[MAIL] The Walt Disney Co. will be laying off several thousand employees this week, a second round of cuts that's part of a previously announced plan to eliminate 7,000 jobs this year.The latest employee releases will take place Monday through Thursday, according to Disney officials. The company will have reached approximately 4,000 job cuts when factoring in both the first and second rounds of layoffs.
The job eliminations are taking place across various business segments, including entertainment, ESPN, parks, experiences and products.
One of the most publicized layoffs including ESPN VP/Corporate Communications Mike Soltys.
Soltys had been with the network for 43 of its 44 years on the air and was the network's second-longest tenured employee.