Today was..... long. That's a good way to put it. I think any place you were and you have an 11 hour shift, it's going to be a long day. But I think I made the most out of my day. I started my shift by working at the greeter board. My job there is to welcome people, answer ANY question that a guest may have, explain the menu and dishes served, smile, and hand out stickers to the little ones. Sounds pretty straight forward and simple. It was. For the first two hours that I was placed there. Once 1pm rolled around I thought it was a bit strange that I hadn't had any tour groups come through yet. I then saw a flood of close to 300 teenagers from Argentina come into the building, all wearing matching shirts, carrying their stupid little flags, and chanting something they all seemed to be enthusiastic about. People from South America have never little concept about personal space. They are ALWAYS crowded into a small area, even if there is an entire area for them to spread out in. It's something that's part of their culture that really stands out when they come into a place like Disney World. We got all of them their food and then we were able to slow back down until the dinner rush came through for the night.
The other part of my day that I thoroughly enjoyed was working the 4th of July area that we have set up for the holiday. It's a really simple area that's decorated with two cakes that look like they were made by the Cake Boss, and American flags, and banners. Kids can come in a color a picture for the 4th of July or whatever else they want and they have the choice of hanging the picture up on the wall or taking it with them. It was fun to be able to interact with the kids. They would come up to me and ask to look at my pins for pin trading and tell me ALL about their day. That was my first time really being able to interact with the kids on a personal level. I could get down on their level and talk to them about their days while they colored and see them light up when they talked about seeing their favorite character or getting to see a parade. It was really nice to be able to see who really believes in the Disney magic and just how much it means to them , and then standing up and see their parents truly enjoying the moment of seeing their child so happy.
My day ended by closing off all of the dining sections and closing busing (so sanitizing all of the tables, chairs, and benches). I was in a smaller section of the restaurant and another CP was helping me out before it was time for her to punch out. She has been at Seasons for awhile now, and was actually one of the people that trained me. She called me over for a little bit to talk to her. I thought it was somewhat odd that she would call me over, but I went and talked to her. She told me that she really likes working with me and really likes my work ethic. One of the managers and herself had been talking earlier in the day and they were discussing how the newest group of CPs don't have much of a work ethic, but my name stood out. That I guess the managers don't see me as one of that group. Alex, the girl that called me over, wanted me to know that the managers have noticed my work and how much effort I put into my job. She told me that I need to stand out and shine because there stepping stones to move up in the company that the managers are liking what they see out of me. That was a real confidence booster after an 11 hour day.
I have the next two days off. I'm not really sure what I'm going to do with myself just yet... But on the 3rd I plan on seeing the fireworks display at Magic Kingdom since I work until 1am on the 4th.
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