Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: Hello to all you sweet little ducklings! We hope you all had yourselves a wonderful Mamorial Day Weekend. (I know I did--managed to get a mamogram AND have time to visit the Magic Kingdom on Sunday, May 26th.) Anyway, what I wanted to tell you about was the early closing at 3 o'clock in the afternoon for the Main Street Bakery. All I wanted to do was go and get myself something low-cal and sweet--since I'm on a diet-- ORGOCH: --What?! ORWEN: Was I talking to you? Anyway, there was a cast member standing outside the closed doors to the bakery, saying that there was an early seasonal close for the day. Can you imagine that? Especially when it was so busy? And especially when it was Mamorial Day! ORDDU: I'm sure you meant to say Memorial Day, dear. Anyway, Orwen found out, later, that the real reason they Bakery on Main Street had closed down earlier than usual was due to a shortage of cast members to run the place. At least this is what OTHER cast members were telling her when she inquired. ORWEN: So, is Disney World really facing the same problem that Disneyland has out in California? A shortage of cast members to staff the stores especially during holidays?! Perhaps some of you sweet little goslings who work there might know the truth?
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: By the way, Orwen is dreadfully embarrassed to realize she became confused over the difference between two differet holidays. Orgoch and I just finished explaining to her that Memorial Day has nothing at all to do with getting a mamogram. She now realizes that a witch only gets one of those on Mamorial Day--which can be any day of the year. ORGOCH: See what comes from havin' ta live with a dummy who eats so many sweets she's got twinkies fer brains?! ORDDU: Anyway, I'm sure Orwen would have come back to say she wishes you all had a meaninful Memorial Day, instead--if only she weren't so embarrassed...
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Of course they have staffing problems at WDW. Jay Rasulo, Al Weiss, Inoverherheadmeg Crofton, Erin Wallace and Co ... have long since tapped out the retirees, the kids, the college students, the slave-labor from the islands etc ... The only way to get more CMs is to raise pay ... significantly ... not a dime or a quarter. If WDW minimum wage went to say $9 an hour tomorrow, the staffing issues would disappear ... but almighty institutional investors (who are souless anyway) would revolt, the stock might drop a dollar and we couldn't have that. So the disaster continues. Meg should have gotten her boney, old butt out and called in Team Disney execs from their Windermere and Bay Hill BBQs if that's what it took to have the bakery open. What a complete joke. These are WalMart caliber execs.
Originally Posted By kennect Spirit, I am still loving you...I have to ask this question and it is a hard one if I can say it correctly...But you know I don't think I can really ask it all at one time...OK, this thread relates to lack of help....Is Jay's job to sort of get all of the Disney parks running on the same page? And if it is, is it about the bottom line or the image of what a Disney park should be? I didn't state that well but hopefully you can read into it and make an answer...I personally have always wondered why it seemed that DL and WDW seemed to be in such competition with each other...Initially I thought that the Disney company would make sure that both parks would be equals(sp?)...Obviously not the case these days...It's all very sad when you think about the rich legacy that the Disney name means....Regardless, I am greatful that the name Disney is still around...It could have vanished years ago...
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <If WDW minimum wage went to say $9 an hour tomorrow, the staffing issues would disappear ... but almighty institutional investors (who are souless anyway) would revolt, the stock might drop a dollar and we couldn't have that. < now would be the time that it has finally recovered to the level it was almost 8 years ago when it reached $111. $37 in todays value after the split --
Originally Posted By MPierce >> If WDW minimum wage went to say $9 an hour tomorrow, the staffing issues would disappear ... but almighty institutional investors (who are souless anyway) would revolt, the stock might drop a dollar and we couldn't have that. << Raise it to $10.00 an hour, and you could go back to being picky about who you hired.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 But the stock has dropped. Several years ago, my stock was worth 7+ times what I paid for it, now it's only worth 6 times, and a few years ago, it was maybe 4-5 times what I paid. And I'll never get rich on the dividends.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 1987 was a good year, we won the state lottery. This is the first year we didn't get a check.
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 It's very sad. Oh. Sorry. Not the part about someone winning the lottery and the money running out. Or the parts about minimum wages or stock prices or silly names for execs. I just feel very bad for Orwen that she didn't get her triple-chocolate, fudge-filled, choco-caramel-topped, nut-sprinkled, mouse-shaped low-cal brownie. (And sorry for everyone else who was in the immediate vicinity when she found out the shop was closed.) I hope you don't have to face this horrible situation again, girls!
Originally Posted By kennect OH Bobbe, Never have done a winning draw ticket but we managed to pick up a pretty could winning scratch ticket one day....It was only for 2,300.00 dollars and guess what it was wasted on? A nice trip to WDW that only cost us that one dollar!!!
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 a dollar well invested kennect, hope it happens to you again. Now I'm trying for a really big win so I can buy 4 rooms at the Polynesian and retire there. For years I've been rehersing my answer to "You've just won $350,000,000, what are you gonna do?" I'm movin' to Disney World.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORGOCH: It weren't nothin' bad fer me, Inspector. But, then, I ain't the type that goes 'round gorgin' her big fat self on ev'ry sweet thing in sight. No-sir-ee! I eats HEALTHY stuff--like snake skins, spider webs, gopher guts 'n FROG legs! That's why I's the healthiest witch in this whole coven--not ta mention the smartest!
Originally Posted By vbdad55 there is a cicada fest going on in Chicago right now -- fried - alive - almost any way you can think of - a new story every night...you would think we ran out of real food
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORGOCH: Only just heard 'bout them cicada critters. We don't have 'em here in Morva. But they sounds worth a try--maybe if'n they was sprinkled over a plate a frog legs. I'm willin' ta try anything once. Thanks fer askin'.
