? What about other alternatives?
@@TheGoodContent37 simply leave if its not enough if the company cant find workers theylee realize
@@TheGoodContent37 They could offer cheaper housing off site for staff too.
@@ivanruvalcaba2527 Yeah, so crime and amoral stuff should be left as is just because people have the option to not be affected by it? Such an amazing logic for a 3 year old but the adult world doesn't work that way buddy. If something is unfair and unjust we adults tend to fix it. Why? Because is the right thing to do champ. Now finish your vegetables.
@@TheGoodContent37 you obviously don't get how the world works. Disney could easily find a replacement for her if she left and possibly even pay them less. You don't get a raise simply because you want one.
They're charging us $120 a person to go into the park. The park is full every weekend without question. So I find it hard to believe that they can't invest in their workers 😣😣😣😣
They are unskilled entertainers! Just like at McDonalds and Walmart
It's not investing when you don't see a return.
Pay someone minimum wage or twice minimum wage and they will still do the same amount of work, more or less.
The problem is they want good salaries for jobs that children could do.
You are just as savage as you are educated. I like it lol
Or people in their 50's could have saved for retirement so they wouldn't be in this position. Or they could have gotten an education so they had skills that made them valuable. The problem is people not captilism.
King Homer the stockholders are free to sell anytime they want to
25 years ago in Walt Disney World, I was told when hired, by a older cast member, that during my years I will at one time be homeless and have to live in my car. I laughed, and did not believe, but 3 years later at 6.00 an hour, I was homeless and living in my car. This is why most cast members have either a side job or always working overtime, crossing into other departments.
Mickey Breslich I liked because people need to read your comment
Bryant Nelson I am confused then why is it because I have no partner helping pay housing do I pay more taxes? But housing is same and food is only a couple extra $100 at most shouldn't then single people get tax breaks or get more minimum wage...
Well if that's what you have to do when working for Disney, then that's what you have to do.
what do you love about your job
her : “ we have four meal periods”
Savage
They don't give her the food tho? She just likes putting it out and feeling like a hostess. She literally just enjoys feeding people.
@@friedrice4015 I mean like every other job you should bring your own lunch. It would be unprofessional to see a worker eating the same buffet with you right beside you.
@@elizabeththerainbow7782 I meaannn no? Not really? Employees are often allowed to eat the food from the company, tho they often pay (a reduced cost) for it and eat in a break room. But that's not what I'm saying. I'm saying it sounds like OP is trying to make fun of her for being overweight or eating too much, but she said that she enjoys it because she gets to lay out the buffets and provide food to people. It has nothing to do with eating the food.
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This is the thing. Dont settle, I went from $10 to now making $22 an hour because I knew my worth and didnt settle
And at 22 dollars an hour you still can't buy a house.
Sigifredo Martinez and you’re still working for somebody damn
Again I'm not settling here guys. 22 is definitely still not enougb
@@tedd7661 it sucks. 22 bucks an hour used to be a good wage.
@@nobody-yu4cf you would think right
Lol, but seeing how it is now it's still hard, though I'm ok, but definitely not good
For 1 day at the park for 2 adults and 1 child was over $300...and that does not include parking fees ($23), a rented stroller ($20+), food and water, the monorail, or any concessions. There is more than enough money to go around, Disney needs to keep in mind the interests of the people who devote their working careers for them...but they won't. In corporations, profit is the only thing that matters.
n. p. Disney hasnt been the same since walt died.
They have the money to pay. But no reason to pay. They don't respect people's worth.
Do we really wanna see Disney’s bills ?
They do so well, they can even employ people willing to work for the wage they offer :)
Didnt disney make a billion dollars on infinity war im sure they have enough money
I have a family member who been with Disneyland for over a decade. He's a manager in one of the sections and struggles to pay rent each month. It's very sad what Disney does to their employees.
bluesnote1 it's his own fault
Beta Males
*fault you for being a dunce.
Mr. Braddock give me one good reason why they are incapable of building wealth?
Beta Males Oh no it's not Disney's fault, it's Comifornias fault for making new affordable housing UNPROFITABLE with all their stupid regulations.
Adam Smith they only do that. Since they know someone will buy it.
Question presented at the end:
“Why should I change?”
Answer:
“Because you want more money.”
The people who need that raise have invested their time and effort into the company to see where it is today. Plus they are not asking for a ridiculous wage, but a living wage and a more affordable living space.
@@XxGhost141xX I'm not about to be paying a food service worker 15.75 an hour. No one else will either. That's above the 15 minimum wage all the Democrats are pushing for now. She'll face no raises, yet the inflation that would come from the minimum wage rise will make her life only harder. The way you reduce living costs is reducing taxes and regulation. She could have easily accepted a higher up position, but she choose to be an entry level worker for 30 years. She's the dumb bimbo and she should pay for her stupidity. Darwinism prevails.
@Bundle1 If they didn't then there had to be a reason. Someone could work at McDonald's for one year and become the manager the next. My aunt worked as a bank teller and is now regional vice president, earning like 20x more than she did originally with no college education. Disney generally treats workers fairly, she was certainly offered a higher position but she didn't choose to take it because she's inept.
@@athaliacudini4914 She herself said she was being given training for position higher up a decade ago. She doesn't seem interested in herself.
“Why should i change?”
Cause you’re replaceable...
Sad truth
Disney knows they have people lining up to work for them for minimum wage.
livable wages should not have to be begged for
Thats not right man she did 30 yrs? Anybody who works for me more than 10 years id cut him/her a 10,000 check on the anniversary date thats a bs way to think if they expect you to change jobs to make more money they they should offer it to all employees regardless of age
You can't replace the 30 year relationships that she's built with the guests and coworkers
disney also has a really shitty point system. i know someone who used to work there and she got a point because she literally fainted in the middle of her shifted had to be sent the hospital
bethismagical girl ain’t that true there is issues within the company system that almost set you up to have to leave the job so they can replace you instead of paying u more
I was bit by a snake and asked to be taken to health services but they had no one who could take my place. I decided to go there anyways and they put a point in my record card bc I was not allowed to leave my position.
Should have taken it to the media.
wut
Melissa Sistos wtf that seems like the news would love a story like that. Screw Disney.
I've never been to the US, but if I were stuck in a high-rent area with low-paid menial jobs, I'd move. Christ, I can never understand people's reluctance to shift from where they are.
Not everyone has the motivation to move but other than wage issues, they seem to be happy with their jobs.
@@travelator3035 so if they are happy why complain lol
I lived in LA till i was 21. I never lived on my own always lived with my mom. Once she moved us to Las Vegas. I realize how much stress people are going through living in CA. I love and miss LA. Its time for many people to move out from CA and seek elsewhere.
I lived in California until 2 years ago to Las Vegas. Best move I've made! I am less stressed out living in Vegas than I was when I lived in Ventura County. As much as I miss California, I don't miss the struggles of surviving out there one bit!
"why should I change".... Because you make 15 dollars an hour
These people act like they are forced to take a low wage job when in reality they force themselves threw life choices they have made..screw around while in school and have no ambition will lead you to a low wage job
Wages do need to go up, every where.
Big Red You still need people for these jobs.
@@tiptoe38 Look, by American standards I'd be a leftie (here I'm more center), and I agree that minimum wages do need to go up. But even I think that when a 50yo person who is unhappy about their minimum wage says "why should I change", there's something very wrong with her mindset, and it ain't the Mouse's fault.
@@BigRed2 SOMEBODY NEEDS TO DO THOSE JOBS! NOT EVERYONE CAN JUST MOVE ON AND GET A BETTER JOB
The problem is that rent is too high. Investors buy up all the properties and charge the most they can for rent. If they can charge the average person $1200/month for an apartment when 90% of the local population is only making $24,000, they will. It's a problem with the free market rental and home pricing system in America. People need to come up with a solution to this. Ultimately, the prices of homes and rent has to come down. And people who own those homes won't like it.
Latest Sports Democratic policies create 3rd world living conditions. Just look at Detroit. This is the inevitable result of socialism.
The solution is to be more successful. You'll be waiting forever if you think someone is going to fix any of your problems. That's life.
Lula Camol the closest state I’ve seen to a third world in the United States is Mississippi and Louisiana, and they have the exact opposite sort of policies.
Detroit is far from a socialist state. Look at places like Oregon, Washington, Arizona, California those are the states with the highest wages least poverty, highest percentage of wealthy and the most liberal policy. Place like Mississippi, Louisiana, Virginia, Oklahoma have the opposite policies and the highest number of people dependent on government money.
This reminds of the situation Hong Kong. People who make minimum wage can barely afford one room rent.
Sometimes loyalty doesn't get you anywhere. She needs to move on!
Move on to what? She is 58
Move on where?...Everywhere it's the same low paid jobs, unless you mean move out of the State....so basically you're asking low and middle income people have to just leave rather than give them a living wage for their hard work....these people aren't illegals on welfare, they are working American citizens..
Both sides of this argument are valid to a point, however, she did dig her own grave. Higher wage jobs typically command initiative, drive, assertiveness and education. If you can’t or won’t apply for these qualities, you dont deserve a higher wage position
@EDU. A.U.N lmao read what u wrote
@EDU. A.U.N SAY BLM WHITEY
Listen, listen. I used to have a job I also loved in the art field but it was only $15 per hour and part-time. I had to make moves when i went homeless and found better work for higher pay and 40 hours per week. I'm STILL trying to better myself too. I don't see why anyone would stay at a job that doesn't pay well at all. There are options.
The reality is most Disney jobs are meant for high school and college kids.
It was never intended to support full time adults. This is why you better yourself with real skills that pay as you age. If you don’t, you rent a room from a friend in your late 50’s working at a theme park. 💯
Ive worked for my company 10 Years, not one raise has been given to us. It stared out 11 years ago we were paid 2X the min wage ( that was great money back then), now were making min wage because the company is cheap and doesn't care about the employees. Rent is now 60% of my wages, and every other cost has gone up too. The cost of living has raised about 20% and were now loosing money because of how low our pay is. The office staff created a union and voted for raises but the rest of us have been forced to live in poverty. Its everywhere in America & even Canada. Way to many Companies just care about the bottom line and making money, they will for go raises just to save that little bit to line their pockets.
Shawna KokoNut it’s your own fault for not asking for a raise.
Funny how you say you were making double the min wage but you’re living in poverty lmao.
Increase your self worth. In this market employers will pay good money for people they can rely on.
James Re read the blurb, I said when I started the job 11 years ago it was good money, now 11 years down the road I'm live in poverty because the cost of everything has gone up and I'm making a lot less then I did before. 11 years ago rent was $400/month for my apartment now its $1100/month for the same place. So now I pay almost triple the rent and I don't make more money. So it's created rent burden and everything else has raised in price from food, medicine, insurance. you name it costs have increased!
James I'm a sub contractors, I have asked for raises every year. But they contract hasn't included a raise because the company I work for doesn't write it into our contracts. The answer I get is, we have no laws saying you have to get raises. Not every company gives cost of living increases, many are super cheap!
Shawna KokoNut I read what you wrote. Stop playing a victim. If your job is in demand (not sure what contracting you do) then you’ll get well compensated for it as long as you’re good at what you do.
I’m a HVAC licensed tech. My field is in super demand and as a person holding different licenses with over a decade of experience I make a good living. At 21 I had a car payment and mortgage.
Stop blaming others for your position. Own it. You chose to stay with a company that didn’t value you. You didn’t fight for a raise. You didn’t quit. If you haven’t raised your own rank within the company or made yourself more valuable in 10 years it’s your fault.
I'm in EMS & it isn't a well paying job, Minimum wage or just over is the Norm, unless your in NYC then you might make $20-30/hr. Most companies only pay minimum wage were not getting raises because the companies are cheap and won't give more. I do this job because its important and not many people can or will. In many states were not considered an essential service so were lucky if we make anything over minimum wage and with the new $15/hr that's the best we will do.
Shawna KokoNut ya. I know a few people that are EMS and I think it’s crap with what they get paid. BUT it does open up doors for you. One of my friends just became a NY firefighter a month or 2 ago. It’s great that there are advancements in the field but Deff sucks you’ll be making only a couple dollars more than min wage.
>worked there for 30 years
>tried management training 10 yrs ago
>not interested in more training
and they say millennials are entitled.
Exactly, this lady has given up and looking for someone to take on her battles. She's the old new old Millennial.
I grew up in Anaheim, and working at Disneyland is a job, not a Career.
Wasn't called that in the 80s
A job for a company that makes billions on billions and pays crumbs to the employees that make the money
@@shine-on-tv8082 it is what it is.
@@alextogo8367 its shitty capitalism...but yeah is what it is
So why stay at a job with no advancement for 30yrs.anaheim don't have other businesses.hell move girl
Try getting employed in a steady job with a great salary and all the benefits such as insurance at 58!
themasqueradingcow91 I understand her struggle, because it’s very real. It’s no secret that cost of living goes up much faster the people’s wages. And I do believe corporations can afford to pay their employees more - if they say otherwise, they’re lying.
However, this woman made a choice. She chose not to put herself in an environment where she could advance. Based on the video I’m assuming she didn’t go to college - once again, her choice. She’s also living with the consequences of her life choices and should hold herself more responsible.
@@cylehendricks8892 I agree in part about that point regarding personal choices. But there is an issue with this notion that everything comes down to personal choice. Any number of reasons could be a cause of not attending a university from caring responsibilities, medical concerns (or bills) etc.
Sometimes personal responsibility for such things only goes so far and often people get stuck in this situation due to the exploitation of their labour (God, that sounds a bit commie) and often feeling better to stay in stable employment where there is at least 'something' to earn rather than be unemployed or end up somewhere, where medical and what not isn't covered (I'm assuming that Disney employees get half decent insurance - I'm also not from the US so who knows!)
themasqueradingcow91 uh who put her in this situation? she did and the effects of her decisions are obviously seen
Cause there’s no work in California
I feel that because people are so proud of working at Disney is that they assume that it's a good job and that by simply working there they are working at the best job they can get. In reality it's the illusion of being in the happiest place on Earth that's making them assume that this is the greatest job ever. It's kind of like working at McDonald's assuming that you're eating high-quality gourmet food but in reality all you're just beating is garbage. As somebody who pretty much studied on both the history and the growth of the company for an assignment, I can assure you that this has to be one of the most scummiest companies in existence purely on the account of how much they price their merchandise, they're park entries and also how they pay their animators and employees, in reality the Disney company has to be probably the worst company to work for. Wholesale places like Costco and certain fast food joints actually provide a better minimum wage than Disney because they know that the people that are going to be working there are not going to be working there forever and even so they would still provide the necessary amount in order to have a livable wage depending on the location and also depending on the economic status of the place. To make a long story short, Disney is a horrible company to work for and I can imagine it would suck being an employee there.
Kushimaru Kuriarare you're absolutely right! Sometimes they don't even pay you the hours you actually worked and they love to screw you over.. *a lot*
I agree
The Disney fanatics absolutely love working there. Disney employees willingly take lower paying jobs because "it's Disney." Even managers and engineers make significantly less than what they would at another company, but they love their job too much to leave and know that another highly qualified person would gladly take their place for less pay. I've met people who gave up good careers so that they could work some crappy job at Disney, and they absolutely loved it even though it didn't pay enough. I know one guy who never used his IT degree because he's been working in the park selling popcorn for 20 years, and has to deliver pizza at night just to make enough to get by. The sad part is that he refuses to leave and look for decent work because he wants to be part of Disney so badly!
SWALBERG But it's the greedy capitalist fault. How dare they take advantage of the low skilled and try to make a profit.
Most of everyone that works here just want to make bare minimum to scrape by but sometimes TWDC makes it hard to come to work knowing that you won't make enough to pay bills or buy food for the family. It's one or the other. Some of the engineers and security officers are on a very old contract that has most of them getting paid $20 or more an hour. As for a new hire they will make a bare minimum of $12.55
I feel this hard! I work in healthcare in Atlanta as a Medical Assistant specialized in Cardiology, in the biggest health care system in Georgia. We do have a good benefits package but at the rate $15 an hour; It is incredibly difficult to live here! I keep adding education and it isn't increasing my income.
Lol dude, you should have just picked a better job
JonesThang I'm a pbx operator at a hospital in florida making $10.75 an hour. 5 minutes from the beach so the cost of living isn't cheap.
Guerrilla Gaming also from Florida too what is that supposed to mean? Just to understand you, please!
laxx1559 currently working on just that.
Fishing Rod What part are you confused about?
How can she love working for a company that keeps her in poverty?
The company isn’t keeping her in poverty, she is.
@@Silver77cyn nope. all jobs should pay a liveable wage. this isn’t a difficult concept to grasp. if you work full time, you shouldn’t be struggling to pay for basic necessities like food and shelter
@@Silver77cyn Then why is the cost of working for the company higher than the wage it pays?
@@latentpotential4520 Because it’s a low skill job, even if you work full-time there is only so much you could pay someone for that kind of work. It’s like saying someone who flips burgers at a fast food restaurant should earn $50/hour. You’ll never earn that much working a low skill job, even at full time, your only option is to look for a job that pays more.
@@Silver77cyn That is not a justification to pay someone below the cost of working there. If the job was not necessary it would not exist, why does the business owner get to demand a profit, but the worker does not? Why are we putting the class of people that do not work above the class that does? Owning a burger joint or hotel is not herculean task, that place practically runs itself. The owners hardly even run the operation. I'm not advocating that they should not earn anything (because risk is a thing, and there is also the argument that some of them may have actually worked to earn that capital in the first place, some), but that should not mean profiting a million a year while your 50 person staff lives in poverty. Half of that profit going to the staff means an extra 10k a year, which is the literal difference between a poverty wage and a livable one. How much of what the business produces is actually a product of the owners? I argue that without the workers, there is no business at all, and it never grew to the size it is.
I love this woman.....but "why should I change?" And "I don't want to take management classes" is what stole most of my sympathy. She chose to never progress in life. I'm 28 I work 40hrs a week and have to constantly run to my parents house and give my mom full on medical caregiver duties. I became sick of minimum wage-ish (+$3) work. So I spent 2 years in a trade school, and I'd have graduated in June (Covid kinda hit the pause button lol) with 3 places offering me waaay better money once accredited
So glad you did a piece on this. My current roommate lived in Disney for almost six months when she was working there. The conditioned described are ridiculous, and people just put up with them because they want to work at Disney.
This doesn’t surprise me at all. I did a phone interview for a job there, a job that required a 4 year degree and previous professional experience. Prior to flying me out the head of the department I’d be working for called me and said “you know this job doesn’t provide a livable wage right? If you have a family youll have to live 2-3 hours away to afford rent based on your salary.” What a joke. Step up Disney.
4 year degeree and they still said that..
Oh my God!! Really?? To hell with Disney and all of their corporate holdings....e.g. ABC Broadcasting.
According to the website Cryo-Freezer 33, there is another way that all workers in the Anaheim Resort District, especially in Disneyland, can finally get a living wage: Pass a city ordinance like SoCal cities Santa Monica and LA have to increase the minimum wage for all workers to $16.10 an hour.
Handy Menagerie yeah....based off what you're saying, any other company's salary would have you living comfortably, even with a family. Sorry about that, dude.
I love Disney for the nostalgia but magical feeling. But wow, that's so sad. You look a little respect for them despite circumstances like this.
30 Years? Not thanks. I wouldn’t invest my time into a company who doesn’t care about me or my co-workers.
Good luck finding one that does lol
She is to stupid to pay more.
What?? I would love to earn 15$ an hour!! I make 8 an hour but I understand it’s a job anyone can do. That’s why I’m majoring in a skill that’s needed in the economy!
She has chosen to refill Mickey pancakes in a buffet for 30 years. Her fault.
Vice - how do you not mention the recent Disneyland price increase? I was hoping the reason I am paying more is to support the need to increase wages. How much of the price increase went into wages? The price increase happened early this year. I wish you would have dug into that.
Michael Stander haha I live in florida but no way am I spending my money at Disneyland. I like their movies but know full well that they don't need my money and frankly there are hundreds of other expenses that take priority for me
I think this was just a snippet of a larger episode so they might have discussed that
They did mention that Disney is an investor in VICE....They want to poke the bear, not stab it
Minimum wage went up this year and is each year until 2022. That means the price of EVERYTHING goes up with it. This what those simpleton dems asked for.
Wages have been stagnant.
.. I live in a small city where the minimal rent for a 1 bedroom apartment is $1,000 per month... Wages hasn't budged in years...
For $1,000 in Texas you can have 1.5K sq ft/three bedroom apartment. I've lived in a new complex for $600 one bed.
Helio Andalucia, wow.
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I live in a small city in Florida...
Look up apartments in TX. Prices vary from city to city, so keep that in mind.
I live in a 1 room apartment with a garage for under $300/month. It definitely isn't like that all over.
It's the same here in Oregon...Californians taking over the state and rent is increasing so fast, locals are moving to smaller and more isolated towns to afford living here.
Small 2 bedroom house will easily cost more than $2,000 here...small 2 bedroom apartment 1350..
I looked into working at Disneyland after I had obtained my engineering degree. They pay about 60-70% of the going rate for that hob job title. Everyone wants to work at Disney. Last I heard there was still a waiting list to get a job here with an engineering degree or in the tech field. Alot want these jobs even with less pay.
Why? To get free entrance tickets?
“Why should i change?”
Ohhh hunny because the world wont wait on you
Sometimes in life you need to make tough decisions. I went into the job field right out of high school and within 7 years I was “topped out” on pay at $12. I was working my butt off and doing the work of 2 people, which they then hired 2 people to replace me. Now I have been working for a company about 8 years now and continue to grow my potential. The point is that if your not getting paid enough you need to move on. We wrap so much emotion into our jobs and the places we work, when in reality most companies don’t care about who does the job just as long as it gets done. I’m not saying that Disney is right in what they do, but your not forced to work for low wages you make that choice.
Word. If you're not getting paid enough, then find a job that pays more, or get a second job. Many of us did it. I worked three jobs for 2 years to care for my family. Now I alone make as much as the average household. Companies want hard workers, if you work hard, someone will notice and pay you a competitive wage.
You need to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test so you can determine the meaning of what this video is about. It isn't her personal situation that she's protesting. It's the conditions (mainly low pay) for that particular job that her union is protesting. She can quit and become a nuclear physicist , but someone else will still have to do her former job and it will still suck.
kansasthunderman1
It’s an entry level job meant for inexperienced people to gain experience working. It’s honestly a job best fit for teens in the area during summer and college students trying to make extra income. It’s not meant to support a grown adult for 30 years or a person with an entire family. I don’t see why that’s so hard to accept.
Plus, I’m sure there are areas near Anaheim that aren’t as expensive to live. Sure, it might require more of a commute to work, but there are people that drive hours to get to work already.
@@Exhumami
You keep using the same old worn out Three Stooges reasoning over and over again.
These are not part time jobs for teenagers who are entering the labor market. Hotels in large cities are 24/7/375 operations and they must use full time workers who must work a "Straight 8" and most likely a "Straight 16". There are also very significant administrative costs associated with having employees on the payroll and it's more cost effective to have one employee work full time rather than having multiple employees working part time.
Furthermore, big hotels are located in big cities where the cost of living is high as a kite and the workers cannot afford to live anywhere near where they work. You say "Get a job some where it's cheaper to live." However the job at the hotel in the big city isn't able to move to a cheaper place and it must be filled by someone else ....... Who will be in the same damn predicament as the worker who left it.
kansasthunderman1
Look, if she’s working there for 30 years AND have management training opportunities that she refused, that’s completely on her.
She’s literally just laying out food and greeting guests. That’s neither difficult nor stressful. You can’t say that it is. She even mentions how much she loves her job and that it’s fun.
Newsflash: fun jobs don’t always pay that well and boring jobs can pay a lot more. That’s just how it is. In addition to this, she mentions how hungry she is yet she owns a pet. That pet cat looked pretty young, meaning she already had “poverty wages” before deciding to own a pet. If feeding her cat on “poverty wages” is more important than feeding herself, that’s her choice.
Also, this might sound a bit mean, but how hungry can she really be? She looks a little on the hefty side, does she not? Usually hungry people that are living in poverty are a lot thinner.
“You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.”
- Walt Disney
The Walt Disney Company should really be looking back at the decades of unbelievable work their cast members have done to make families have fun together and forget about the outside world. Walt knew it back then and the greedy executives know it today, you’re nothing without your employees, treat them right.
PAY UP!
To be fair, Walt hated unions
Leave the magic to the imagineers. This video is focusing on the uneducated workers working at Disneyland
Who say's they're uneducated?
Retrocade Podcast Well if they were educated then they probably wouldn’t be working a minimum wage job their whole life
I know plenty of people with STEM degrees that are working minimum wage or are underemployed. Degrees don't hold water they way they used to. I'm willing to bet many of these workers have some form of college education or degree.
I get that beating the system sometimes is hard or even against us, but that lady's attitude is what has her there.
“I have tried to look for other jobs” no you haven’t. The very ext sentence she gives away why she actually hasn’t looked for a new job “I have fun at my job. I love my job. I have life relationships at Disney... why should I change?”
Poor thing. She probably cant face the reality of real work as an adult. These jobs are for 18 year olds in college or part time during summer. They’re no skill needed jobs which is why they are fun to work because theres no real responsibility or accountability if theres a hiccup. The down part is your pay is based on your responsibilities which is very minimal.
So you’re saying disney workers should be living in poverty?
@@austinadjutant5684 You don’t read. If she doesn’t want to change, the world won’t change for her. The self centered.
@@notsoperfectdrummer What exactly has changed? If this job paid her enough to live and work in it 15 years ago, but suddenly has stopped doing that, how is that her fault? She didn't raise prices, she didn't not give herself raises. Obviously she is good at her job, since she has had it for so long. Disney has never been more profitable, so what gives? It's not like she can just ask for more money, because she will get the same answer everyone always gets, "Its just not in the budget." Which is just a nice way of shifting the blame, despite the fact that profits have never been higher, and she has performed consistently good work.
This hustle culture bullshit needs to stop. There is no way for everyone to be an employer, and if you can't pay your employees enough money to overcome the cost of working for you, eventually the whole house of cards will collapse. Make no mistake, the fatter the top of the pyramid gets, and the hungrier the bottom gets, well at some point they realize they outnumber the top.
@@latentpotential4520 Where did it ever say thata job at Disney was enough for a full family to live off? That's called antitlement. We grow up, get married, buy a house, a car and THAT'S why a Disney job doesn't become enough. quit playing.
I worked for a company for 2 years in their corporate office. I did think I should have gotten paid more because I was being asked to do my job and actually take on another role that paid higher than my role. I stayed with the company because they were changing some things.
We had someone come into the business and talk to us (the corporate staff) and they asked what issues we saw and solutions. The one issue was lack of competitive pay. This person said "quite frankly, there is little to no turn over in the corporate office. There is no business need to increase wages." I found another job with a company offering better pay and better benefits within 4 weeks of that statement.
The woman featured here wants her employer to pay her more and she wants to continue doing exactly what she is doing. She is not willing to do anything more to get more pay. "She isn't interested in more classes and at her age doesn't have time..." Rarely do things change if someone is not willing to do anything different. (I'm sure Disney could increase their employees pay. Unfortunately, they don't have to. )
you're exactly what she should have done. a company doesn't want to pay you, in your eyes, enough? fine! find another job. I salute you for taking your own destiny in your own hands and finding a better paid job!
Same I was working in an chiro office I was getting pay so low and ask to do the other ladies jobs who were getting paid way better than me I got fed up left and they suffer for it because they need it me no one did what i did. I left and went back to school to get a better carrier and here I’m doing better than ever !
Same. I was decent pay but no benefits, etc. at a small company. Finally said screw it, went to a big company and I make more money, benefits, etc. and my old boss was pissed I was leaving when he didn't pay competitively.
This is just cruel. This lady is close to 60 years old, that's close to retirement age in civilized countries.
"This is America"
Where you are allowed to succeed and allowed to fail.
Get yo money.
*Murica
Childish gambino
Im disappointed in america
“Why should I change?” Because you are struggling to pay your rent. You work a job that doesn’t require much skills. That’s her own fault staying at a job for so long.
you know there used to be a thing your young fool generation doesnt know about called progression and raises its none existent in new mexicant i mean california and la named after fallen angels which is all i need to know before i never visit it and i ask god to break it off from america
@@theerepenterakatheecomfort277 there is also called learn new skills and trades
So you’re saying Disney workers should have to live in poverty?
Stop licking boots
$15.75 for almost 30 years? Congratulations, you played yourself.
And that fool basically said if they dont like it .alrato. Just come bring ur future grandchildren.
Hector Garcia playing yourself by staying committed to an employer? Yeah. Ok. Most employers encourage and want their employeees to because they wont have to constantly train. It okkkkkkkkk
@@ChocolateGirrafe44 yeah that's playing yourself.. Being loyal to a company who won't be loyal to you is stupid. If you're at a place for 30 years & they didn't set you up with a comfy retirement situation then yup.. you played yourself.
Very true and good perspective. Well truth. But you're right, I would've left years ago as well.
@@ChocolateGirrafe44 No employer is loyal to the worker..get what you can then get out.
I was going to apply for work at Disneyland so I would be able to study in America as part of my university program and I found out that I would be getting paid $6.50 an hour... I was getting paid $20 an hour in my hospitality job in Australia and I didn’t think it was worth it. Shame on you Disney!!!
Joonior Do if you’re working as a server, tips will even out. If you’re working any other position, that’s illegal.
Stay in Australia because you have socialized medicine. Workers comp is a joke in the US. You'll be lucky if you don't have to file for bankruptcy after you get your. Medical bills. Or you can sell your guns that you have acguired to pay your bills like I had to. My advice visit the US but don't live there.
The minimum wage in California is 11$
$6.50 an hour at Disneyland? Gimme a break. It may not be great pay but it’s definitely not $6.50 an hour.
What you're leaving out is that Disney provides its college interns with free housing, hence the lower rate.
If you employ someone fulltime he should earn enough to live from it
That's at the discretion of the employer.
get another job that's skilled, you burger flipper.
Helio Andalucia It is, and its gross and bad for the economy. Don't build a business on the backs of your labors knowing full well they won't be making a livable wage. It's not easy to build a business off of workers paid off of a living wage, but it is the right thing to do.
You can live off of 2500.... lol go to countries where areas cost of living is high and wages are beyond shit people STRETCH a dollar... just saying
Bursykovski Or the employees could learn some new skills and get a new job.
Disney shouldn’t be punished because people don’t understand minimum wage jobs 🤦♂️
I had a job that paid shit, then I decided to do something about it and got my CDL
Yup, I worked my way up as well. We live in a society now where companies are expected to pay top wages for entry level jobs.
Yeah next thing you know McDonald's workers are going to want 15 an hour... Oh wait...
Congrats, you played your cards right with your life.
Ethan C Badass!! I went and got two IT certifications in entry-level networking and basic cybersecurity from Microsoft, now I'm going to get an PC and networking technical certificate from community college at the same time looking for an better job. If a low paying job ain't paying you well, take some of that hard-earned money and invest in some trade skills and get out of there and live better!!
Lmao, funny how your economy collapses if everyone quits those jobs, nice try though. (´ー`)y-~~
It’s a human trap made by a mouse
30 years working for a company and just scraping by, It takes some really scummy people to treat someone with that loyalty so badly.
Hurley Cape town Joseph D if you don't like how much corporations are paying their employees then start your own corporation and pay your employees $1,000/ hour. Problem solved
What a stupid comment.
Inayet Hadi oh yea I'm barely making it by but it's so easy to create my own corporation to compete with previous employer hmmmm.
suprmekai5 the only individual that's limiting themselves is you. Every organization Corporation that started was an idea by an individual who worked tirelessly to make sure that it happens. Are you willing to work tirelessly to make a corporation successful so you can pay your employees a fair living wage? If the answer is no then you have no right to tell other corporations how to run their business. Be bold and brave go create.
Inayet Hadi why should I underpay my employees and see them struggle with bills and keep a roof over their head who have made a commitment to come and work for me so you already know my answer.
"Why should i change" entitlement at its best. Lady wants to earn 70,000 being a server.
@@BriFiConnections I know! It's a hotel buffet! Ridiculous that she thinks she deserves more!
no, she works full time. she deserves a liveable wage. how is that difficult to understand? any full time job should pay enough for a person to live off.
@@lennox3915 She has been working an entry level job for so long. If she wants to make more, then she'll need to do training to get into a higher level position. She's been at the company for decades, so she already knows all the ins and outs of the park. Nobody's fault that she's like this but her own.
@@romancorey6796 you didn’t get the big picture go down in Anaheim see how expensive stuff is
@@jacobdenissen1071 So she refuses to take job training and make more but it's Disneys fault she not middle class?
Happiest place on earth?! But really for who?! The tickets are toooo much and now employs are homeless!!! So happy we stop going for 3 years now and counting.
@6:12 her answer tells you what the problem is. She says "Why should I change?" She basically wants more money for doing the same job. She's not added any extra value to herself by learning a new skill. If she doesn't like the pay, there are 10,000 people that would love to take her job(probably for less money), but Disney is the good guy here. They don't have to pay above minimum wage but they do.
exactly!!!
Let me get this straight. They
bought Marvel Star Wars and Pixar yet they can't pay their employees a living wage nor give them a meal bonus for every shift?
This is the epitome of predatory capitalism. Companies like this should be required to pay 25 to $30 an hour minimum. And provide Health Care.
If they offered a $30 dollar minimum it would be over 50% of their revenue and they have other expenses.
1. It’s not like they bought those things with cash. They took out loans and put up collateral.
2. 25-30 an hour for what? What will these employees be doing to EARN that?
3. Increasing the min wage of entry level jobs means you would have to pay the other jobs more as well. If a manager makes the same as the people they manage then they won’t want that job now will they?
4. Health care isn’t a right. Until Obama came you actually had the right to not have it. You’re forced to have it now. Still it isn’t a human right.
Side note: Obamacare was put in to tax the people even more without calling it a tax. That’s what the left does. Tax you to poverty.
jaylovespti I don't know if I agree with those figures bit the theme parks is Disney's biggest cash cow. the movies Paul in comparison. I think all large companies should pay like Costco. start off a couple above minimum and maximum out at a certain wage. you can't say that of a person keeps doing the same job then they are not creating more value either. talent acquisition is expensive for Companies as well.
dan tan well they just gave their CEO 400 million in bonus. I really don't think it is too much to ask so these workers can live like a human being and eat at the company buffet.
It’s simple.
Economy.
When you work the same low skill job for 30 years without improving yourself, you are going to struggle.
So now it’s the employee’s fault?
@@christophegroulx8187 Why wouldn't it be her fault? Disney has given her a paycheck regularly for 30 years, relative to the worth and value of the low skill job she has. I can't get over this growing dialogue that because someone didn't make any steps to further or better themselves in the span of 30 years- that's somehow the employer's fault.
@@christophegroulx8187 are you serious or being sarcastic? I can only assume sarcastic because it would be so illogical otherwise
@That Flippin Guy I dream of a day when adults start acting like adults again. I was more of an adult when I was 16 than most of America's actual adults....that's only because the bar is set so low
bruins6064 Yes!!
This is happening. Wages have been stagnating for a decade and essentials are rising in price at an unprecedented rate. People who disagree with raising the minimum wage have very valid concerns but no answers. We have to do something about this even if it's not the perfect solution.
Corporate greed is out of control. We all need to stop patronizing these places until they pay people better.
TheMabes69 Joseph D if you don't like how much corporations are paying their employees then start your own corporation and pay your employees $1,000/ hour. Problem solved
Capitalism = Corpratism
shhh liberals don't understand economics.
It’s business.
It’s government that’s responsible for higher wages, not cooperations. Due to larger government, these corporations are inundated with regulations, making it harder for them to retain capital. This lack of capital causes unemployment and lower wages. To simplify the complexity of this situation to corporate greed is just plain lazy.
Behind the Disney magic there are underpayed workers. Sad reality of America :(
So shes complaining that she can't afford her rent and the $15 hourly isn't enough but she refuses to sign up for training classes to get put for a higher position and she refuses to look for another job because her reason is that she loves working for the mouse and thinks that the mouse owes her more??
They act like they're forced to work there... LEAVE omg
VICE: NEWS WITH BALLS. SO SAVAGE AS TO REPORT ON DISNEY, WHO SPONSORS THEM. VICE ALWAYS GETS THE STORY!
Murder Bong i didn't know that. Thanks.
Nope HBO owns vice and HBO is owned by time Warner which is a competitor of Disney
he literally says in the video that Disney is an investor in Vice 3:44 ...
The sad thing is that this 58 year old Woman in this video probably got fired by Disney for "Talking to the media".
"they're 58 years old, what training are they going to get"- "thats a choice they've made"... its a choice to be 58? they chose to be loyal and should be punished for it? how do people keep putting out this lie that we should be rewarded for undesirable traits???
So true : )
No, they chose 1. Not save for retirement 2. Go 58 years without gaining any marketable skills. 3. Pick a position with ZERO potential for a large salary. Is it sad? Ofcourse. But VICE even says "She has no interest in further education". Well then you have no interest in a real raise. That's life.
Caleb Paddack
In your mind it's ok to treat people who aren't rocket scientists like dirt?
No, but it is ok to pay adults who have no more skills than a junior in high school like....well a junior in highschool lol
Caleb Paddack
She has 30+ years of work experience and commitment to the company that she help make enormous profits off of her labour. The same could be said for any service sector job. McDonald's is a multi billion dollar firm, yet it's workforce often have to get government assistance because they don't pay enough. Walmart is the same. If the company doesn't pay these people enough, then the taxpayer has to subsidise the workers. That is socialism for the capitalist class, capitalism for people like her.
Your argument is wafer thin.
working at disneyland is good if you’re still a dependent like for high school and college students. Even retired people
How can you depend on a single means of income for 30 years? I got my degree at 22, got a job at 24, started a business at 27, and now (2 years later) I make more money from my business than my job. May be I was lucky, but 30 years is just way too much.
There definitely was some good luck.
Not to say you didn't work hard...but yeah, luck is often unrecognized.
What's the nature of you business?
Why is it the responsibility of tax payers to subsidize businesses workforce ? That’s the question I have for that guy saying it’s the responsibility of the worker to look elsewhere for a wage increase.
I believe at the end of the day there is plenty of veggies and fruits that may end up in the landfill, give these people something to help them save extra money for rent and transportation.
I remember seeing her on another show and there is more to this than just her base pay. She came off as being bad with money in general.
She was more thoroughly detailed by Walk Don't Run
Disneyland charges two arms and a leg to get in that hell hole!
Hell hole is right! I hate that place..
Seriously? Disney can't take care of it's employees of 30 years? That's just wrong.
You think that's bad? I've been flipping burgers for 40 years, and burger king still won't pay for my hookers.
She serves people food for a living. What kinda wages do you expect being in customer service? Do you expect Disney to pay this woman 80k simply because she choose to work for Disney for the last 3 decades. She should of changed careers decades ago, it's not Disney's fault, it her fault.
Why would you treat someone better for having been there longer?
That sounds like nepotism more than anything.
Ebaie Winna disney hipnotized their employee. Thinking this is the best place to work. It is but its not economically beneficial for the employee in long term.
You act like she had a gun to her head and was forced to stay there :P
She "isn't interested in more classes." That sounds like a choice to keep a lower wage.
It's a fricken amusement park, not NASA. What classes should she take to get a higher paying job at Disneyland? Having a college diploma in rocket science won't make a difference.
@@kansasthunderman1 Maybe courses that lead to a management career. Or she could become an accountant. She could become a graphic designer. She could become a chef. Or a paralegal. Or a lawyer. Or a ride engineer. Or a whatever. Disneyland is more than just rides.
Your polyanna comment misses the point altogether. She isn't personally asking for more money. She's part of a union labor dispute about increasing the wages for a group that works in a specific job category at Disney.
She could quit and become a PhD in nuclear physics, but her former job category at Disney would still exist and the next person who fills it will still be paid substandard wages. The problem cannot be solved by simply hiring new employees into the same old problematic organization.
Furthermore, Disney is getting corporate welfare from the city of Anaheim (and the state and federal government) to boot. If Disney doesn't like its employees protesting low wages, then don't be arrogant and greedy hypocrite living off the government dole.
it is. she is an easy liver and that's why she will always be poor. she wants return with no contribution, she's a leech.
@@kansasthunderman1 "She could quit and become a PhD in nuclear physics, but her former job category at Disney would still exist and the next person who fills it will still be paid substandard wages." those wages aren't substandard for the people they are targeted at. McJobs are for young people who don't have much job experience. and young people live cheap anyways because they are either bunking with a friend to split the rent or they are still living with their parents.
They want “live in an expensive city” the need “live in a economic city”
I can barely afford to eat but why should i change jobs? My job is so much fun....this lady is in denial.
I think the entire video went above your head. The point is that all jobs are valuable and all jobs should enable people to make a living. I'm not sure why this is such a difficult issue to understand? Also imagine if no one worked these jobs anymore? How much money do you think the fast food industry generates to the economy each year? This why people say Trump supporters have low education levels lol
@@heidihenftling1427 There's a difference between an "occupation" and a "job." Serving food is a low skill job, not an occupation. By the way, if you want to insult someone's intelligence, make sure your statement doesn't have grammatical errors.
@@heidihenftling1427 Raising the minimum wage would be disastrous to the economy and would ultimately be pointless because of inflation. Prices on everything would go up and people would be let off these low skill jobs because their employers can't pay multiple people high wages. Doesn't take too much common sense to figure that out.
@@kasykah see this is why i'm so thankful that i live in scandinavia where we treat our "low-skilled workers" like human beings with the right to afford to live rather than human cattle :)
@@kasykah fucking lol
it's a well-known fact that right-wing conservatives are poorly educated which is why trump speaks at a 4th grade reading level so all his voters will understand him.
also imagine if everyone decided to work in fields which pay them a living wage?? the whole service industry would collapse and the surplus value generated for these oligarchal corporations would be completely non-existent, how tragic wouldn't that be? i think you're forgetting how absolutely reliant these corporations are on their workers x
Very sad. With all the money disney land makes in a DAY there is no doubt that they can pay their employees a few dollars more.
15$ an hour is not enough for someone living in Anaheim. maybe 18$
Adriana Duran well go to school learn a real craft , minimum skills = minimum wage
It's not about money it's about affordable housing
@@tammygordon8699 These retards are complaining even though they don't have to live in Anaheim. They can literally live in any other city near Anaheim that's not as expensive.
I quit a job making $18.50 a hour in Florida. It just wasn’t enough after taxes. Plus I only got back 300-400$ a year on my tax return. When single moms with kids that pay in way less get back way more. Guess I’m paying for their kids :)
@@alfonsochavarria2771 For your information, I learned in US History class that minimum wage was established in order to KEEP people from poverty. You're talking about going to school, but yet don't know this fact about minimum wage
So if I’m a janitor in Beverly Hills or Palos Verdes, my employer is obligated to pay me enough to live there? That’s what cars are for. People struggle in all sorts of ways to survive and even thrive and prosper. She’s saying she won’t progress her career with training or education and she wants to stay there because that’s where she’s comfortable and has friends. She made her choice. Some other people drop everything and move to an entirely different country and culture for opportunities.
Michael Robinson the thing is, with the LA metro, everything within driving distance (no more like say an hour commute) is too expensive to afford
ElHeeHee I live in Sealbeach and commute to LAX for work.
“Why should I change” gets me everytime😂😂
Eduardo Torres haha!!! Why should they pay you more to do the same job that you’ve done for 30 years at $15/hour then? Some people are so delusional.
Stoptheabuse now Years of experience count when you continually learn new things and do more complex and difficult tasks that someone starting on the same job couldn’t do. If someone just starting can do the same things you’ve been doing for 30 years, why you deserve to earn more?
The point is wages hasn't kept up with the cost of living.
Wages over the years haven't kept up with the cost of living..that was the point right? Same job paying more over the years but in reality less because of inflation.
Eduardo Torres people want everything for free with out any work
Man, that's heartbreaking. Thirty-eight years. 38 years. Wow.
"Why should I change"
because you're the unhappy one?
Here is how the future is going to look like: "Cut the staff by 90% and replace them with robots. The remainder 10% will get raises."
I doesn't work like that though.
I would argue the the people remaining will still make minimum wage.
Who is going to repair the robots when they blow a fart and keel over?
@@johnm3067 Other robots or minimum wage robot engineers who went to MIT.
If she isnt interested in more classes then she is not really trying. You must keep with the times if you want to be desirable in the job market...
I used to work for Disney in the finance department...trust me, Disney can afford to pay workers $20-25 an hour EASILY
Dennis Vu .....True! I just commented that they should raise the minimum wage in most industries. So many companies P&L records are proof they should pay a livable wage. Notice how not one out of the last 1000 commenters demeaning min. wage workers mentioned that some (or many) higher wage job descriptions are being overpaid! I easily remember what was never once mentioned. Yep, 1000 out of 1000 commenters and not a single one ,who was claiming unskilled workers deserve this low wage, not ONE said anything about jobs that overpay!! Many claim raising min. wage could cause higher prices or more layoffs....yet they all missed the mark! If that's true, then overpaid employees are also a much bigger problem! Can't they figure out the media loves to get people arguing and pointing fingers at the wrong people? They all just proved it too! They truly know next to nothing!
They charge 20 dollars for a burger
wtf 20$ for a burger?
Katsukuchi Kimochi ....Hey!! That comment got 3 thumbs up.....so it must be true. (??). And to think people take voting so seriously in elections. Just let the peanut gallery think their opinions matter. This game has worked for decades in so many ways.
This comment is actually not true
pretty sad
The music? Yeah.
That woman is sad.... like she’s not even at least trying to move up in company to get better paying job. Lol she makes 2500 a month.. even if wages got raised to 3000 a month that extra 500 still wouldn’t mean shit since it’s so expensive she lives with a friend. The ending of video made me break my fucking eyeballs rolling in the back of my head
leilv l. Where her family?
I thought the same thing, 30 yrs is along time not to receive any type of appreciation. Plus that man was harsh asf.
i knnooowww i live in north new jersey and i have to to get a new job literally ever 1 to 2 years to get better pay.... DONT THINK YOUR JOB IS MAGICAL AND GET STUCK!!
My movie theater job is simple for $14.25 an hour, I only stay because of the nice regular customers, my only problem is not a lot of hours & no friends at work, eventually I should just go back to school for a more skilled job but that may not be worth it!
That's the sadest thing I seen today 30 years and can't pay her few quarters for a raises few months could help long way . She deserve a house of her own.
Wow. How heartless is that guy from commerce?
Explosive Bear He has a point. Its no one's fault but the employee's if she valued money she would have picked a different job.
Explosive Bear yeah he was a piece of shit
Its really not his fault. His point was valid. It's like someone complaining about working at McDonald's at 40. You see it all the time in fast food and retail. It's their personal faults.
Yeah the guy was for sure right. I mean if she wants money why doesn't she just be rich? Doesn't she realize their are literally higher paying jobs everywhere? Lol, what kind of person can't even understand that people who work shitty jobs, just should have picked different jobs that they liked and paid more?
Aidan Van Alstyne if she was 30 years younger and hot, showing off assets. It would be different, she could coast through her life lazy (except for all the sex) just like she wants. You can't expect change by doing the same shit. Complaining doesn't count.
That chamber of commerce guy is completely out of touch with reality. I'm not sure he understands basic economics. If Disney is the largest employer, it is always growing and clearly has 100% political support from the city. What bloody "free market" is there? Workers have no choice. You can move away in lieu of a job elsewhere but then what do you have? No workers = no local economy. This guy needs to protect his citizens not the corporations.
The only solace workers have is the pride they have in their work. Disney is notorious for their horrible lawsuits against natural citizens and we can add not paying for workers to that list, this is wrong. Workers cannot save for their families or retirement. We have an aging population - just wait 20 years from now when the city has thousands of people that need affordable care homes and are no longer in positions to live with others. Any financial benefit they have reaped from this horrible deal with Disney will need to then be spent on a growing problem of ageing and homelessness.
If you cannot afford to pay your workers living wage you cannot afford to have a business. It's that simple.
same problem here in Seattle with Amazon. Our homeless people have jobs. Thats literally how bad it is.
How does Disney control the government when it is elected by the people that live there?
Agtsmirnoff Read about Lobbying. Our country is ran by corporations, like any capitalist country. They pay the government to make loopholes for them to make more money. Our economy is dictated by corporations, not our government and people are trying to change that.
Agtsmirnoff is that a serious question? The US citizens control nothing. Every citizen living in this country is a slave to mega corporations that control every aspect of our daily lives. We are tricked into thinking that we are in control but the reality is we aren't.
So these people want to Disney to pay them 54k annually for being waiters and waitresses AND be responsible for their financial decisions? A Job like that is a starter job. More fit for young adults than seniors. It's her fault she hasn't moved on.
This isn't a wage problem it's a laziness issue. If you believe Disney isn't paying enough/is being assholes to workers then leave the company. There are many more firms hiring. You have to be willing to leap if you want something better for yourself. Doing the same thing everyday and expecting a different result is insane.
I worked at Disneyland from 1988 until 1998, just after my son was born. For most Disneyland cast members who were single, it was already economically impossible to make it so many cast members (employees) had second jobs, like working at department stores in malls. The biggest trouble started when the Walt Disney Company decided to open the second gate (park) which ended up being Disney's California Adventures. With the additional park and Downtown Disney to staff, the year round need for cast members has tripled but cast members are forced to resign to even make ends meet. I've seen several postings for Disneyland job fairs online, something that the park normally didn't have to do, since college kids almost always made up the slack. The work is out though about how badly Disney pays for what they require of cast members. Always smiling and acting like there isn't a care in the world is fake. I left the park but that didn't stop me from becoming an annual passport holder for a while. There were a lot of adults, in their mid forties or early fifties, who were still single and living with their elderly parents, anywhere from South Orange County to Long Beach but still, Disney has a way of conning people just like several successful politicians. The bottom line is that the top brass at Disney, like at any corporation, are only responsible for one thing only. That is to make the values of shares stockholders purchase go up. The unions were always weak and they lost their credibilty a long time ago. The woman depicted is also a type of loner. She rarely goes out and she isolates. Disneyland castmembers are always hosting activities to get to know other people and to make friends. Although I was an attractions host, I was one of the few who crossed lines and I got to know people who were in entertaiment or"characters" or merchandising (the stores), or outdoor vending because, when the huge parades and shows go on and you're put in charge of guest control, every department sends some cast members to assist with this in a group effort.
So this lady admits that she could change jobs. She has decades of retail and guest service experience, but somehow it’s Disney’s fault they don’t pay enough. Self Entitled much? Move On!!!
If she quits and moves to another job, her replacement will be in the same predicament.
@@kansasthunderman1 except her replacement will be about 20years old and probably do it as a side-job as its entry level.
@@kansasthunderman1 Her replacement will be a teenager
@@griffnull8371 Hey wait a minute - Big business says the immigration quotas need to be increased because Americans won't take those jobs. Now there are American teenagers ready and willing to take them???
@@MrCow579 Disneyland is not a seasonal business and it runs full time all year around and it needs full time workers 24/7/365.
That Vice Reporter Geez.. dude looks like he just woke up from a late Night party 😂
Lets work the same low skill job for 30 years and then complain about not getting good wages!
Why is all of OC seen as "posh", it's not even close to being an accurate description of the county.
It's called anaslime or anacrime for a reason, lol. Santa Ana is a dump.
Ryan Smith it’s not all a dump actually. I went to charter school there for 4 years. One of the best schools in the country is there, also has 4th street market, and a massive artist presence. It’s not a total dump.
honestly, working at disney is like something for college students and young people... it's not supposed to be a lifetime job. if you are 58 years old and working at disneyland for 30 years for barely above minimum wage you have a problem.
Dude, we don't get to pick jobs like that anymore. There arn't enough of the so called "lifetime jobs" for 350 MILLION people. There's barely enough for a third of us. There will only be less and less as time goes on and tech makes those jobs more and more automated.
@@MeepChangeling bold faced lie
@@MeepChangeling mate, there is work literally EVERYWHERE. here, in the sector I work in, companies are literally paying you bigtime money to recruit someone for the company and if you hit the open market, companies will offer huge $/hr for you to work at their company. all depends on how you stand in life, how you develop yourself and if you future-proof yourself. if you're gonna stay in an entry level job which is a side-job for college students, you should expect to be paid as such. no skill needed, no high pay needed. Jobs are like standard economics, supply and demand. the higher the supply of jobs, the lower the pay. this is why wal-mart employees get low wages and why doctors and engineers get high wages, there's always need of good people in the medical and technical world but wal-mart can replace you within 2 seconds after you leave the store. in this case; don't hate the game, hate the player.
at least not in her position. l mean she should have moved up and been promoted years ago, and if she wasn't then she should have quit got a better job. l mean if you expect to take the route of easy living and make a career out of serving food then you can't complain about your shitty life because you're the one who earned that shitty life for yourself. you get paid what you're worth and if you're an easy liver then you're not worth much. nobody is going to pay top dollar for somebody working a low skill job.
@@ElectronicsForFun People are not paid by "just what they are worth" and the cost of doing business also applies to workers. If their cost of living is high priced, they will pass it along to their employer just like it does with it's customers.
Disney: the magic of a hidden monopoly
😂😂😂😂 How is it a monopoly?? Like really. Explain to me what you believe to be a monopoly??
@@gialopez1699 Maybe you could have called it a monopoly years ago before Universal Studios opened but not anymore. I don't even think it was a monopoly back then but it could be argued.
@@presto709 I know, right?? It simply isn't a monopoly and it's funny how people will argue that it is without even knowing the characteristics of one.
@@gialopez1699 I think the concept of Monopoly is over rated. Companies get big and dominate their market and then somewhere down the line a little upstart business comes out of nowhere and takes them down. The bigger you are the harder it is to react to changes.
Theres plenty of amusement parks whatchu mean