In your opinion, whats the worst job at Disney

[rie'smom]

Cleaning the bathrooms
Picking up the horse mess

 

[stevenpensacola]

The person who has to pluck the feathers off of the ostrich legs...

 

[SandrA9810]

Mousekeeping - Too many stories of people bringing home surprises 9 months later... and the ohh so cute honeymooners.


Custodial takes care of the horse poop in the park, even in the parades, those are custodial cast members. Truthfully it's some of the more pleasant things they have to deal with.
You have to be custodial trained to take care of any bodily fluid clean up, blood, puke, poop, or whatever else. A non trained CM only has to throw down voban which is a horrible smelling cleaning/moisture absorbing grain thing. Cast Members for Tom Sawyer's Island are the only outside department that gets custodial trained (that I know of). The reason being, is they have to know how to drive the rafts to and from the island. There's actually 2 CMs on the Island at all times, once an hour they have to clean the restrooms, sweep the island, and talk to the guests. Since they are fully custodial trained, they are allowed to clean up messes any where else they may happen to be. Like working at Thunder or Splash.
As for custodial, they get a bid for street cleaning or bathroom cleaning. Meaning, you could technically just deal with sweeping up the streets and puke, and not have to step foot into the bathrooms.

Sometimes working in the parks can feel like it takes away a bit of the magic, so having a job outside of the parks can make it feel like there's still some magic left when visiting.

 

[Bella the Ball 360]

You're right, that would be a lousy job. In recent years, I've told various people I've been with on the safari that there used to be a live person standing by the truck waving and shouting that Little Red was OK. All have looked at me like I'm mistaken or making it up. Glad you confirmed that I'm not crazy to remember that.

I remember that! I thought I was crazy too.

 

[Pig Pen]

I would hate to work in any setting where there are repetitive instructions blaring over the loudspeaker. I remember waiting in an endless line for something (maybe Snow White or the old Wild Toad) and hearing over and over again...."when exiting the vehicle, please step to the left. Step to the left please, please step to the left. When exiting the vehicle, please step to the left..."

I would go bonkers listening to that all day.

 

[mtblujeans]

Clean the monkey cage.

What the heck!??

The guy who follows the horse drawn wagon down Main Street and scoops up the horses' poop

Actually, I would do this. We have cows so I'm used to *smells* and horse droppings usually keep their shape (unlike cow 'plop'). AND...I wouldn't really have to talk to the public.

 

[disneyaddicted]

I would hate to work in the retail/customer service part of it.

 

[snarlingcoyote]

What the heck!??


Actually, I would do this. We have cows so I'm used to *smells* and horse droppings usually keep their shape (unlike cow 'plop'). AND...I wouldn't really have to talk to the public.

Hmm. Come to think of it. It might be an interesting job. Imagine at dinner parties "Oh, and what are you doing these days?" or at Parent Teacher night. "Yes, yes, I'm the offical horse defecation engineer at Disney."



And if any one tried to go all snowflake on you. . .whoops. Must've been off balance. Those weren't good shoes, I hope.

 

[LaraK]

Hmm. Come to think of it. It might be an interesting job. Imagine at dinner parties "Oh, and what are you doing these days?" or at Parent Teacher night. "Yes, yes, I'm the offical horse defecation engineer at Disney."



And if any one tried to go all snowflake on you. . .whoops. Must've been off balance. Those weren't good shoes, I hope.

OK CM's....fess up...anyone fling the poo at a particularly annoying guest?

 

[mtblujeans]

Hmm. Come to think of it. It might be an interesting job. Imagine at dinner parties "Oh, and what are you doing these days?" or at Parent Teacher night. "Yes, yes, I'm the offical horse defecation engineer at Disney."



And if any one tried to go all snowflake on you. . .whoops. Must've been off balance. Those weren't good shoes, I hope.

 

[Elmo9607]

Outdoor foods or merchendise...trapped in one spot for hours on end in the heat and crowds, no thank you!!

Custodial is actually somewhat sought after because you get to move around a lot. A big complaint from CM's is the fact that often you are put into a role that has you in the same spot, doing the same thing, for hours. Getting a role where you can 'get a different view' occasionally can be nice.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

Anything that requires direct interaction with customers. Probably guest services. Or maybe cleanup crew.

 

[Ms. Belle]

Having just returned from a 10 day trip at WDW, I witnessed a few jobs that left me thinking "how do they do that for 8 hours a day?" Here they are:

- Being the CM on the TTA, the one right when guests get on and off the ride. They have to walk all day because the platform keeps moving. Seemed very monotonous.
- Being a CM on Spaceship Earth. For the same reason as listed above.
- Cleaning the bathrooms in any of the theme parks. Just by sheer volume of use, the bathrooms don't smell too good and I noticed that people are pigs and don't clean up after themselves. The state of grossness in which people would leave the bathrooms after they had used them was disgusting. The CMs shouldn't have to deal with that.
- Working in that teeny tiny little funnel cake stand in the American Adventure. I could smell the grease 20 feet from the stand, I couldn't imagine working in there all day long.

Does anyone know how long the CMs in the jobs above (other than then bathroom cleaners) have to work in those jobs during the day? Is it 8 hours straight with occasional breaks?

 

[Tink_Or_Belle]

I would hate to be the person who has to measure the kids and tell them they are not tall enough to ride... between the sad kids and mad parents I'd not be good at it.

 

[sparklynails23]

I wouldn't want to work with cotton candy or any sticky foods. Sticky foods and heat are a bad combination.

 

[sparklynails23]

Clean the monkey cage.

No PM's? No picture? Someone's been naughty.

 

[Principessa1284]

Does anyone know how long the CMs in the jobs above (other than then bathroom cleaners) have to work in those jobs during the day? Is it 8 hours straight with occasional breaks?

Oh 8 hours... that's so cute!! On my College Program, we regularly worked 10-12 hour shifts and 6 day weeks because my area was understaffed. It really depends on the area, though - I had a roommate that was a hostess at a character buffet that served breakfast and dinner, and she rarely had anything more than a 6-hour shift. I also had another roommate who worked MK quick service and regularly worked double shifts (14-16 hours) until 4am. Anything in attractions, quick service food, etc, they're going to rotate you every 2-3 hours or so, sometimes more often than that depending upon the area and staffing. 8.5 hour shift is "standard," but sometimes non-existent during busy times of the year in the parks. With those hours, you'll get a 15 min break, 30 min lunch, and another 15 min break.

 

[MamaJessie]

I would hate to be the person who has to measure the kids and tell them they are not tall enough to ride... between the sad kids and mad parents I'd not be good at it.

Oooh good point. That would be so hard

And custodial. Yuck

And bus driver.

 

[SandrA9810]

I would hate to be the person who has to measure the kids and tell them they are not tall enough to ride... between the sad kids and mad parents I'd not be good at it.

LOL, reminds me of a story I heard. Kid comes up to get measured, too short. 20 minutes later the same kid comes up and is now just a hair short. 2inches in 2 minutes... The kid got rejected again, then standing in front of the CM the kid says "my feet are cold can I take them out now?" The parent's thought ice cream bars would make their child tall enough to ride.

There's several other disturbing stories of parent's with kids that are too short. Very rarely is it the child is the one that wants to ride it. It's the parent's forcing them to.

 

[simba20]

The guy who follows the horse drawn wagon down Main Street and scoops up the horses' poop

I actually witneseds the guys who do this. I was sitting outside the Main Street Bakery enjoying a cinnamon roll, when the horse let loose. What I really felt sorry for were those people who were rushing up Main Street and almost.....well, luckily they caught sight of it before the worst happened. I also learned to now walk up the sides of Main Street.

Anyway, they clean the street to the extreme. The guy gets everythign out of the trash can he is pushing, puts on his gloves and gets to work. They are quick and efficent. After the solid is picked up, they clean the street with soap, and then some bleach. Some of those character designs on Main Street, done with water and brooms, just aren't done by random janitorial staff