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Why These Disneyland Employees Can't Afford Rent | NYT - Opinion - YouTube
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I would describe Disney as
magical and fun and fantasy.
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My name is Glynndana Shevlin.
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And I’m 58 years old.
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I’ve been there
almost 30 years,
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which will be a big
anniversary for me.
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Is it fun?
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Is it a great job?
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Yes.
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But biggest misconception
is that we’re paid well.
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I’m not alone.
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Some of us are food insecure.
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I usually wait and eat
my lunch around 3:30.
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And that’s my first
meal of the day.
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One out of 10 of us are
homeless of some sort
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in the last two years.
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Some of us are
sleeping in our cars.
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I’ve done that a
couple of times.
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I would describe Disneyland
as the happiest place
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on earth.
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And it’s definitely one of
the best jobs I’ve ever had.
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It’s just a shame that
no one can survive on it.
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I never thought,
especially being
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a licensed cosmetologist,
that I would ever
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be having to sleep in
my car, especially not
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for a company like Disney.
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And I’m not excited for when
my clients see this and see
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that I’ve been
homeless, you know?
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Because it doesn’t say
anything about my skill
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level at all.
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Chairman and chief executive
officer of the Walt Disney
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Company, Bob Iger.
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Thank you.
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I never quite
envisioned it would
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be this grand or this great.
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If a corporation like
Disney has enough money
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to pay its CEO
over $400 million
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in a four-year
period, it damn well
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has enough money to
pay its workers.
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[applause and cheering]
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[drumming]
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I just don’t understand how
people survive off the money
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that Disneyland pays them.
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Disney can do better
by taking care of us.
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[speaking spanish]
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We have so much support
in the community.
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These are just issues
that need to be resolved.
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We work tirelessly.
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On November 6th, vote
for a living wage.
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Enough is enough.
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[waves crashing gently]
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Me in 1988 was able to afford
a one-bedroom apartment.
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It is now 2018.
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And I’m sleeping in a condo
with five other people.
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When they find out
that I work at Disney
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as a hairstylist
doing these wigs,
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they assume I’m getting
paid at least 30 an hour.
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But we absolutely do not.
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To Bob Iger, just —
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we love our jobs.
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Just pay us right, you know?
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We just want to survive.
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[waves crashing gently]
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