Disney World called me yesterday and offered me a job as a photo pass photographer. I was in the middle of a group study session / homework help thing and asked if I could call back. I called back today and accepted the job.

I will be leaving my job of 5 years in the grocery store. I am going to see if I can stay on and just work once a month just in case something doesn't work out at Disney. Having 5 years at the grocery store means nothing, my "seniority" means nothing, I do not get retail bonuses, health insurance, free stock given to me, or any of the perks that I previous received when the requirements to get them were attainable. Now a part time employee must work 1500 hours a year or 29 hours a week to get that. It was easier to get them when it was just 1000 hours a year.

I will be taking a pay cut of $.50 but the benefits and great benefits they are make up for it. I had listed out the pro's and con's of the job and the pro's far out weighed the cons.

Frankly I'm just tired of working in a grocery store that I do not want a future in. Sure they give me tuition reimbursement but I'm not getting much this year since I've almost hit the cap for the year. As well as the fact that I do not enjoy selling fish and meat all day. I do not enjoy the uneven share of work that I have been given.

I pretty much do my assistant managers job, with the exception of cut meat and sit in the manager meetings and not get paid as such. The last go around of raises I got the minimum of $.15... which is the minimum they can give with the max being your positions cap. I'm tired of it, I work hard, get the job done in a safe manner, and ensure the product is of superb quality.... yet I get nothing in return from my managers. Sure a paycheck but no recognition. Just another cog in the corporate wheel.

That may be the same at Disney but I feel as if my job there would be more enjoyable than sitting in the cold all day, surrounded by cold animal parts and blood. Slapping labels on to wrapped packages of dead animal parts, not being able to make someones day brighter and more enjoyable when I hand them their ground meat for their dinner. I try and make the job fun but that can get me in trouble.

I'll leave on good terms (and try and work one day a month) that way I can always come back. I have 175 shares of stock the company gave me, which are mine to keep or to sell. But I'm just going to leave them where they sit and just collect dividends off them. The stock has split in the past and it may do so in the future.

Anyways I'm rambling. Tomorrow morning I go do paperwork, get my Disney ID, and official name tag. I'm very excited to be doing this.

Sounds like you were ready for the change. Congrats! I have to imagine a job at Disney is a million times more enjoyable (just in terms of the people you interact with) than any retail situation.

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Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

You should have yelled out I'M GOING TO DISNEY WORLD!!

Congrats. My wife's dream job is to work in their gardening operations.

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2012 Subaru Forester 5-speed
2005 Toyota Sienna
2004 Chrysler Sebring convertible
1999 Toyota Tacoma

that is a sweet operation. The lawn and garden festival really shows how great it is.

Congrats! I hope it works out for you!

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1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

OUTSTANDING! Congratulations!

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2014 Porsche Cayenne six speed manual

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disney has a great potential for opportunity and the managers wont be trying to keep you down, in small ponds managers are always afaid the hard worker is going to take their job, in large companies like Disney having good people under you reflects well on managers so they will likely let you climb as fast as you are capable. good luck, id love to be there as a ride engineer......

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1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)

Woo Hoo!! Let me know when you can get free passes for friends and I'll come visit you.

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2013 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL

That's why it's best to work in a VERY small pond, where you just report directly to the owner.

Whenever I have started a new job the first day at the new job was always the most nervous day.

You'll be fine Don. The key to it is to have a good attitude.

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Good luck DON !!!!!

On the first day just walk in there with your head held high like you own the place !!!!

A bit over 20 years ago I went to an engineering conference there. Its spectacular how they get everything to work so well.

You will soon have some great stories to tell about the place !!

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1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

why is that best? if you have no ambition or skills to contribute then its better to fly low, if you want a career of satisfying work and no ceiling then a small pond can be outgrown very fast and then after 20 years you lose your cush job to a son or nephew, no thanks

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1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)

Oh Chad lol

Dang it, Chad beat me to it!

Congrats, Joe! It was definitely time. Enjoying your job takes a lot of the "work" out of it.

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'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

I'm so nervous. As soon as I told my managers at work the grocery store suddenly became weird feeling and alien to me. Like it knows I am leaving.