DDA Chapter 13

[KristineN]

now if I can just motivate Christopher....that one is tough

 

[macntosh]

Well I took the plunge and started a pre-trip report for Mya's Make a Wish trip. Now back to bed and get over this Sinus Junk.

Link can be found in my signature.

 

[KristineN]

your link doesn't work Mac....you have an extra http.com in the address

 

[tink2020]

Well, for some reason that made me teary-eyed this afternoon. Thanks so much, Jennifer!

Well, it's just true!

 

[macntosh]

your link doesn't work Mac....you have an extra http.com in the address

Fixed I think... Nevermind it worked a moment ago.


OK back to our regularly scheduled program.

 

[KristineN]

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=28270159#post28270159

Fixed I think... Nevermind it worked a moment ago.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Kristine - I don't WANT to have to check his work, but since he OBVIOUSLY isn't bothering to do it AND since I have 6 years before I can ship him off to the CP at WDW I guess I will be checking his work before he turns it in. I can not begin to tell you how much it chaps my, um, tushy that we can't check grades online anymore.

Mac - Yay for a pre-trip!

 

[MrsHeg]

Robyn, I can't believe how grown Emma looks in your pictures, especially the one wher she is looking out the window.

 

[tinknme]

Kristine - I don't WANT to have to check his work, but since he OBVIOUSLY isn't bothering to do it AND since I have 6 years before I can ship him off to the CP at WDW I guess I will be checking his work before he turns it in. I can not begin to tell you how much it chaps my, um, tushy that we can't check grades online anymore.

Mac - Yay for a pre-trip!

I wish I could check grades online!

 

[ReAnSt]

I'm wondering if there is some type of new legislation that they can get in trouble for hanging on to your money for so long. To have both you & Elizabeth have them finding credits after so long, it sounds kind of fishy to me. They should have sent you the refunds long before this. I worked in Accounts Receivable for many years and we knew who we owed money to. Unless they are just computerizing? I know that companies that have manual A/R found all kinds of stuff when they finally computerized.

A local museum called us at work. Saying they were reviewing records and had found refund checks they had sent that were never cashed. So they wanted addresses for the troops that they had money for, so they could refund it. Some of them were from 2004 and maybe earlier.

 

[KristineN]

lol....well, if you figure out the secret of motivating boys...please don't forget to let me know!!!! Jonathan didn't become grade crazy until he was a HS sophomore...I am not sure I can wait that long for Christopher!!!

Kristine - I don't WANT to have to check his work, but since he OBVIOUSLY isn't bothering to do it AND since I have 6 years before I can ship him off to the CP at WDW I guess I will be checking his work before he turns it in. I can not begin to tell you how much it chaps my, um, tushy that we can't check grades online anymore.

Mac - Yay for a pre-trip!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

lol....well, if you figure out the secret of motivating boys...please don't forget to let me know!!!! Jonathan didn't become grade crazy until he was a HS sophomore...I am not sure I can wait that long for Christopher!!!

I don't think lack of motivation is quite his issue. He is just a dingbat. He is smart but flighty, and math is not his best subject. He would be perfectly happy to spend his days filming stop motion films and playing his drum.

Janet - Apparently Snap Grades was a service the district had to pay for, and they axed it this year. The teachers do keep online grade books, but they are not accessible to the parents.

Interestingly there was an opinion piece in the paper yesterday about dividing the district into 3 smaller districts.

 

[KristineN]

your crack me up....

I don't think lack of motivation is quite his issue. He is just a dingbat. He is smart but flighty, and math is not his best subject. He would be perfectly happy to spend his days filming stop motion films and playing his drum.

Janet - Apparently Snap Grades was a service the district had to pay for, and they axed it this year. The teachers do keep online grade books, but they are not accessible to the parents.

Interestingly there was an opinion piece in the paper yesterday about dividing the district into 3 smaller districts.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Not that being a dingbat is a bad thing...

Got to go pop Princess in the bath. Chat with you all later!

 

[KristineN]

off to chain myself to the frying pan....I promised the kids I would make Palascsinta (Hungarian Crepes). Easy recipe...but time consuming....and Mr. Bill doesn't like them. I told him to get in touch with his Hungarian side, but he isn't buying into it. Eggs for him I guess.....

 

[ReAnSt]

When we took the VIP tour with Raymond (who is an older gentlemen) he was talking about the hiring process. After he was done with me, I was so confused....it sounded quite convoluted at best. And from what he says, you are right, you start at the bottom of the barrel. One gal that we befriended a few years ago is an assistant manager at the Contemporary....she started off at stroller rental at MK....can you just imagine? I don't think I have enough life left to work my way up.

Hmm.. Let's see what I remember from my hiring process.

I called to schedule an interview, which turned out to be on a job fair day. I did not know this until I arrived. So they had a tent or two set up.

They had us fill out some paperwork, then they pulled us aside one by one to tables set up. We talked to someone about what positions we were interested in. As they had several different ones available. Plus whether or not we qualified for them. Some like lifeguard took more training, plus you had to take additional tests before you would be hired.

After they determined what you were interested in and if you were eligible to be hired. Then they sent us in to the Casting building. I remember sitting in here for a period of time. They had some videos on about Disney.

Eventually I was called for my interview. I had the interview. After the interview, I was sent for some tests and a short physical. After the physical. I talked to someone about positions they had that would work for me. I ended up settling on Merchantainment at the All Star Resorts. I was technically working at Movies, but worked at all of them. You have a say in what you want, but it depends on what is available.

After we picked out the area and position. I had to be fingerprinted and fill out paperwork for a background check including FBI. (I think)

At this point I left. I was later contacted with information about training and when to start. It was awhile before I actually go to work at my location. We had Traditions, plus Merchandise training, plus other training. Then we had training to introduce us to the area we were working at. We had a drive around tour of the All Star Resort. Which was the largest single resort in the world. I am not sure if it still is.

Once you are hired you can put in for a transfer, but I think you have to be at your original location for at least your 3 month introduction period. You can put in for a transfer that if a certain position comes available they will contact you.

I have had friends who started as a friend of Jesse, Ariel, Belle, Chip and Dale. Dream team was selected from people who already worked for Disney.

My friend Adam drives Monorail, he started at Pop Century working Quick Service Food and Beverage/ Merchantainment. He transferred to Merchandise at Test Track/Mission Space, he did the photos for awhile. I think from there he drove Monorail, although he may have done something else before that.

My friend Nicole started working as a Glo Ho (that is what she called them) on Main Street, they sell the glow merchandise. After a few transfers, she ended up driving the trucks for the Safari.

I went through Merchandise training with an older couple. They were going to be working in the Christmas shop at Downtown Disney.

It is easier to get the higher up jobs if you already have worked for Disney. Although sometimes they hire people who have never worked for them before.

 

[babytrees]

Robyn, I can't believe how grown Emma looks in your pictures, especially the one wher she is looking out the window.

I knew I had forgotten to mention something.

HOLY COW!! Robyn!! Emma is looking like such a young lady.

 

[ReAnSt]

For no particular reason I was over on the College board. I clicked a link to all the info about the College Program. What a shame it will be 6 more years before DS will be eligible! I'm ready for him to go now! I found a list of the local colleges where the recruiters come to do the presentations and everything.

Oh, and Tammi, I found the website about jobs. Bus drivers make $10.25 per hour! Everybody else makes about $7 - $8.

IMO, this is my opinion and my opinion only.

I think that people are better off just finding an apartment on their own and getting a regular job at WDW, instead of doing the College Program. You get paid more money if you do not do the college program.

They do have some seminars and class things for the CP which are not available for regular CM's. Plus I think you can sometimes count it toward some sort of college credit. Beside that I see no benefit.

Now back to your regular scheduled DDA.

 

[MrsHeg]

off to chain myself to the frying pan....I promised the kids I would make Palascsinta (Hungarian Crepes). Easy recipe...but time consuming....and Mr. Bill doesn't like them. I told him to get in touch with his Hungarian side, but he isn't buying into it. Eggs for him I guess.....

What memories this brings back, my mom would make these for us, we would eat them faster than she could make them!

 

[KristineN]

that's how it was when I was kid....and that's how it is now....

you are the only person I have come across that knew what I was talking about

What memories this brings back, my mom would make these for us, we would eat them faster than she could make them!