Disney Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Disney full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great colleagues
Good benefits
Feel like you're part of the brand

Cons – Slow promotion considering how hard you're worked
Long hours
Average pay

Advice to Senior Management – Relate pay to hours worked.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Disney full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great ways to move up in the company. All you need to do is find new ways of showing you add value to the company in creative ways.

Cons – Others also wants to move up, and might create a bit of tensions between two competitors that are aiming for the same position.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep it fun and people will work hard. I found it a great place to work because it was light and fun, as long as everyone was working hard. If someone was lagging behind it was dealt with on the side in a pleasant way.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Disney full-time for less than a year

Pros – Atmosphere
Great products
Multicultural
International
Salary
Benefits
Preview of the movies

Cons – Stress
Pressure
Long Hours
Teams with less people than required

Advice to Senior Management – Invest more in HR
Increase the number of employees
Increase the number of people in the teams
Increase the number of Permanent contract instead of temporary
Create a Job gate on the Company Website

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Disney

Pros – nice product
friendly staff - did not experience much office politics
looks great on CV and has the wow factor
Pay is average in comparision to Merchandising/Buying Market

Cons – can be very slow at at times except for christmas when sales shoot through the roof
IT systems are basic
for Merchandising/Buying the experience is not as strong as Fashion companies
Stock Range is only bought 5 times a year instead of Weekly
Poor communication from management

Advice to Senior Management – Improve communication. Jobs need to have larger specs because many employees would be finished by 1pm and just looking at the Internet due to lack of work.

Former Employee – worked at Disney part-time for less than a year

Pros – Worked well with my schedule

Cons – Walking to the actual job from parking lot.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Disney full-time for less than a year

Pros – Company to move up in for sure.

Cons – Hired through staffing company means the job is not garaunteed.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Disney as an intern for less than a year

Pros – Worked and lived with people from different parts of the world.

Cons – could not easily transfer from one park/place to another

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Disney part-time for less than a year

Pros – Great experience working around guests who are happy to be there and you take part in "making magic" and memorable experiences for them to remember for the rest of their lives. Free entrance to the park for you and family (limited times). Working at the most "Magical Place on Earth".

Cons – Pay could be better, but OT is always available and easy to make it up if your willing to work.

Advice to Senior Management – Be more involved other than the review times. Be more on stage and conversive with guests and cast.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Disney as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – Disney brand, reputation, process driven job duties,

Cons – Euro Disney has ruined some of what makes Disney the best place to work, i.e. employee recognition, fun, French HR customs are suppressive, middle management capricious and petty/gossipy

Advice to Senior Management – ensure Euro Disney in line with global brand, dispense with French HR practices, focus on guests not internicine politics/gossip.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Disney full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Great benefits and park admission

Cons – Hard to be seen in the crowd or be rewarded for length of service

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend