Posted on 04/04/2010 3:19:42 PM PDT by jerry557
Staff at Disneyland Paris, the most popular tourist attraction in Europe, are considering industrial action to improve their working conditions after the suicides of three employees since the start of the year.
Guy-Bruno Mboe, leader of a Disneyland union, has blamed the latest two deaths on “brutal” working conditions. “It’s all about profit, profit, profit,” said Mboe. “The combination of fewer staff and demands for more productivity just pushed this poor man over the edge.”
The directors of the resort denied that the suicide of an employee in his home on March 26 had anything to do with his working conditions. They complained of a union attempt to exploit the tragedy.
The man was identified only as Franck L, a 37-year-old father of four and restaurant manager at Disneyland. He hanged himself on the day he was supposed to return to work after holidays and sick leave.
Another Disneyland restaurant worker had thrown himself in front of a train five weeks earlier. At the beginning of February an employee had committed suicide for what the company called “personal reasons”. After being sacked, another worker recently threatened to kill himself in the theme park.
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While tragic, sounds like the makings of a Stephen King novel....
French employees working hard!??
Thanks — that’s the best laugh I’ve had all year.
They could start by not hiring as many gays. The gays have a pretty miserable life anyway. No wonder there are suicides.
“Brutal” working conditions. Like what? 35 hours a week?
Doesn’t Disney require them to bathe? I recall that personal hygiene was a controversy when Euro Disney opened, what with a big, bad American company trying to force U.S. corporate culture on the French.
Good grief! Why not just get a different job?
Can’t help but envy successful suicides these days...especially if you live in France.
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