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| vbdad55
Fri 11/14/2008 12:20p | The first time I saw MSEP I thought the wait was absolutely worth it. I know there are lots of parade people - I am not...so I'll go take advantage of shorter queues during most parades |
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| Kar2oonMan
Fri 11/14/2008 12:20p | Here's a joke someone told me once.
How to Speak Arkansas:
M R DUCKS
M R NOT
OSAR
C M WANGS?
L I B
M R DUCKS
Can you read that? Here's the translation:
'Em are ducks.
'Em are not.
Oh 'es 'ey are (Oh yes they are)
See 'em wangs (wings)?
'ell I be! (Well, I'll be!)
'Em ARE ducks! |
23
| MPierce
Fri 11/14/2008 1:20p | >> here' dbe the question we have to answer - can we do with 1/3 less CM's if we paid them $11/HR ? It's gonna come down to $ and cents and still making a proift for shareholders. <<
That is always the arguement against raising the working class pay scale up.
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| MPierce
Fri 11/14/2008 1:23p | >>This has been going on for years... even before the budget cuts. I remember my wife and I complaining about the light-wand Nazis in Epcot during the Tapestry of Nations parade. We weren't even trying to watch the parade, just get to one of the countries where we could hang out while the parade took place. <<
Over by the UK pavilion was the worst.
>> The only parade I’ve ever seen at WDW that was worth that kind of wait was Tapestry of Nations. <<
I agree, but I still wouldn't wait that long.
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25
| MPierce
Fri 11/14/2008 1:32p | >> Here's a joke someone told me once.
How to Speak Arkansas:
M R DUCKS
M R NOT
OSAR
C M WANGS?
L I B
M R DUCKS
Can you read that? Here's the translation:
'Em are ducks.
'Em are not.
Oh 'es 'ey are (Oh yes they are)
See 'em wangs (wings)?
'ell I be! (Well, I'll be!)
'Em ARE ducks! <<
You want me to hold him while you slap him silly bobbelee? :-) |
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| carribean queen
Fri 11/14/2008 1:55p | m r fytin wewrds, git im ma |
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| sjhym33
Fri 11/14/2008 2:00p | "here' dbe the question we have to answer - can we do with 1/3 less CM's if we paid them $11/HR ? It's gonna come down to $ and cents and still making a proift for shareholders.
The other question of course is will the $11/ hr employee really be that much different ?"
Thats a great question. One thing I will say about Disney is that they have taken a big step backwards in how they pay their CM's. When I started with Disney you could work hard and put in your time and move up if you wanted to. But if your only goal was to be a host or hostess, that was ok too. After 5 years you'd be at the top of your pay grade and making decent money. Disney seemed to care more about its CM's. That is no longer the case. Recently a union rep told me that an attractions host has to work 12 years to top out in their pay grade. And that top out is around $11.00. 12 years to move up $4.00 an hour. Seems like a long time to me. My 19 year old son makes more at the local supermarket that is 1 mile from our house than at Disney which is 22 miles down the road. He is a hard worker and has gotten 2 raises in 6 months. He says that it isnt worth his time to go and work at Disney. Pay does have an effect on who works and stays at Disney.
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| carribean queen
Fri 11/14/2008 2:38p | Are raises based on performance or length of employment? |
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| sjhym33
Fri 11/14/2008 2:54p | Raises are by length of employment per the union contract. That is one of the problems at Disney. A hard worker with one years seniority makes the same as a good, fair or terrible Cast Member with one year seniority.
The union stinks and has sold out the CM's on more than one occasion. Back in the 1990's the union agreed to a pay freeze. A month later Eisner got a multi-million dollar bonus. The contract that CM's work under today is worse than the ones they worked under in the 80's and 90's |
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| carribean queen
Fri 11/14/2008 3:02p | Thats a shame theres no reason for anyone to go above and beyond. no wonder everything has gone down. |
