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[pkondz]

Anyone else watching/following the Olympics?



Doesn't show. Huh. I for one am relieved.

 

[pkondz]

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Anyone else watching/following the Olympics?

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Doesn't show. Huh. I for one am relieved.

Didn't see this, but I did see footage of a pole vaulter who failed to clear the bar due to a similar problem.

 

[pkondz]

Didn't see this, but I did see footage of a pole vaulter who failed to clear the bar due to a similar problem.

I have seen that too.

 

[dvczerfs]

Anyone else watching/following the Olympics?

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Doesn't show. Huh. I for one am relieved.

I thought he was a track and field participant?

 

[pkondz]

I thought he was a track and field participant?

Particularly well equipped for the pole vault.

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

Particularly well equipped for the pole vault.

 

[CapeCodTenor]

Morning, Gents!

Hope all are well. Things are going well here on the land of Cape Cod. I almost quit my job on Thursday. Ok, not really, but man was it a tough day. I was in pediatrics and was the only person at the front desk, which usually isn't a problem as I'm often times the only one at the front desk, but in pediatrics the front desk receptionist also answers all the phones. Thursday was a particularly bad day for some reason because all three phone lines rang pretty much non-stop. I was ready to quit by the end of the day. I was really bad. Right at 4pm things calmed down and the phones rang twice, that is until one minute before I clocked out and went home. At one minute to 5pm, when I clock out and the phones go to the answering service, all 3 lines lit up at once. "Nope," I said to myself. "I am not answering those. They can go to voicemail."

The show I'm, Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Millar, is in its second weekend and has been very well received and I'm so glad to be a part of this show. The reviews have been outstanding. Unfortunately one of our cast members, who plays Miss Forsythe, caught COVID last week and had to miss this entire weekend, 4 shows total, but we were lucky to get someone to step in within a day's notice.

Outside that everything is going well. Well, off to get a few things done before heading to the show this afternoon.

TTFN

Didn't see this, but I did see footage of a pole vaulter who failed to clear the bar due to a similar problem.

I may have seen the same one.

 

[pkondz]

At one minute to 5pm, when I clock out and the phones go to the answering service, all 3 lines lit up at once. "Nope," I said to myself. "I am not answering those. They can go to voicemail."

The show I'm, Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Millar, is in its second weekend and has been very well received and I'm so glad to be a part of this show. The reviews have been outstanding.

Glad to hear it.

Unfortunately one of our cast members, who plays Miss Forsythe, caught COVID last week and had to miss this entire weekend, 4 shows total, but we were lucky to get someone to step in within a day's notice.

Sorry to hear that. Hopefully a mild case. Stoopid Covid is making a comeback.

 

[CapeCodTenor]

Sorry to hear that. Hopefully a mild case. Stoopid Covid is making a comeback.

Sadly it is and it's really annoying.

 

[dvczerfs]

Morning, Gents!

Hope all are well. Things are going well here on the land of Cape Cod. I almost quit my job on Thursday. Ok, not really, but man was it a tough day. I was in pediatrics and was the only person at the front desk, which usually isn't a problem as I'm often times the only one at the front desk, but in pediatrics the front desk receptionist also answers all the phones. Thursday was a particularly bad day for some reason because all three phone lines rang pretty much non-stop. I was ready to quit by the end of the day. I was really bad. Right at 4pm things calmed down and the phones rang twice, that is until one minute before I clocked out and went home. At one minute to 5pm, when I clock out and the phones go to the answering service, all 3 lines lit up at once. "Nope," I said to myself. "I am not answering those. They can go to voicemail."

The show I'm, Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Millar, is in its second weekend and has been very well received and I'm so glad to be a part of this show. The reviews have been outstanding. Unfortunately one of our cast members, who plays Miss Forsythe, caught COVID last week and had to miss this entire weekend, 4 shows total, but we were lucky to get someone to step in within a day's notice.

Outside that everything is going well. Well, off to get a few things done before heading to the show this afternoon.

TTFN



I may have seen the same one.

Quitting your job, come on down!! We can find you something to do! Fast paced, you’re in the germ capital of the world but you will have a lot of fun, I know I’m having a blast in my new role. I’m doing ride alongs these next couple days. Our department manages a few areas I never knew even existed. I was in awe of an operation that exists, I knew it got done but didn’t know how. I experienced it yesterday, all day! Wow! The amount of people and effort that goes into things that visitors have no clue. Today, I’m on another observation ride along. This operation people know it goes on but have no idea what it takes, unfortunately, pixie dust just don’t work behind the scenes. I’m looking forward to witnessing how it gets done.
I think they should allow behind the scenes operations to be viewed by some of the public, let them see why a ticket cost what a ticket cost and see the thousands of people that visitors have no idea they are there and what they do.
Sorry, you know the deal, what happens behind the wall, stays behind the wall.

 

[pkondz]

Quitting your job, come on down!! We can find you something to do! Fast paced, you’re in the germ capital of the world but you will have a lot of fun, I know I’m having a blast in my new role. I’m doing ride alongs these next couple days. Our department manages a few areas I never knew even existed. I was in awe of an operation that exists, I knew it got done but didn’t know how. I experienced it yesterday, all day! Wow! The amount of people and effort that goes into things that visitors have no clue. Today, I’m on another observation ride along. This operation people know it goes on but have no idea what it takes, unfortunately, pixie dust just don’t work behind the scenes. I’m looking forward to witnessing how it gets done.
I think they should allow behind the scenes operations to be viewed by some of the public, let them see why a ticket cost what a ticket cost and see the thousands of people that visitors have no idea they are there and what they do.
Sorry, you know the deal, what happens behind the wall, stays behind the wall.

You’re enjoying teasing us far too much.

 

[pkondz]

 

[dvczerfs]

Hey, I’m trying. lol. My second ride along was incredible. I got to see a lot of areas I never in three years have seen, including other parks. Got to meet a lot of new people and ran into a lot of old friends. I am just in awe how things move from one place to another, how many people are involved and the effort that it takes to accomplish something that to the outsider, has no idea. The thousands of hard working people that show up everyday that never get to see the results of their work, making people happy.
Yesterday, Wednesday, back to work, enough screwing around. lol.

 

[pkondz]

I got to see a lot of areas I never in three years have seen, including other parks.

That’s pretty cool.

Got to meet a lot of new people and ran into a lot of old friends.

Yesterday, Wednesday, back to work, enough screwing around. lol.

<sound of whip cracking>

 

[Maroonag1]

Hey, I’m trying. lol. My second ride along was incredible. I got to see a lot of areas I never in three years have seen, including other parks. Got to meet a lot of new people and ran into a lot of old friends. I am just in awe how things move from one place to another, how many people are involved and the effort that it takes to accomplish something that to the outsider, has no idea. The thousands of hard working people that show up everyday that never get to see the results of their work, making people happy.
Yesterday, Wednesday, back to work, enough screwing around. lol.

Awesome to hear. Before you know it you will start your second career and be running the place.

 

[Cinderella's Fella]

Hey, I’m trying. lol. My second ride along was incredible. I got to see a lot of areas I never in three years have seen, including other parks. Got to meet a lot of new people and ran into a lot of old friends. I am just in awe how things move from one place to another, how many people are involved and the effort that it takes to accomplish something that to the outsider, has no idea. The thousands of hard working people that show up everyday that never get to see the results of their work, making people happy.
Yesterday, Wednesday, back to work, enough screwing around. lol.

 

[Maroonag1]

Happy Birthday.

 

[pkondz]

Happy birthday Zerf!

 

[dvczerfs]

Awesome to hear. Before you know it you will start your second career and be running the place.

I’m as high up as I want to go. lol. Our proprietor said I would be a good candidate for the TA program. (Temporary assignment, they move you into a management position for six months, at the end of six months they either make you a manager or send you back). I thanked her and I really appreciate but, I’m not a spring chicken anymore, I had a wonderful 40 year career in the hvac, plumbing and electrical field. I really enjoy living my dream working here and love coming work every day, let’s not spoil it. lol. There are a boat load of “kids” trying to make something for themselves, let them have a chance, it’s their turn.
Disney is an excellent company to work for, despite what you read in some places. It’s like anything else, you get out of it what you put into it. Everyone starts at the bottom but, you work hard, show up for work on time, put yourself forward, get noticed and you will have the opportunity to move up. Very rarely an outsider gets highered above a frontline cm. They promote within. Networking, something I had no idea was a thing, the more people know you, worked with you, the easier it gets. Everyday I run into people who I worked with at some point or I run into a leader who I’ve worked for at one point or a leader you never met but says, I’ve heard some real good things about you. For some, it’s easy. I’ve had 40 experience in dealing with people so for me, communication is easy.
The younger people, like I was 40 years ago, I see my younger self everyday, may have a big degree but lack the humble, communication skills required to become successful. Setting an example, being management or the next step higher doesn’t mean you take lunch longer, and what I call, walking around like you own the place. It means setting a good example, jumping in, doing the work that people under you do when things get going. I always get asked for advice how to move up, the first piece of advice I give them, don’t let anyone out work you. Stick out in a good way, management is watching and that is what they are looking for. Nobody notices normal. There is no easy way to get ahead at work or life but to work your @$$ off. I’m not to computer savvy, I was told every step of the way, “I can teach you how to use the computer, I can’t teach you work ethic and what is inside you.”
Or
If you just want to come to work every day, push some buttons, say welcome and thank you, that’s fine too. Nothing wrong with that but, don’t expect someone to come up to you and ask you if you want to move up.
Some handle it, some don’t. It’s not junior high school, it’s a multi billion dollar corporation and they got that way for a reason.