Originally Posted By HRM and the sequel... 102 seasoned and experienced Dalmatian Cast Members!! By the way, with everything that has happened with the attraction, I'm glad to hear that "Big Thunder Mountain Railroad... is an extremely selective attraction" for skilled CM's. Does anybody know any information about the Retail Division (if its called that)with regards to anything mentioned in this Thread so far; i.e. availability, new hire versus seasoned/skilled, advancement opportunities, cross training, ease of getting hours/shifts? From what I've read over the years, retail is one of the first areas that is cut back in hours...
Originally Posted By John_CM I've been with the resort 5 years, and my pay varies quite a bit. The minimum for me right now would probably be $350 take home (after they take out my contribution to the stock purchase program.) But all summer I was working like crazy, and the biggest week was almost $700 take home. Last week alone, because I worked 48 hours, with double time for Labor Day, it was over $500. In fact, because the summer was so insane, I've already made more RIGHT NOW than I did all of last year, with 4 months left to go.
Originally Posted By HRM 5 years, wow! I think I read somewhere that CM's get a special recognition upon reaching 5 years of service, is that true? Anyway, congradulations!! What role do you play at the Resort? What do you wish you knew before you started @ DLR? Are you PT or FT, and how long did it take you to get to FT, if you are FT? and finally.... what is the most important thing for a new CM to remember in order to last 5 years? Again, CONGRADULATIONS on 5 years!! (and counting?) ) ºoº
Originally Posted By tiggertoo <<I think I read somewhere that CM's get a special recognition upon reaching 5 years of service, is that true? Anyway, congradulations!!>> They get..... another pin (DonaldDuck). And a good little raise. As far as non "new hire" attractions, a few I know are Matterhorn, Space, Thunder, Monorail, and I think DLRR. I also believe Main St. vehicles are generally experienced CMs.
Originally Posted By PirateChick DLRR is a new hire ride. As of right now BLAB is a crosstrain only ride also. I think they are going to be making it a hire in ride at some point though.
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Originally Posted By tiggertoo <<As of right now BLAB is a crosstrain only ride also. I think they are going to be making it a hire in ride at some point though.>> With new attractions, they want a core of experienced leads and CMs operating it before they let new hire in to mess everything up. =) Auto was the same way when it first opened. BUt once they got an experienced crew and the opening bugs ironed out, new hires galore. DLRR was a guess based on the CMs I knew there who were mostly high seniority.
Originally Posted By John_CM I still enjoy being a CM.. No week is different from the next. For five years, there is a banquet. You get an etched glass and some kind of list that shows all the names of the people in your class. You also get your 5 year pin .. and I'm not sure about the raise. I had heard that the 4th year is the last time you get a raise ON your hire date, but I'm not sure. It probably depends on what department you're in. Generally, you start pretty low, in terms of wages, but you get a raise on your hire date and then you get a cost of living raise every year as well. So it goes up fairly fast. But like I said before, at some point your yearly raises top out and you only get the cost of living ones... unless there's a new contract and the starting wage is increased. Then I think you get that amount of raise added to yours as well. I am still PT. Been trying to get FT for quite awhile, but it doesn't really matter all that much to me. I *rarely* have less than 40 hours anyway. It's literally been probably over a year since I've had a shorter shift. And with the craziness this summer, I was working as many as 56 hours a week or more for a few weeks. So 40 is just fine right now.
Originally Posted By John_CM I mean .. each week is different from the next.. or.. something new happens every week...
Originally Posted By HRM John_CM Does your PT cover medical insurance? or do you pay for it yourself? uhm... what attraction is BLAB? )
Originally Posted By monorailblue When I was on Monorail the summers of 1999 and 2000, training was usually 4 days, 8 hours each, one on one with a trainer, and they actually tried to train new hires there. One gal, in particular, quit after day 2. It was just too much for someone who knew nothing about Resort operations.
Originally Posted By ManaByte Thank you for your posts in this thread, John_CM. I went to the casting office this past week and was hired for Attractions. Your posts answered a bunch of my questions and calmed my nerves quite a bit.
Originally Posted By John_CM I have medical benefits through the company as a PT.. CR-25's get them as well (although that classification may be going away soon). I get medical, dental and , as I mentioned before, I am enrolled in the stock purchase plan. You can invest anywhere from 1-20% of your check each week. I've been investing for probably about 3 1/2 years, and I have bought about 550 shares (I currently own about 425).
Originally Posted By SpoonCM The second wave of Presenteeism has gotten rid of CR-25. I was CR-25 and now am forced to go FT (30hr/week and mandatory 5 days/week). I guess it's not so bad, I'm still able to pull a school schedule with that, but I'd rather be CR-25.
Originally Posted By PirateChick I think in attractions we still have CR-25. I know of a couple of people who have it actually. BLAB is Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters I started training there recently. Coming from Auto I am amazed at the technology there.
Originally Posted By HRM CONGRADULATIONS MANABYTE!! Keep us posted on your orientation and progress!!
Originally Posted By HRM ...and thanks to all the CM's who have posted in this Thread; all of you have helped more than you can imagine - DL is indeed fortunate to have quality people as yourselves, both past & present. ) ºoº
