"How to rule the World in five days" ** Our very last trip to Disney.. Completed !

[addicted2dizney]

Hey guys... sorry not really in trip report mood. I've asked for my vacation week at work two weeks ago and still no answer. Flights have gone way up, and the return flight we wanted is not even available anymore. We have resorts and ADRs all done but what good is it if we can't even get there ?? I'm so frustrated over this !!!

Hang in there Marina.. I have been in your position before.. something will work out. If it was meant to be it will happen. Here's some Pixie Dust to cheer you up.


oh and a Stitch!

 

[rosiep]

Hey guys... sorry not really in trip report mood. I've asked for my vacation week at work two weeks ago and still no answer. Flights have gone way up, and the return flight we wanted is not even available anymore. We have resorts and ADRs all done but what good is it if we can't even get there ?? I'm so frustrated over this !!!

Oh Marina! I hope everything works out. Air travel has been a real pain lately. Both my flights were cancelled for this upcoming trip..I had to scramble to make new arrangements. I do so hope you can go and that we will get to meet.

Why I'm your #15th fan!!!
( I thought if I claimed to be #1 someone would call me a liar )

 

[Baloo]

Hey guys... sorry not really in trip report mood. I've asked for my vacation week at work two weeks ago and still no answer. Flights have gone way up, and the return flight we wanted is not even available anymore. We have resorts and ADRs all done but what good is it if we can't even get there ?? I'm so frustrated over this !!!

That's okay Marina ...we'll be here when you're ready to write again!!!


Hopefully your trip will work out some way!

 

[FreFam5]

Hey guys... sorry not really in trip report mood. I've asked for my vacation week at work two weeks ago and still no answer. Flights have gone way up, and the return flight we wanted is not even available anymore. We have resorts and ADRs all done but what good is it if we can't even get there ?? I'm so frustrated over this !!!

Oh No - give me the name of your manager and I'll be the ugly American calling up and yelling at them to give you the time off!!!!!

Of course - maybe while I"m on the phone I can convince them to actually give you the week before off as I'll be at the Poly Oct. 15-22 and would love to goat hunt with you!!!! Maybe the duck is just a cover and there really is a goat there - a goat vantriloquist!!!!

 

[ScotsMinnie]

awwwwwww Marina - I hav everything crossed that you will get your week off as planned. Air travel is such a nightmare just now. hopefully you can sort something out.

Good luck and keep your chin up!
Lx

 

[heatherlizz602]

Hello... I am a lurker.

I just wanted to say I LOVE your TR...You are lucky to get along that well with your mom. I would never consider a trip with just my mom and I. You guys make me laugh.

I am hoping you get your vacation and the airlines work something out for you!!!!!!!!!! Hang in there!!!!!!!!

 

[hinodis]

Sorry to hear your so frustrated. If it dosn't work out for you in October, try november...thats when I will be there

 

[blinkered]

I'm a long time lurker on these boards, but after reading your past TRs I just wanted to say how much I've enjoying hearing about your trips - you have such a natural writing style. Can someone tell me if it's possible to "subscribe" so I get an email or something when updates are posted, rather than just checking back all the time? Thanks!

 

[*KeepMovingForward*]

Can someone tell me if it's possible to "subscribe" so I get an email or something when updates are posted, rather than just checking back I'll the time? Thanks!

Click on User CP near the upper left hand side of your screen when your logged in. Then click on Edit Options, which should be in the left hand column. After that, go down just a tad on the screen to Messages & Notification Preferences and you will see a box that you click on where you and opt to allow you to get instant email notification for your thread subscriptions. This will send you emails to any thread you have posted to. Make sure you save your preferences at the bottom of the screen. HTH!

 

[CPer'sMom]

Can someone tell me if it's possible to "subscribe" so I get an email or something when updates are posted, rather than just checking back all the time? Thanks!

I believe though that if you set to receive an e-mail notification for a specific thread you will get an e-mail every time anyone posts not just when there is an update from the OP.

So, in the case of Marina's TRs, you'll be getting a lot of emails! Hers are very popular!!

 

[shane&jakesmom]

I thought that it was so funny grumpy wearing a grumpy shirt. You two are a blast, I wish (my mom) and I could have the relationship that you have with your mom. You are very blessed. As stated before you are a wonderful writer, I can't wait to hear what else happens. I am sending you pixie dust that you get time off. By the way I would love to go to Paris, maybe you can take my place and live here in Florida with my 2 boys I live 2 1/2 hours from Disney. I could go to Paris and hang with Grumpy, but only for a little while I would miss my kids too much. LOL

 

[NotSoEvilStepmother]

I believe though that if you set to receive an e-mail notification for a specific thread you will get an e-mail every time anyone posts not just when there is an update from the OP.

So, in the case of Marina's TRs, you'll be getting a lot of emails! Hers are very popular!!

So true. My entire (full) inbox reads: " 'How to rule the World in five days'**Our very last trip to Disney..."

And even still, I miss out on updates.

 

[tink1957]

I can't believe I missed this report, I kept looking for your new TR & just found you today. I hope you get your time off.

 

[eyor44]

Hey guys... sorry not really in trip report mood. I've asked for my vacation week at work two weeks ago and still no answer. Flights have gone way up, and the return flight we wanted is not even available anymore. We have resorts and ADRs all done but what good is it if we can't even get there ?? I'm so frustrated over this !!!

Girl, I feel for you. I know what it is like to not just be able to take off whenever you want. Hopefully things will work out.

 

[marivaid]

I wanted to update today but my heart's really not in it.

Looks like the trip is out. I'm just glad we didn't take our flights yet.

Their excuse is that we're short one cashier that weekend. Now I'd like to know why they assume I would be working that particular weekend since I'm supposed to have 1 saturday+sunday off every other week. But then again I've worked every Sunday since July so I guess the rules apply to everyone but me. The new job was supposed to start in September and has been pushed back to January/February, so I'm stuck doing the station and cashier inside the store until then. You'd think that knowing they've already royally sc... me over, they'd at least try to make up for it. Nah of course not.

Vacations here work differently than in the US. They're counted from May to May. I was hired in February, and between February and May I "collected" 2.5 days of vacation per month, so a total of 10 days. After May 1st, 2009, I will have my regular 5 weeks vacation (minimum allowed by the law in this country).
Between February and August I was also supposed to work only 30 hours a week, but most of the time I did 32-33 hours. Where I work you can not get overtime, you can, however "recuperate" those hours later on. When I asked for my 6 days off in August my supervisor told me they owed me something like 30 hours, and that therefore my vacation would be "recuperation" and they would not take any of my regular days off.

Of course they screwed up. They took 7 days off. I wasn't even gone for 7 days !! So now technically they don't even HAVE to let me "recuperate" my hours with vacation. They can let me out 15mns early for 4 months if they feel like it.

I am SO frustrated!!!! (I know, I'm hiding it really well). To top it off, I couldn't take my vacation another time if I wanted to (which I don't). November and December are out because we're setting up for Christmas. In January/February I'll start the e-commerce thing and since I'll be the only one doing that, me taking time off will mean shutting down for the length of time I'm away. I'm looking at August 2009 for my next vacation.

What's killing me is I do everything they tell me. We have new self checkout registers in the store that none of the other cashiers want to work with so who does it ? The turkey. No one wants to work at the station, again who does it ? The Turkey. Who do they call when someone doesn't show up for work on Sunday mornings ? The Turkey.
And yet when I ask for something, something that THEY owe me, it's "sorry Turkey, no can do".

I don't regret giving up my other job because I truly hated every second of it. The job here isn't bad, but it's like the more you do, the more you help, the less you get in return. And that ain't gonna fly long.

The craziest thing is that initially I didn't WANT to go to Disney in October. It's too close from our last trip, financially it woud have been very hard to pull off, and - brace yourselves, guys - I don't really miss the parks yet.
Now we have our resorts and ADRs in place and of course it's killing me that we can't go.

And Grumpy ? Grumpy is SO frustrated she's actually pushing me to quit.

Oh yeah I do have a Jessi & Alex update. They're here. They're at their new apartment in town waiting for the movers. They arrived Sunday morning, with luggage, dog and cat in tow - the goldfish, Poissonet, was released "into the wild" and is probably doing a jig inside some carp right now.
Some things don't change! Jessi still hasn't taken a shower, Alex is silent, and I'm the one watching the pets all day.

And I can't even tell myself that in ..... days I'll be in Disney !

 

[starann]

Marina....HUGS...that stinks


HUGS

 

[justplaingoofy]

I wanted to update today but my heart's really not in it.

Looks like the trip is out. I'm just glad we didn't take our flights yet.

Their excuse is that we're short one cashier that weekend. Now I'd like to know why they assume I would be working that particular weekend since I'm supposed to have 1 saturday+sunday off every other week. But then again I've worked every Sunday since July so I guess the rules apply to everyone but me. The new job was supposed to start in September and has been pushed back to January/February, so I'm stuck doing the station and cashier inside the store until then. You'd think that knowing they've already royally sc... me over, they'd at least try to make up for it. Nah of course not.

Vacations here work differently than in the US. They're counted from May to May. I was hired in February, and between February and May I "collected" 2.5 days of vacation per day, so a total of 10 days. After May 1st, 2009, I will have my regular 5 weeks vacation (minimum allowed by the law in this country).
Between February and August I was also supposed to work only 30 hours a week, but most of the time I did 32-33 hours. Where I work you can not get overtime, you can, however "recuperate" those hours later on. When I asked for my 6 days off in August my supervisor told me they owed me something like 30 hours, and that therefore my vacation would be "recuperation" and they would not take any of my regular days off.

Of course they screwed up. They took 7 days off. I wasn't even gone for 7 days !! So now technically they don't even HAVE to let me "recuperate" my hours with vacation. They can let me out 15mns early for 4 months if they feel like it.

I am SO frustrated!!!! (I know, I'm hiding it really well). To top it off, I couldn't take my vacation another time if I wanted to (which I don't). November and December are out because we're setting up for Christmas. In January/February I'll start the e-commerce thing and since I'll be the only one doing that, me taking time off will mean shutting down for the length of time I'm away. I'm looking at August 2009 for my next vacation.

What's killing me is I do everything they tell me. We have new self checkout registers in the store that none of the other cashiers want to work with so who does it ? The turkey. No one wants to work at the station, again who does it ? The Turkey. Who do they call when someone doesn't show up for work on Sunday mornings ? The Turkey.
And yet when I ask for something, something that THEY owe me, it's "sorry Turkey, no can do".

I don't regret giving up my other job because I truly hated every second of it. The job here isn't bad, but it's like the more you do, the more you help, the less you get in return. And that ain't gonna fly long.

The craziest thing is that initially I didn't WANT to go to Disney in October. It's too close from our last trip, financially it woud have been very hard to pull off, and - brace yourselves, guys - I don't really miss the parks yet.
Now we have our resorts and ADRs in place and of course it's killing me that we can't go.

And Grumpy ? Grumpy is SO frustrated she's actually pushing me to quit.

Oh yeah I do have a Jessi & Alex update. They're here. They're at their new apartment in town waiting for the movers. They arrived Sunday morning, with luggage, dog and cat in tow - the goldfish, Poissonet, was released "into the wild" and is probably doing a jig inside some carp right now.
Some things don't change! Jessi still hasn't taken a shower, Alex is silent, and I'm the one watching the pets all day.

And I can't even tell myself that in ..... days I'll be in Disney !

What a bummer..girl! I'm sure this is frustrating for you....but! You never know! I am a BIG believer in everything happens for a reason. Maybe an opportunity will arise that will be a better deal, and cost less $. It is nice to have something to focus on (like a date of vacation), but I do think something will open up for you. Look at the $ you'll be able to save for your next trip

My previous job sounds pretty similar to what you are going through. There were certain people that never had to work weekends, nights, holidays. They never asked these same people to fill in, or to take on other responsibilities. Its easier for management to give it to someone like you (and I) because they know it will get done, ...done righat and that you will do it without causing drama like the other employees.

Keep your chin up because everything has a way of working out! You'll see

 

[*KeepMovingForward*]

I don't blame you for being upset Marina! I'm so sorry that this trip isn't going to happen, but hopefully something else will pop up before August 2009. I think you got a raw deal from your job! Employers seem to mess with their dependable folks the most. It's not right. I can see why your mom isn't too happy. Hopefully things will get better.

 

[lisalonglash]

I'm sorry to hear that you won't be able to go in October Here's hoping for your employer to grow a brain so they realize that keeping a valued employee happy is worth a lot!

 

[eyor44]

What a bummer..girl! I'm sure this is frustrating for you....but! You never know! I am a BIG believer in everything happens for a reason. Maybe an opportunity will arise that will be a better deal, and cost less $.

I believe this way also. And sometimes things do work, sometimes not. But you never know.
I have a job like this also. and turned down one that would have been worse like this. At the promotion you have to get people to fill in for you, only no one ever wants to, so that makes vacations hard. At my current one, no one wants me to ever take off, but they know if they aren't nice to me, I'll leave. and given the mess they always make of things while I am gone, (no amount of planning I do can ever circumvent the problems they create) they would rather a few days without me than forever.
Hang in there, it's hard getting the short end of everything, I know. You'll get back there soon, I have faith in you.