The Magic Kingdom

[Carl Remick]

I'm not a big fan of Disney as a corporation, as earlier e-mails have
indicated, but I certainly have sympathy for those ensnared in its
employ.  There was an article in today's Wall Street Journal about
Disney's cutback in capital spending that gives some insight into what
it must be like to work at the Fun Factory -- an environment insiders
once dubbed "Mouseschwitz."  States the WSJ:  "[Disney Chairman Michael
Eisner says that his recent reorganizations] ... and some attrition,
have swept out a number of 'drifting-along kind of executives who are at
the midlife-crisis level.'  He has instead elevated a fiercer breed of
executive who 'remains in the (game of) musical chairs and finds a seat.
That's the person that I think is important to the company.'"

"Musical chairs" management -- how jolly.  Quick, run to the office and
see if you have a job!  Can't imagine an environment better suited to
concocting wholesome family entertainment.

Carl