I was term'ed without being..term'ed?

[Shorty82]

I had no luck yesterday getting my pants for the week. I found one pair and when I finally found some one to help me (after going through a few others apparently to busy to help) he tried to persuade me to get a pair larger in the waist. These pants are held up by suspenders and I hang stuff from the waist, no way a larger size is going to work for me. He did check the rack of costumes that just came in from the laundry but no luck. I'm going to stop by on my way into work today and see if I can find a few more pairs.

[mechurchlady]

Teenaged SG: I want to work here some day.

10 years later

Stupid Costumer: Like that is all I got like a xxxL shirt or the xs shirt.
CM: I am late for work and need a medium shirt.
SC: WEEE look what I can do.
CM: Them racks are not a jungle gym and I have to have a medium shirt, NOW.
SC: I am reporting your insulting me.

Churchy knows where the SGs go when Disney hires them by accident, muahaha, costuming.

[Shorty82]

I had no luck yesterday getting my pants for the week. I found one pair and when I finally found some one to help me (after going through a few others apparently to busy to help) he tried to persuade me to get a pair larger in the waist. These pants are held up by suspenders and I hang stuff from the waist, no way a larger size is going to work for me. He did check the rack of costumes that just came in from the laundry but no luck. I'm going to stop by on my way into work today and see if I can find a few more pairs.

No luck at all yesterday. Not one pair in my size had come in. I'm hoping some have when I check on my way in today.

[Cranbiz]

And that's the reason that I only use costuming when absolutely necessary.

I have my costume allotment and just wash them at home, this way I have costumes that fit and no hassles in trying to find something in my size every week. (after all, I'm a big boy)

[Terrytunes]

And that's the reason that I only use costuming when absolutely necessary.

I have my costume allotment and just wash them at home, this way I have costumes that fit and no hassles in trying to find something in my size every week. (after all, I'm a big boy)

I always did that. That's all good if you don't have to exchange a costume for a different Land or area. I hated getting a bank shift because I would have to give up one of my ME costumes for a one time bank shift. And during the summer there was always the chance that when I turned in a pair of shorts in my size, I might not get another pair of shorts for the whole summer. Or worse, get a pair with a stupid zipper. (I ALWAYS check the zipper!)

TT

[Shorty82]

And that's the reason that I only use costuming when absolutely necessary.

I have my costume allotment and just wash them at home, this way I have costumes that fit and no hassles in trying to find something in my size every week. (after all, I'm a big boy)

I don't have my own washer and dryer (yet, will soon hopefully) and there is no way I'm going to use a coin laundry to wash my work clothes when Disney will for free.

Had wonderful luck at Costuming today. Went in this morning to see if any pants have come in yet, none had but a manager saw I needed assistance and was a wonderful help. He took down my information and is going to order more pants. He also gave me permission to start using special wash, which is done right there in the building so the turn around is only a day.

Costuming is open until 8:00 on Fridays (vs. the normal 6:00 closing time) so I stopped in on my way out (worked until 7:30 today) just to see and, what do you know, they had more pants in my size finally. I would have loved to checked them all out but could only get four of them. From now on I think I'll check the rack before turning in my dirty costumes and if there isn't enough of my size in I'll do the special wash.

Once I get my own washer and dryer I'm thinking I'll start washing my own shirts and pants (no reason to wash one and not the other myself) to avoid this issue ever again. The vests have to be dry cleaned so I'll leave that to Costuming but I've never had any problems at all getting vests.

I always did that. That's all good if you don't have to exchange a costume for a different Land or area. I hated getting a bank shift because I would have to give up one of my ME costumes for a one time bank shift. And during the summer there was always the chance that when I turned in a pair of shorts in my size, I might not get another pair of shorts for the whole summer. Or worse, get a pair with a stupid zipper. (I ALWAYS check the zipper!)

TT

You couldn't get them to override the limit when you have just one shift in another costume? Then again MK costuming can be jerks about overriding. One day, back when I changed at work (before I started working a LOT of hours a week), I stopped into costuming to pick up some fresh costumes planning on bringing the dirty ones back in a few minutes. The woman checking me out was a jerk about overriding the limit on my vests even after telling her I'd be right back with the dirty vests in as long as it takes to get from there and into the park and back. She finally did override me and in just a few minutes I was back with the dirty vests and back under the limit. How was I supposed to know I'm limited to three vests? I was told in training full-timers (this happened shortly after becoming full time) are allowed 5 complete costumes and nobody said anything about the vests having a different limit. I had two costumes out at the time and was checking out two costumes.

[hhsrat]

Ugh ... costuming.

I am a Cross-U facilitator with the YES (Youth Education Series) program. Being a cross-u, basically, my area "loans" me out to YES occasionally ... generally about once or twice a month. The only place you can get a YES shirt is at Epcot. When I started facilitating, I went to see one of the costuming managers at Epcot, because my YES trainers and managers had told me that it was possible to have them put a note on my file stating that I was allowed one YES costume in addition to the normal 5-costume limit.

So, on my 3rd trip over there to find this manager (who is apparently the only one in all of WDW that can put said note on my costuming file), I ask him if it would be possible. His response was "Yeah, it's possible, we've done it before, but why should we do it for you?", to which I responded "Epcot is the only place I can get this costume, I don't work at Epcot, and due to the hours that YES programs run, i'd have to get the shirt the day before I facilitate, and thus it is phenomenally inconvenient for me to get a new one each time I facilitate, so I'd like to be able to keep it, and still check out other costumes." (at the time, I was getting regularly scheduled at 3 different locations, all with different costumes, in my statused area, and was already pushing the costume limit).

He finally said that he'd add the note, but that it was a one-time courtesy, and I shouldn't expect any favors from him in the future. Favor? YES pays (at least part of) the cost of each of those shirts, and the YES managers told me to do it, and thus keep that shirt out of inventory. How was he doing me a favor?

(I'd also like to add that I've played against the Costuming softball team, and a lot (not all) of their players are jerks even away from work ... best example is when a 350+ pound costuming 2nd baseman said that my 110 pound base-runner had pushed him out off the base, and then said we were poor sports when we pointed out the size difference and questioned how she could have pushed him)

[hobie16]

If something like that happened to me during my working days, I'd make sure that person was gone within a week. There's no place for that kinda crap in any organization.

[Cranbiz]

Costuming started trying to pull the you can either have a jacket or sweatshirt not both shit with the drivers.

The sweatshirt IS the liner for the jacket. I had to turn in my jacket because ig got grease stained while I was broken down and they would not let me check out another jacket. I had to go back with a transportation manager to get another jacket.

[Tinker Bell]

Teenaged SG: I want to work here some day.

10 years later

Stupid Costumer: Like that is all I got like a xxxL shirt or the xs shirt.
CM: I am late for work and need a medium shirt.
SC: WEEE look what I can do.
CM: Them racks are not a jungle gym and I have to have a medium shirt, NOW.
SC: I am reporting your insulting me.

Churchy knows where the SGs go when Disney hires them by accident, muahaha, costuming.

LOL!!! I think half the neighbors heard me laughing.

Costuming really does have issues. I always have to be extra early because you never know what kind of mess costuming has. Can you imagine these people if they had to work with the guest? I imagine the line in guest relations would be so big, they would have most cast members working there. :p: