Ever been hit by a guest?

[Main Streeter]

The one guy says, "I'm gonna become a deputy sheriff, this'll be good training for me!" and starts yelling for help. The interesting thing is, at that time there was a news report about widespread corruption in the Sheriff's Department, and I thought, yeah, guy, perfect for you,

Really sorry you were hurt felinefan. Been there. NOT fun :twisted: . Your guy sounds like blonde Mike from D L. He has always talked abt becoming an OC Sheriff or APD. Mostly APD because he wants to "sit on Katella & ticket as many CMs as possible."Go figure! He'd more than fit corrupt . He was ODV a few yrs before "someone" :D: forced him to quite. Saw him @ The Inn Between Nov. 5th as we starred each other down. Didn't recognize his dept. Told him to "get a life" or I'd call under cover. He seemed to be in quite a hurry after this. Was funny ]

[goose]

I got pushed today by a guest. She pushed me in the back. Keep in mind we were at the parade crossing. As soon as the cm said "Okay, start crossing" I started walking briskly. A second after I started walking, I feel a hand pushing against my back. I turned around and saw two teenage girls behind me. I told them "please don't push me." I then muttered "bitch" loud enough for them to hear me. I'm not sure if they heard me or not. I don't really care.

I don't know how others would view this, but I don't feel sorry for saying what I said at all. My mother (a preschool teacher) taught me to keep my hands to myself. It's one thing to accidentally bump into someone. That's totally understandable. It's something else entirely to physically hurt someone or push them around. No one deserves to put up with that!

I don't care if you are a crackwhore or a minister of a church. No one pushes me around! I don't take that shit from anyone.

I hope all cast members stand up for themselves. I'm not advocating kicking the crap out of someone, but I don't think there's anything wrong with telling a pushy guest to keep their filthy hands to themselves.

Thoughts?

[CerasiJ]

I hope all cast members stand up for themselves. I'm not advocating kicking the crap out of someone, but I don't think there's anything wrong with telling a pushy guest to keep their filthy hands to themselves.

You know, I don't think there is one person on this board who would disagree with you in that situation. :D:

[BirdMom]

I got pushed today by a guest. She pushed me in the back. Keep in mind we were at the parade crossing. As soon as the cm said "Okay, start crossing" I started walking briskly. A second after I started walking, I feel a hand pushing against my back. I turned around and saw two teenage girls behind me. I told them "please don't push me." I then muttered "bitch" loud enough for them to hear me. I'm not sure if they heard me or not. I don't really care.

Standing up for yourself = good. Swearing at guest on purpose = grounds for termination if they had complained and had witnesses. I totally understand where you're coming from, but be careful.

[tenprincess]

I have learned to just say "excuse me" in a harsh tone, or just say "rude". I think it's a tomorrowland thing, but it gets the point accross. I save my language for the break room, which all of my co-workers can testify, I can swear like a sailor when i'm angry. Really though, I'm an angel!

[McGintoy]

While at Toontown Depot, a fairly large man with his daughter (I'm assuming) on his shoulders came walking up the front exit walkway. Now, a lot of people do this because it's the first gate you walk by when approaching the station, but I always send them back. The exit gate has a sign on it that reads "EXIT ONLY. DO NOT ENTER." There are arrows pointing away from the gate and the word EXIT written on the floor. Needless to say, I don't feel the least bit of sympathy when I send a guest back out to go through the entrance. Anyway, this guy comes walking up the exit, and without hesitation, I told him he was coming through the exit and had to go back through the main entrance. He starts whining and complaining and says that there aren't any guests in line anyway and to just let him in. I looked, and there were no guests in line, but he had already pissed me off with his bitching and inability to read signs. So I told him "I'm sorry, you still need to go back and come through the main entrance." He got pissy and began to storm out of the exit, but not before he elbowed me in the chest and said, "Oops." As he walked away, I just told him "Hey sir, would you like me to call Security and have them escort you out of the park for physically assaulting me?" He just ignored me and walked away. The sad part of this story is that he had his daughter up on his shoulders the entire time.

Now don't get me wrong, I'm not an asshole to the guests. If I know I can clear the station, or there's nobody in line, I'll let guests in through the exit. But the second they start to give me attitude or whine and complain, I direct them to the entrance, close the gates, give my "All Aboard," and tell them "there will be another train here in about 5 minutes" as we leave the station.

Moral of the story: You piss me off, you walk (or wait for the next train).

[SRT_GB]

I looked, and there were no guests in line, but he had already pissed me off with his bitching and inability to read signs...Now don't get me wrong, I'm not an asshole to the guests. If I know I can clear the station, or there's nobody in line, I'll let guests in through the exit. But the second they start to give me attitude or whine and complain, I direct them to the entrance, close the gates, give my "All Aboard," and tell them "there will be another train here in about 5 minutes" as we leave the station.

I'm with you. I'm more than happy to bend certain rules for a guest to make them happy, as long as it's fair to the other guests. But the second they give me attitude or pull some stupid line like "the customer is always right," I just plain put my foot down and tell them no.