Houskeeping Alum-How Did You Like It?

[mz_butterflyzz]

I was wondering if any former (or current) Housekeeping CPs would like to share their experiences (good or bad) for us future CPs fullfilling this role.

I see so many posts on here and other places about the other roles but not a whole lot about this one



Let's Go, Mousekeeping!!!!!

 

[mz_butterflyzz]

So nobody's doing housekeeping or has done it in a past CP season??

I find that very hard to believe! Don't leave me hanging guys


Seriously, any good or bad experiences/stories are welcome......

 

[kmg148]

I know someone has a blog out there, but she hasn't been having the most positive experiences, and it doesn't go too detailed either.

Have you tried the facebook group?

 

[mz_butterflyzz]

I know someone has a blog out there, but she hasn't been having the most positive experiences, and it doesn't go too detailed either.

Have you tried the facebook group?

Yea, I saw that one lol she's pretty upset about having that role. I've only seen posts on the facebook group about who has the role but its for fall 2010 like me. Not many people have detailed posts or blogs about it from the past from what I'm finding. That's why I decided to just ask; It makes me wonder if I'm gonna hate it too lol

I have seen positive posts in other forums but those weren't too detailed either and were a few years old.

 

[graygables]

Yea, I saw that one lol she's pretty upset about having that role. I've only seen posts on the facebook group about who has the role but its for fall 2010 like me. Not many people have detailed posts or blogs about it from the past from what I'm finding. That's why I decided to just ask; It makes me wonder if I'm gonna hate it too lol

I have seen positive posts in other forums but those weren't too detailed either and were a few years old.

Just some words of wisdom for you: It is what YOU make it. Whether you love it or you hate it will be entirely up to YOU. Housekeeping is hard work, no doubt about it. One of the pluses is a monetary reward, in that you get to keep tips. The biggest reward, IMO, is that you are touching SO many Guests by what you do. You may never actually see them, but when you make their "home" a pleasant place to return to and set those little plushes up to watch TV or make that towel animal, when they are dragging in dead-tired after a long day, THAT is what will make the difference for them. Whenever you are having a difficult day, try to remember the magic you are making.

 

[kmg148]

Yea, I saw that one lol she's pretty upset about having that role. I've only seen posts on the facebook group about who has the role but its for fall 2010 like me. Not many people have detailed posts or blogs about it from the past from what I'm finding. That's why I decided to just ask; It makes me wonder if I'm gonna hate it too lol

I have seen positive posts in other forums but those weren't too detailed either and were a few years old.

My roommate on my last CP actually did Housekeeping. She never really complained about it (she never complained about anything, really!) and enjoyed the tips. Sometimes she would bring home flower arrangements also, as they were told they could keep those if they were left in the room. She created some relationships with guests' whose rooms she would clean if they were on a longer vacation and she made the best of it. The hours were always solid (8:00-4:30) which was nice. She seemed to enjoy it!

 

[mz_butterflyzz]

Just some words of wisdom for you: It is what YOU make it. Whether you love it or you hate it will be entirely up to YOU. Housekeeping is hard work, no doubt about it. One of the pluses is a monetary reward, in that you get to keep tips. The biggest reward, IMO, is that you are touching SO many Guests by what you do. You may never actually see them, but when you make their "home" a pleasant place to return to and set those little plushes up to watch TV or make that towel animal, when they are dragging in dead-tired after a long day, THAT is what will make the difference for them. Whenever you are having a difficult day, try to remember the magic you are making.

I realize it is what I make it. Every experience in life is what you make out of it. I wasn't looking for anybody to glamorize anything or scare me to death. I just simply wanted to hear stories from former or current castmembers for that particular role; just like there are thousands of posts floating around about the Attractions role and QSFB and such, I just wondered why participants in Housekeeping never really say much about it. I'm not going to use people's opinion's on a role to decide whether or not I'll go or keep the role I have. Thats not how I function at all. I'm a psych major so getting more than one point of view on things doesn't sway me much at all lol. Like you said making a guests' "home" a place to return to is one of the reasons why I chose this role. I can indirectly (and directly, kind of) make people's days a little better When I said it makes me wonder if I'll hate it too, I was kidding hence my lol after it; next time I'll add a j/k since net jargon and context can confuse. Sorry

My roommate on my last CP actually did Housekeeping. She never really complained about it (she never complained about anything, really!) and enjoyed the tips. Sometimes she would bring home flower arrangements also, as they were told they could keep those if they were left in the room. She created some relationships with guests' whose rooms she would clean if they were on a longer vacation and she made the best of it. The hours were always solid (8:00-4:30) which was nice. She seemed to enjoy it!

I'm glad to hear she enjoyed it so much! Ooooh, I like floral arrangements!! lol It's the little things that get me sometimes haha Tips are cool too, but I am so not going into to this expecting a lot of that


Thanks for your input gals