Exclusive: A number of writers and staffers who’ve worked on Disney programs say they’re disheartened and confused why CEO Bob Iger would think of their asks as “unrealistic” and “disruptive.”
, says as a writer he’s enjoyed working on Disney shows and projects; overall, he’s had positive experiences. But his time working as an assistant opened his eyes to the lack of financial respect and resources given to those who need it most. After opening up about his experience online, Chas’s tweet earned more than three million views and garnered a lot of responses from other writers who related to his struggle.
Thirty-year-old Sarah Khan ran into a similar issue when she was a writer’s assistant on a Disney show in 2020. Khan, who was 26 at the time, says she also was originally given free lunch by the company. But it was taken away because of “budgetary costs,” and she was still tasked with being the person to take everyone’s lunch orders, pick them up, and give them out to writers.
Khan “doesn’t understand” why Iger would tell writers that they’re being unrealistic in their demands to be fairly compensated when he makes the kind of salary he does, or why he would offer comments on the strike at all. James Earl, a 33-year-old TV writer who’s been working in the industry for nearly a decade, says Iger’s comments hit close to home for him since he spent most of his career working on Disney shows.
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