suzimar57
Miss my Happy Place.
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i worked at the Disney Store at a large local mall for exactly 2 months in 1998
honestly, i was just curious about the interview process and getting my hands on that employee manual of the "disney look"...
out of 30 applicants, they picked 2: me and this other woman.
go figure...
anyway - i worked 4 weeks/weekends "seasonal part time", took my son to disneyworld (they knew about that one prior to hiring), enjoyed my employee discount while there on everything from food to souvenirs (woo hoo!
), then returned to work....
how do i say this delicately? - i'm not what they were looking for.
first day back, they gave me a roll of tape and a scissor and told me to go on my hands and knees throughout the perimeter of the store using the tape to pick up dirt (and you can only imagine what else....) - i suggested a vacuum, they said no, it would interfere with the guests - i then suggested coming in early with my own personal vacuum, again, no, use the tape...
so i'm crawling along on my knees with the tape and scissor, taking my life into perspective: i'm 40 years old, just got married, diagnosed with cancer, my MIL just died after my wedding, my son wants to go live with his father, i'm making minimum wage and here i am with a sharp scissor and roll of tape, crawling on my knees in an overheated store in a dorky uniform.
on the brighter side, from my vantage point, i got to watch kids of all ages trashing the store, and even a couple of teenagers stealing plushies....
oh - and a rogue balloon "popped" as it floated past me - what can i say, the scissor was in the way....
i quit that afternoon - handed in the uniform and name badge.
and they were stunned - couldn't understand why.
personally, i found the other disney employees "zombie-like", too perky, kind of "stepfordish" and almost in a euphoric state, regarding the disney company - sorry, i'm not drinking the Kool Aid....
that's my story.
(oh - and i kept the "disney look" manual.)
honestly, i was just curious about the interview process and getting my hands on that employee manual of the "disney look"...
out of 30 applicants, they picked 2: me and this other woman.
go figure...
anyway - i worked 4 weeks/weekends "seasonal part time", took my son to disneyworld (they knew about that one prior to hiring), enjoyed my employee discount while there on everything from food to souvenirs (woo hoo!
), then returned to work....how do i say this delicately? - i'm not what they were looking for.
first day back, they gave me a roll of tape and a scissor and told me to go on my hands and knees throughout the perimeter of the store using the tape to pick up dirt (and you can only imagine what else....) - i suggested a vacuum, they said no, it would interfere with the guests - i then suggested coming in early with my own personal vacuum, again, no, use the tape...
so i'm crawling along on my knees with the tape and scissor, taking my life into perspective: i'm 40 years old, just got married, diagnosed with cancer, my MIL just died after my wedding, my son wants to go live with his father, i'm making minimum wage and here i am with a sharp scissor and roll of tape, crawling on my knees in an overheated store in a dorky uniform.
on the brighter side, from my vantage point, i got to watch kids of all ages trashing the store, and even a couple of teenagers stealing plushies....
oh - and a rogue balloon "popped" as it floated past me - what can i say, the scissor was in the way....
i quit that afternoon - handed in the uniform and name badge.
and they were stunned - couldn't understand why.
personally, i found the other disney employees "zombie-like", too perky, kind of "stepfordish" and almost in a euphoric state, regarding the disney company - sorry, i'm not drinking the Kool Aid....
that's my story.
(oh - and i kept the "disney look" manual.)
