Ever wanna be a photopass photographer???

[mistyt]

Don't get me wrong, if I had to feed my family or pay the rent it is most assuradely a skill I would tap in to.

I'd love to do it

It might be the same picture a million times a day, but you are spreading magic to people from all over the world! I worked for disney for a few years before being let go and although the pay was not much I was able to pay my bills and support myself and I'd go back again in a heartbeat!

PS: Saw you are in Winter Garden...Hi Neighbor

 

[mom2rtk]

I think I could make the most of it for a while........ but never in that heat. Not on your life, standing out there on the blacktop in the blazing sun...... Not on a bet!

But I think being IN Disney on a daily basis and chatting with guests who are, for the most part, very happy to be there, might make up some for the monotony...... Most jobs have a fair amount of monotony..... in far less pleasing surroundings. The pay? Well, let's just assume no one is supporting a family on that.

 

[WDWFigment]

Funny everybody sneering at 10 bucks an hour to take pictures and chat with people. I must be the only person on the photography board who ever had an entry level job in their whole life.

Five years ago, I would have done this in a heartbeat. I've worked in plenty of jobs making far less than $10/hour (then again, I started working illegally in middle school, so "minimum wage" was a foreign concept).

One of my big regrets is not doing the College Program, and the pay for doing that is even less. I remember reading an article somewhere about how the CP (more specifically, the housing complexes) was one huge party--but I read this about a year too late. Back in my wild days, it would have been great, combining my two loves: Disney and partying. Point is, not everything is about the income you receive; when you're young, don't have a family to support, etc., awesome experiences are fairly important.

I could easily see doing this when I get older. Of course, I will have to work it in between my other roles as monorail pilot, Tower of Terror bellhop, and Whispering Canyon server!

 

[oogieboogieman]

When I retire I want to operate one of the boats at Disney World. Then again I have never operated a boat!!!


Come to think of it, by looking at some of our photos taken by the Photopass photographers, they have not been behind the camera very long.

I would fit in well at Disney!!!

 

[2Tiggies]

Point is, not everything is about the income you receive

I certainly wouldn't argue with that.

 

[Marlton Mom]

If I could work at Disney I'd go for Monorail pilot or handling customer service complaints. That's right, I said handling the crabby, angry and disgruntled of the Magic Kingdom.

I'd look upon it as a challenge and remember not to take anything personally when someone was absolutely FREAKING OUT at me. I think the key to the customer service job is to figure out how you can help someone so that they will feel better, even though it may not fix their problem. Sometimes their problem is not so much a Disney one but a personal one.

In my past jobs I have had to take the 'tiger by the tail' from time to time. I found that I kind of enjoyed it. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose but it was the way that you found to try and help that was fun.

~ Marlton Mom

 

[BigOnDis]

I wouldn't last five minutes in that job, just not a real good people person. That's why I work in IT, but I did follow a link and find a job in their IT security area, so I applied for that.

 

[mom2rtk]

If I could work at Disney I'd go for Monorail pilot or handling customer service complaints. That's right, I said handling the crabby, angry and disgruntled of the Magic Kingdom.

I'd look upon it as a challenge and remember not to take anything personally when someone was absolutely FREAKING OUT at me. I think the key to the customer service job is to figure out how you can help someone so that they will feel better, even though it may not fix their problem. Sometimes their problem is not so much a Disney one but a personal one.

In my past jobs I have had to take the 'tiger by the tail' from time to time. I found that I kind of enjoyed it. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose but it was the way that you found to try and help that was fun.

~ Marlton Mom

You brave thing!! But I bet you'd be AWESOME at it.... you'd have them back to smiling in no time.

I of course would want to work on the wardrobe department. But then I would be quickly fired for wearing a trench coat to work every day in 90 degree weather..........to sneak out big rolls of all that gorgeous fabric!

 

[tjl1388]

PS: Saw you are in Winter Garden...Hi Neighbor

Hello to you as well. I'm a newbie, only been here about 5months.

 

[photo_chick]

Before I had kids, when I first got married and was going to college the first time around, I'd have jumped all over a job like that. But now not so much.

A lot of jobs like that don't like you to have a lot of photography experience. They want to teach you to shoot their shots their way.

 

[Reddy]

Before I had kids, when I first got married and was going to college the first time around, I'd have jumped all over a job like that. But now not so much.

A lot of jobs like that don't like you to have a lot of photography experience. They want to teach you to shoot their shots their way.

That would be the reason why no experence is nessary

I think I would love it - one day a week
then I would love to be a fill in - someone call in sick - call me
maybe in 25 years if I get to retire then

 

[mistyt]

Five years ago, I would have done this in a heartbeat. I've worked in plenty of jobs making far less than $10/hour (then again, I started working illegally in middle school, so "minimum wage" was a foreign concept).

One of my big regrets is not doing the College Program, and the pay for doing that is even less. I remember reading an article somewhere about how the CP (more specifically, the housing complexes) was one huge party--but I read this about a year too late. Back in my wild days, it would have been great, combining my two loves: Disney and partying. Point is, not everything is about the income you receive; when you're young, don't have a family to support, etc., awesome experiences are fairly important.

I could easily see doing this when I get older. Of course, I will have to work it in between my other roles as monorail pilot, Tower of Terror bellhop, and Whispering Canyon server!

They don't call it Vista Lay for no reason

If I could work at Disney I'd go for Monorail pilot or handling customer service complaints. That's right, I said handling the crabby, angry and disgruntled of the Magic Kingdom.
I'd look upon it as a challenge and remember not to take anything personally when someone was absolutely FREAKING OUT at me. I think the key to the customer service job is to figure out how you can help someone so that they will feel better, even though it may not fix their problem. Sometimes their problem is not so much a Disney one but a personal one.

In my past jobs I have had to take the 'tiger by the tail' from time to time. I found that I kind of enjoyed it. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose but it was the way that you found to try and help that was fun.

~ Marlton Mom

I worked Guest Relations at EPCOT for awhile...it had its ups and downs. Some days were fun, the days guests decided to curse and throw things at you were not...

Hello to you as well. I'm a newbie, only been here about 5months.

It's a nice little town isn't it! We have a thread over on the theme park board for Central Florida Residents to swap tips and such, I'll PM you the link to it. We will be doing a meet up on 2/26!

 

[MICKEY88]

I'll gladly pay for my Fl. resident annual passes and stick to my boring gov. job.

that's what I'm hoping to do, get a Florida Gov. job, and play at WDW on my days off

 

[Marlton Mom]

I worked Guest Relations at EPCOT for awhile...it had its ups and downs. Some days were fun, the days guests decided to curse and throw things at you were not...

Do you get to keep the stuff they throw at you?
Can you THROW IT BACK?!!

I've had much worse when I worked at hospitals. If you ever had friends that have worked at a hospital, ask them if they have any good stories. Invariably the answer will be yes.

I have to say that working with the demented from time to time will never make it on my resume, but it sure does help when it comes to solving problems that one encounters in the real world.

Duck!!!....... Incoming!!!
Marlton Mom