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MisterP

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15. "growing pains," that's the ticket! for 40 years now ...

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Wed Jun 3, 2015, 01:12 PM

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Last Task After Layoff at Disney: Train Foreign Replacements [View all] IDemo Jun 2015 OP

It's A Small World After All rurallib Jun 2015 #1

btw, thread winner ^^^ phantom power Jun 2015 #6

It surprises me more people don't just tell them to fuck off when they do this. phantom power Jun 2015 #2

Yes, they will fire you IDemo Jun 2015 #7

ah right, 'laid off' versus 'fired', is that it? phantom power Jun 2015 #8

No... "laid off" and "fired" are the same. thesquanderer Jun 2015 #16

And you can't be laid off for cause either fasttense Jun 2015 #20

Fire you and have grounds to deny unemployment benefits and any layoff payout due . Yes Person 2713 Jun 2015 #10

Ordinary folks are too decent and loyal to sabotage the training, which would be easier lostnfound Jun 2015 #42

Just remember which politicians want even MORE H-1B visas issued. djean111 Jun 2015 #3

yes. isn't Hillary a big fan of more H-1B visas?? kath Jun 2015 #11

Oh yeah, Fuddnik Jun 2015 #17

Yes, she is. H1B workers will take jobs for a fraction of what American workers make, driving wages peacebird Jun 2015 #18

The solution here is to auction the H1-B's, rather than to grant by lottery metalbot Jun 2015 #31

(Finger wags) HEY! Job offshoring/inshoring is an overall win-win for America! HughBeaumont Jun 2015 #4

"This land is my land, this land ain't your land..." n/t IDemo Jun 2015 #9

"growing pains," that's the ticket! for 40 years now ... MisterP Jun 2015 #15

Funny thing about those "pains" . . . . HughBeaumont Jun 2015 #19

Because Orlando isn't already a pressure-cooker when it comes to Baitball Blogger Jun 2015 #5

Disney World has dormitories full of temporary foreign workers. onehandle Jun 2015 #12

And who's a big supporter of those visas? GoneOffShore Jun 2015 #33

H1-B visas are for workers to fill..... mrmpa Jun 2015 #13

Awww, you still think the law matters. jeff47 Jun 2015 #28

These contracting firms are called "body shops", and have been in action since the 90's... cascadiance Jun 2015 #30

Hillary's vote for visas at work. Exilednight Jun 2015 #37

Despicable. SoapBox Jun 2015 #14

But we have a skills shortage?!!???!!!!!??!!!!!??? Ed Suspicious Jun 2015 #21

No apologies needed. You described it perfectly. peacebird Jun 2015 #35

Highly skilled technical workers were replacing not very skilled workers who should have got some. Fred Sanders Jun 2015 #22

Then, why don't you provide a link to a source to help Baitball Blogger Jun 2015 #23

Yet, the outgoing "not-so-skilled" had to train the, er, "highly-skilled" . . . . HughBeaumont Jun 2015 #24

Yes, it really DOES help to read beyond the headlines. SHEEEEESH. HughBeaumont Jun 2015 #25

Good luck finding a job in IT at 57. Ed Suspicious Jun 2015 #36

Good look finding a JOB at 57. HughBeaumont Jun 2015 #45

Yes, keep the delusion going. jeff47 Jun 2015 #29

I knew one or more of the TPP cheerleaders would jump on this. Elwood P Dowd Jun 2015 #34

it's digusting cali Jun 2015 #47

I guess that's why they needed the not very skilled workers to train the magical thyme Jun 2015 #38

Management 101: new tech workers have to be made familiar with equipment, policy and procedure. Fred Sanders Jun 2015 #39

and yet the not very skilled workers had been excelling so much they thought they were magical thyme Jun 2015 #41

more bullshit clams from you without a bit of substantiation cali Jun 2015 #46

Somewhere a shareholder got their wings. nt raouldukelives Jun 2015 #26

The tech industry has been doing this for years KamaAina Jun 2015 #27

kick Liberal_in_LA Jun 2015 #32

Well, no more Disney purchases from me. PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #40

fuck disney and michael eisner onethatcares Jun 2015 #43

Ditto lonestarnot Jun 2015 #49

WDW is a Mickey Mouse operation. lpbk2713 Jun 2015 #44

Disney's response was strange. nsd Jun 2015 #48