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Walt Disney Co. continues to face fallout from its scuttled plans to move 2,000 California employees to a proposed Florida campus — a controversial decision the company reversed last year following the return of Chief Executive Bob Iger.

In 2021, then-CEO Bob Chapek and parks and experiences Chairman Josh D’Amaroannounced plans to relocate employees supporting Disney theme parks and resorts — including the celebrated Imagineers — to a planned $1-billion office park in the Lake Nona area of Orlando, Fla. The move was designed for Disney to take advantage of Florida tax credits, but the cross-country shift was deeply unpopular among employees who were asked to uproot their lives in Southern California.

Now some Disney employees are suing the company over the canceled relocation.

According to a lawsuit filed Tuesday against Disney in Los Angeles County Superior Court, numerous workers heeded the company’s calls, dutifully sold their homes in the Los Angeles area and moved to Central Florida.

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[–] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 142 points 4 months ago (5 children)

I can't imagine having to move state to keep my job, but having to move from California to Florida especially feels like an outrageous demand. Not just because of distance but because...I mean, are you fucking serious?? Florida? You want me to move from the biggest, bluest, mostly progressive state...to Florida?

There's no amount of compensation in the world that would make me do that. That's borderline self-harm.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 64 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Not borderline, it outright is self harm. Buying a home in Florida is idiotic due to climate change and insurance companies pulling out of the state, and there are travel advisories recommending to not go there under any circumstances (especially trans people, who can be arrested and fined for existing there).

[–] Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Buying a home in Florida is idiotic due to climate change and insurance companies pulling out of the state

To be fair the exact same thing is happening to California due to the wildfires. Which are currently happening right now

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

True, but at least with fire there's still land to rebuild on. At least until they get "The Big One" and the bay area falls into the ocean.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago

Bro hear me out

Domes.

[–] brygphilomena@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)
[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

Dwyane Wade has more money than he’ll ever need and even he got the fuck out of Florida as soon as his contract was done because he knew it would be torture to keep his daughter there.

[–] CheezyWeezle@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

My parents and brother just moved from Oregon to Florida... like wtf. At least they have something there for them, uncles who own houses and business there giving them a place to stay and a steady job there. My brother was unemployed and looking to move anyway, but Florida? I'm just hoping they treat it as a stepping stone to getting back on their feet and then move to like Georgia or somewhere else nearby

[–] Drusas@kbin.run 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I never thought I would live to see the day when Georgia was considered preferable to Florida.

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

There's Atlanta and then there's Georgia.

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Florida and Texas are absolute deal breakers. I won't even travel to either of those shitholes.

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 months ago

I can’t imagine having to move state to keep my job

It used to be more common with some of the automaker jobs. Had friends who's families moved all over the US to follow their work periodically.