I think sometimes people have unrealistic expectations about things like Price Management or even the powers that be within Disney's College Program. I can't say they never did anything that irriatated me or that it wasn't frustrating at times, but that's life. The management at my apartment complex now gets on my nerves at times, campus housing can suck as well. There are inconvienances to everything in life, paying under 300 dollars including utilities is such a deal that I'd gladly deal with Price Management if I could as a non-CP. Paying real world rent sucks.
People do tend to have high expectations, esspeially with a place like Disney which upholds its standards very highly. I think, with all that I seen and experience, it really comes down to what you take from it. However, for whatever the case maybe, the fault CAN be placed at powers that be.
And indeed, real world sucks. What's interesting with Disney is you have to put on a fantasy show, while dealing with real world scenarios. That's not always easy.
What I have placed in front of you isn't 'oh, boo-hoo'. I simply just gave you my perceptive from what I experienced/seen/heard. I will once more say, being a CP at Disney was the best year of my life. But there are negative aspects to it, and awareness is imperative.
It's amazing how much they expanded with this wonderful program. It shows Disney takes pride in it (for both the pros and cons). First, there were trailers (yes, in case some future CPs aren't aware, CPs housing were trailers).
Then came Vista. Understandable why P.M. was brought in to take over Disney's care of the housing (back in the hey-day - Disney controlled it - and back in the hey-day, Vista was quite more 'liberal' than it is now).
Vista has a rep of being a little, 'party-esque'. Rumor has it (just rumors among CPs - don't know if there is any concert truth by it) that Vista once ranked in Playboy's top party spots).
I lived in Chatham. At first, I was with five other roommates. Got a little crazy, didn't care about dishing out extra money - so I jumped apartments to an-one room apartment. From then on, that apartment was my home to quitting time (was there for 10 months).
I have no complaints to the apartment itself. I was spoiled with the net, cable, and all the other goodies that apartment had. Had a few roommates (mostly international). No problems whatsoever.
My resentment didn't come until near the end of my program, when I started having issues with security being rude while I showed my ID to get into the apartment (happened on numerous of occasions). But there were some that were nice. I guess it's a random shuffle. There was also an issue about parking in front of Vista, which I got ed off at (long story short, when dropping someone off, you can't park in front of the gate, outside the gate, the holy parking across from the gate, or anywhere near the gate - just for a second, to drop/pick someone up :lol
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And of course - the final straw was when I had to wait 45 mins outside my apartment for security to open up my apartment door (when your roommates depart your apartment, they change locks). When I started a year ago - they had key spares on them, and distributed them accordingly, when you needed a new key for that very reason. But since then, they changed it (without notice, of course), which is what got me real ed off more than anything.
What these security don't know - people are sneaking into the apartments (either jumping the fence, or hiding in trunks). Girls are being rapped randomly between Vista and Chatham walk-ways (true stories). And apparently, there is a big drug thing in Commons (not sure if there is any truth to that, but there will always be a conflict of international/national laws, and people from different countries that isn't use to our laws).
With all of that said, while some of what you said is understandable (though the mail part is something I still bitched about, I do understand what you are saying), and indeed, CPs are spoiled on certain things - however, you truly have to look at the other side of the coin here.
And by the way, for some - it may be easy to save. But I knew a girl personally, whom came from a poor family - whom struggled living on check to check. She didn't had much money to start with, and didn't really have enough to balance everything. She rarely partied, or had any money for entertainment.
Yes, I spent money on stupid ________, instead of saving. And something my manager said to me, which I will never forget. We live in a time where we want everything NOW, without earning it. We live in a time where we are spoiled rotten, and don't really have much appreciation for the small things nowadays (one of the reasons why other countries resent America so bad, among other reasons *coughs*)
However, for some, it's rather difficult to save. Even if you play it smart, some just don't know how to balance.
I like discussing (and hearing) both sides here. It shows that this forum isn't sugar-coating 'fantasy-land'. For some, it is just that. For others, it's a harsh reality to reality. It's what your attitude will bring to it. And it's what you take from it.
And for most, it will be something they will never forget (the good and the bad).
