Cusodial Pet Peeves: My Dump Page

BohoRoohaha · Post by **BohoRoohaha** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 12:00 am

Instead of constantly posting new topics i'm just going to dump everything (guest tricks, or not) on this thread. First of all What the F**K! is up with the automatic flushing toliets! I was closing out Golden Dreams restroom one night, and i knew for SURE I was the only one in there when all of a sudden a toliet goes off. As soon as that one's done another goes off and so on and so on. It was a musical symphony of flushing toliets. I swear to God it was like they knew when to flush right after each other, and they were doing it to annoy me. At first it was creepy then it was downright annoying. I like to think its Casper having a little fun. Then when I was closing out GD on Wednesday one of the door stalls was locked from the inside. I ended up sliding on the floor to unlock it from the inside.
Oh Broom Tricks! All you sweepers out there what broom tricks can you do? I'm working on the twirling, and the catching it in the air. Do you guys know SteveO, he's the master of broomtricks! Anyways, that's all I can think of for now. I'm working at Hollywood tomorrow so we'll see if anything else happens.

BohoRoohaha · Post by **BohoRoohaha** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 12:04 am

Oh can anyone explain to me what Synergy is? I've looked all over the Portal for an explaination but I can't find it, also what is SAP? and why is it all over the portal?

Dante101 · Post by **Dante101** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 12:24 am

I don't know if you're being sarcastic or not, so I'll answer anyways.

"Synergy" is a stupid-sounding corporate word (like pro-active) which is meant to describe how the different areas of the company help each other. For instance, when the studios make a cartoon feature, and ABC promotes that feature on their shows, and WDI designs a theme park attraction based on that film, and all the shop carry plush figures based on that film.

I'm not sure what "SAP" is. To my memory, the only thing I can think of is "Special Assistance Pass," but I don't know why that'd be all over the portal...

abc · Post by **abc** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 1:06 am

My custodial pet peeve is the freegin' electrical parade being at 8pm, when the park closes at 8, and us not being scheduled any later after park closing than a day with no parade. Screws us over, and manager CT shows NO empathy to us over it when we end up leaving late cause she complains about small peices of gum in the sunshine plaza planters 2 minutes before our walktime. Also, another pet peeve of mine is cast scheduling. When you call them to pick up a shift the night before you want to work, they bitch at you for not filling out an I want to work form. Meanwhile, they have all these open shifts that they have not called ANYONE to pick up, so they wouldn't call you even if you did fill out the form. And WHAT is so hard about approving/denying a shift change the day they get it???? Why do they sometimes wait till the day of, and bitch at you when you call 5 hours before the shift?

Also, costuming. WTF can't they special issue belts (do they want us to look like milkmen?), or give us 3 pairs of costumes when the uniform company that cleans/stocks our change o matic whites won't change our size or they give us 10 shirts and no pants? And I have gone in there to find their cast members sleeping on the job while there are size 30 pants in the size 36 rack with very insufficient labeling so you get a BIG suprise when you get dressed for work 15 minutes before your start time.

GMC · Post by **GMC** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 4:36 am

well abc, as far as costuming goes, always check what size it is before you check it out, and if there is anyquestion, the barcode, i belive, tells what size the article is. leaving late because your team didn't get the gum out of the planters sounds like a personal problem, or somethign to fill out a pay descrepency(<--spell check) form over, and if the hours are insufficent, perhaps you need to talk to a union rep. (i assume that custodial has a union, especially since i think i was given then for to fill out on accident, and had to fill out a new one) scheduling probly doesn't approve right then and there because they do actually have other things to do,like approve all the other shift changes,and also need to be sure that they don't shift change anyone to OT, they probly also are busy trying to fill holes in the sched, and make sure that everythign that NEEDS to happen happens, before they can worry about what CAN happen.

ONE TEAM ON DREAM FOLKS LETS GET PUKIE :barf: !!!

BohoRoohaha i think the toiles are just doing couresy flushes, i've been in full bathrooms with "all stations manned" if you will, and had them fluch all the way down the line, so either A we all leaned foward, and tripped the sensor in sequence, or B (more likely) they're trying not to be yucky, and full. or ther is also C is for cook... i mean casper, i don't know if DCA has the same level of activy as DL does, yet.

Main Streeter · Post by **Main Streeter** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 5:26 am

BohoRoohaha wrote:Oh can anyone explain to me what Synergy is? I've looked all over the Portal for an explaination but I can't find it, also what is SAP? and why is it all over the portal?

SAP = Special Assistance Pass. Well abused & overused for years. New GAC = Guest Assistance Card. Newest Disney policy. A guest has to be near death to qualify for GAC. Believe these questions were answered within the last 2 weeks by several on this site. Look in Forum under SAP/GAC. Didn't your Custodial training include SAP?? I HAD to learn much abt SAP before I did my first on stage shift. SAP/GAC is a very common question Custodial is asked @ DL. Little scary to think Custodial training is not hitting this issue hard :? Yet......I positively feel they MUST be covering the topic :!:

Main Streeter · Post by **Main Streeter** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 6:22 am

abc wrote:My custodial pet peeve is the freegin' electrical parade being at 8pm, when the park closes at 8, and us not being scheduled any later after park closing than a day with no parade. Screws us over, and manager CT shows NO empathy to us over it when we end up leaving late cause she complains about small peices of gum in the sunshine plaza planters 2 minutes before our walktime...Also, costuming. WTF can't they special issue belts (do they want us to look like milkmen?), or give us 3 pairs of costumes when the uniform company that cleans/stocks our change o matic whites won't change our size or they give us 10 shirts and no pants? And I have gone in there to find their cast members sleeping on the job while there are size 30 pants in the size 36 rack with very insufficient labeling so you get a BIG suprise when you get dressed for work 15 minutes before your start time.

abc, could you perhaps work Sunshine Plaza planters & any other areas well known for trash or to hide trash earlier? A lead taught me this when I hired in & his tip has been beyond useful. Just a thought. Worth the price you paid.

As for the costume issues you have - these will continue until you check & recheck the sizes & items BEFORE you leave. You'll also find this all becomes much easier AFTER you've been a CM longer. The drill becomes routine. All custodial has suffered your costume pains!! When I finally found 2 belts which were new or/and had an easy buckle/clasp/ whatever those are called, I simply kept them!! I turn in ONLY the costume pieces I really don't care abt. Keep the rest & wash them myself. If you need help stop by Costuming office. The supervisor was GREAT! She does listen. Think her name is Chris. Can't spell the last name.

abc · Post by **abc** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 12:41 pm

From my memory custodial training didn't have much SAP training. Doesn't really matter over at DCA, as all of the lines are wheelchair accessible so I just direct them through the main entrance. DL custodial might have some since their park is mostly inaccessible and guests need to use their GACs more. I picked up knowledge of the GACs reading stuff like the Line, Resort today, and a tad when I went to Serving the diverse guest at Disney U. However, what we learned a lot of in training and get retrained every year on is (blood and) ride access control.

Zazu · Post by **Zazu** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 1:06 pm

abc wrote:Also, costuming. WTF can't they special issue belts (do they want us to look like milkmen?), or give us 3 pairs of costumes when the uniform company that cleans/stocks our change o matic whites won't change our size or they give us 10 shirts and no pants? And I have gone in there to find their cast members sleeping on the job while there are size 30 pants in the size 36 rack with very insufficient labeling so you get a BIG suprise when you get dressed for work 15 minutes before your start time.

Could be worse, at least you seem to have a chance of finding the right sizes on the rack.

I've been on "special wash" for 2.5 years now. They had to make me custom shirts because the standard models were to short to tuck into my pants. I wear the only vest my size in the whole company, as each time it tears or loses a button I have to wait while they repair it. It's really a bitch to have to listen to costuming cast tell me I have a weird, oversized body.

Yeah I'm sure. I'm 5'9".

GMC · Post by **GMC** » Mon Oct 11, 2004 2:29 am

i should get a custom indy shirt, the L is too small, can't tuck it in, the XL is just right, but the sleevs go about half past the elbow, and since i have such rippling forearms :roll:, i can't button them shut there (like it would look good or anything) and the XXL is well, haven't tried it yet, but i'm sure it's like 10 times to big. (funny thing i changed that from too small, and had half a though to leave it, since that's the way the beeble bumbles sometimes.