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Re: work location
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 11:04 pm
by Whazzup
Shorty82 wrote:By my understanding that is all mostly true. Seasonal CMs only have to work a little bit and get all the benefits. The benefits include free access to the parks, a limited number of guest passes, discounts on a variety of things around WDW, and a few other things. I believe that to keep their benefits (and maybe employment) seasonal CMs have to work so much within a calendar year.
Hmmmm, that's very interesting. Thanks, Shorty.
Re: work location
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 11:09 pm
by joanna71985
Whazzup wrote:Great! Sounds like you're just about ready to hop on that plane. We'll all be thinkin' about ya and rootin' for ya.
A friend of mine who lives near Ocala sent me this email recently and I'm wondering if it's completely accurate. CMs, please tell me if the following is true:
"There is a guy at my office that just loves Disney and he said that if you are accepted for employment you only have to work a couple weeks a year and a few weekends to get all the discounts and benefits. Of course you have to go down for interviews but he says after the interview they fit you with a job that will match your "talents." They go down there a lot of weekends so that's not a problem for him and he will just take his vacation weeks and do his two weeks."
Does it really only take a couple weeks and some weekends to get benefits? What kind of benefits? Are the discounts and benefits good for a certain time period, like one year from employment start date or something?
Thanks.
It is true. To become seasonal, you just need 2 weeks (or something like that) for training. Then you only have to work not even a total of a week out of the year to keep your status.
Re: work location
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 11:59 pm
by Zazu
All the above responses are correct, but they left of one important detail: Seasonal case only get their free admission and discounts when they are available to work. They don't last all year unless you're available to work all year.