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Question For Full Time Cast Members
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DisneySaint
Well-Known Member
Facilitate income with your spose.
The most common answers are....
A- work overtime
B- get a second job
C- abuse your CM discount and resell wdw merchandise on ebay (risky)
D- sell plasma
E- sell your body to science (post mortem)
F- human guinea pig! (pre mortem)
G- budget well
H- beg, cheat, lie, and steal
I- Receive Government assistance
J- Ask parents for help
K- Get a sugar mama/papa
L- Sell drugs
M- Work hard and get promoted to a higher paying job
N- Don't work hard and file a union grievance everytime someone that works harder than you, but has less seniority, gets picked for a higher paying role, and then steal their role and do it poorly
O- Give up and get a higher paying job elsewhere
P- Sell your soul
R- 4 bedroom apartment with 9 roommates. 2 per bedroom and 2 in the living room
S- Rob a bank
T- Bonuses for referring people to work at WDW. It's the best pyramid scheme ever.
U- Actually get a free ipod on freeipod.com and sell it
V- Sell a kidney
W- Sell the other kidney
X- Default on your bills and save money!
Y- Clip a lotta coupons
Z- Find one of the countless higher paying jobs in the Orlando area and keep Disney as a part time gig for a little extra spending money
A- work overtime
B- get a second job
C- abuse your CM discount and resell wdw merchandise on ebay (risky)
D- sell plasma
E- sell your body to science (post mortem)
F- human guinea pig! (pre mortem)
G- budget well
H- beg, cheat, lie, and steal
I- Receive Government assistance
J- Ask parents for help
K- Get a sugar mama/papa
L- Sell drugs
M- Work hard and get promoted to a higher paying job
N- Don't work hard and file a union grievance everytime someone that works harder than you, but has less seniority, gets picked for a higher paying role, and then steal their role and do it poorly
O- Give up and get a higher paying job elsewhere
P- Sell your soul
R- 4 bedroom apartment with 9 roommates. 2 per bedroom and 2 in the living room
S- Rob a bank
T- Bonuses for referring people to work at WDW. It's the best pyramid scheme ever.
U- Actually get a free ipod on freeipod.com and sell it
V- Sell a kidney
W- Sell the other kidney
X- Default on your bills and save money!
Y- Clip a lotta coupons
Z- Find one of the countless higher paying jobs in the Orlando area and keep Disney as a part time gig for a little extra spending money
WDWnUt0001
New Member
so I am guessing that the avg pay for full timers is kinda low?
mikesoccer40
New Member
Financial Security
I understand that the entry level jobs are hard to live off of, but have often wondered whether the middle management and supervisors are promoted from within or higher from outside or a combination of both. I have also wondered how far up into management a CM would have to rise to be self sustaining financially.
I understand that the entry level jobs are hard to live off of, but have often wondered whether the middle management and supervisors are promoted from within or higher from outside or a combination of both. I have also wondered how far up into management a CM would have to rise to be self sustaining financially.
yup
As far as I know, Disney is known for promoting from within. I have talked to numerous CMs that are working an entry level job to get to something else. One that comes to mind was working at the front desk wanting to be an animator.
How is Disney with overtime? I know we are supposed to keep it to a minimum because of the extra costs to the company, but does Disney see it the same way?
How is Disney with overtime? I know we are supposed to keep it to a minimum because of the extra costs to the company, but does Disney see it the same way?
It's better than entry-level, but still lower than comparable work with an outside company. I know executive assistants in WDW making less than $10/hr... I know of several outside companies that would pay at least $12/hr for the same job. A Guest Service manager in one of the local Orlando hotels probably makes $6-7k more a year than their WDW counterparts.
They're big on that... when they want to be. It's pretty ruthless at Disney, with 1000 CM's fighting for every open position. In my time there, I applied for easily over 100 different positions that would have been a step up, and only once was I even interviewed.
Front Desk to Animator? Good luck with that. That's a respectable, but sadly incorrect path. Most Disney animators I've met (and I've met a good number) were hired straight into it after working for other studios, or after showing a damn good CalArts student reel. Only 1 or 2 had even worked for Disney previously... one had done work for WDI, and the other was a Jungle Cruise Skipper.
Depends on the week. I worked 40 hrs straight time + 42 hours of OT one week, yet I had to fight to get 36 hours straight time a few weeks later.
Mr Disney
Active Member
- In the Parks
- Yes
Oh I know it... CP here :wave:
Mecha Figment
New Member
and you're the bottom of the barrell. but at least you have your housing and all that taken care for you which is a hastle otherwise.
mikesoccer40
New Member
Financial
I understand now the entry level status, but does the salary based position do any better, or are they also below the outside levels.
(just find this all interesting that lower pay will be accepted to work at WDW and the reasons why)
I understand now the entry level status, but does the salary based position do any better, or are they also below the outside levels.
(just find this all interesting that lower pay will be accepted to work at WDW and the reasons why)
Salary based positions are also paid lower than the equivalent job for an outside company.
An interesting thing though. Hourly employees at Universal Orlando only make slightly more than their Disney counterparts... sometimes, not any more, or the difference isn't enough. However, the salaried staff at Universal makes considerably more... starting out typically at about $10,000 more per year
An interesting thing though. Hourly employees at Universal Orlando only make slightly more than their Disney counterparts... sometimes, not any more, or the difference isn't enough. However, the salaried staff at Universal makes considerably more... starting out typically at about $10,000 more per year
mikesoccer40
New Member
Financial
Thanks for the information, it is interesting concerning the difference.
I will be retiring soon from the US Army (active-19 years and counting), and had toyed with the idea of shooting for a second career at WDW in a salaried position. This information may make me reevealuate even contacting them or if I do help me in understanding their side of the process.
Thanks to all
Thanks for the information, it is interesting concerning the difference.
I will be retiring soon from the US Army (active-19 years and counting), and had toyed with the idea of shooting for a second career at WDW in a salaried position. This information may make me reevealuate even contacting them or if I do help me in understanding their side of the process.
Thanks to all
WDWnUt0001
New Member
I too will be getting out of the military in the next two years I dont have the same amount of time as mikesoccer but was just wondering with my training I have recivied would that make a diffrence in pay or would I be better off going somewhere eles?
typhoonguy
New Member
*note* I'm not sure that I agree with the statement that salaried leaders make less than their counterparts outside of Disney. Back in the day when I was an F&B Manager, I made About 8k more per year than my sister did managing an Olive Garden in New York. My roomate at the time was an operations manager for one of the attraction areas in EPCOT and made about 3k more than me. I would say that our pay rates were very competitive. It is also true of many of the backstage roles, such as HR, Labor Operations, and Finance. All are paid well for the effort each role requires. Also, in my years of F&B, my raises ranged between 6 and 8% per year. Not bad at all.