Not so nice lifeguard @ Coronado

[notsostupidguest]

Just returned from a trip & had to share the following- Mike lifeguard @ Cronado was putting kids in time out! He had them sit on his lifeguard chair for 1 minuie per year old they were. It was pretty funny & I thought many of the kids deserved it. My 6yr old wanted to go in the hot tub (AKA jacootie) & I told her no, she gave me some lip & the lifeuard put her in timeout & then said to her walk in front of me & he pushed her in the pool. I was soooooooooo pissed & she was hysterical crying, good thing she is a great swimmer. He saw her crying & gave her some plastic rings & mardi beads. I didn't complain to management b/c I didn't want to see this guy lose his job, if any of you know him please tell him his behavior is NOT acceptable. TIA!

Rant over

[joanna71985]

He physically pushed her?!?! :mad: What if she hadn't been a good swimmer? I'm sorry. But you should have reported him. Something could have happened to her. That is not acceptable behavior of a CM.

[ktulu]

He physically pushed her?!?! :mad: What if she hadn't been a good swimmer?

Given he is a lifeguard, he's probably best trained to rescue her.

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Given he is a lifeguard, he's probably best trained to rescue her.

True, But I always think back to when I was goofing around at the pool with my buddies, and one pushed the other. Instead of going into the water, his head thunked the side. Nice big goose egg on his head, and we all got tossed out of the pool after he got taken to the E.R., course we were 12 or 13 y.o., at the time.

[ktulu]

True, But I always think back to when I was goofing around at the pool with my buddies, and one pushed the other. Instead of going into the water, his head thunked the side. Nice big goose egg on his head, and we all got tossed out of the pool after he got taken to the E.R., course we were 12 or 13 y.o., at the time.

Yeah, I'm not excusing his behavior, just pointing out that if she was not a strong swimmer, having a life guard *right there* is probably a good thing, even if he is the catalyst :)

[mechurchlady]

Yeah, I'm not excusing his behavior, just pointing out that if she was not a strong swimmer, having a life guard *right there* is probably a good thing, even if he is the catalyst :)

1. He could permanently traumatize a kid doing that.
2. The child could have a hidden medical condition such as heart problems, pumps, shunts, and fragile bones.
3. The kid could have a hidden mental thing like phobia, sensory issues, or autism.
4. Other people see a profession person doing something and they could then copy that professional person's action which may lead to people being traumatized, scare, hurt or even dead.
5. He represents Disney so he should know about hidden disabilities, touching guests, and acting professional.
6. He can swim and could be there for the kid if they could not swim but what if while struggling that kid inhaled even a bit of water. Have you ever heard of dry drowning? Scary and too often people with dry drowning die hours after the incident.

Report him or talk to him. I would have talked to him first and if he was an idiot I would have taken NOTES :D: and reported to someone.

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Yeah, I'm not excusing his behavior, just pointing out that if she was not a strong swimmer, having a life guard *right there* is probably a good thing, even if he is the catalyst :)

True...maybe he was just trying to lighten the mood and forgot himself? sometimes people make mistakes. besides, he could just as easily jumped in and lifted her out.

[joanna71985]

True...maybe he was just trying to lighten the mood and forgot himself? sometimes people make mistakes. besides, he could just as easily jumped in and lifted her out.

I don't know. Even fooling around, CMs are not allowed to touch guests (especially not like that). He should have known better.

[notsostupidguest]

I am the OP & I completely agree that he should've known better. I was so shocked at the time(I think I still am) & didn't know what to do. I believe he made a bad choice & part of me keeps thinking I should've complained. Since we arrived home I keep hearing my daughter telling everyone what he did and how she could've drowned, she even told my mother that his mother didn't teach him that horsing around by the pool is dangerous.

[ButImAGoodAP]

1. He could permanently traumatize a kid doing that.
2. The child could have a hidden medical condition such as heart problems, pumps, shunts, and fragile bones.
3. The kid could have a hidden mental thing like phobia, sensory issues, or autism.
4. Other people see a profession person doing something and they could then copy that professional person's action which may lead to people being traumatized, scare, hurt or even dead.
5. He represents Disney so he should know about hidden disabilities, touching guests, and acting professional.
6. He can swim and could be there for the kid if they could not swim but what if while struggling that kid inhaled even a bit of water. Have you ever heard of dry drowning? Scary and too often people with dry drowning die hours after the incident.

Report him or talk to him. I would have talked to him first and if he was an idiot I would have taken NOTES :D: and reported to someone.

Well said. I completely agree. This behavior is not only unacceptable by Disney standards (and yours and mine, it seems); but I wonder if it isn't also illegal, as in: assault... Ya know?