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Should CM's Get Better Discounts?
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CaptainShortty
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As a CM, I say no. As far as merchandise discounts, we get 20% off all year round plus at least 40 (often 50%) during the holidays. Plus we have property control and cast connection for discounted merch. We get somewhere between 40 and 60% off hotels all year round for both ourselves and our friends/family for WDW, and DL plus discounts on Aulani, cruises, Adventures by Disney and more. We also get free admission to the parks all year round for ourselves and a host of free tickets for family and friends. Think about that savings alone with ticket prices the way they are. Yes the discount to food isn't the best but I'll take 20% any day even if they do put on 18% tip because I would usually leave that if not more for a server. I think anyone on this board that is not a CM will gladly take those discounts. Just my 2 cents...
raven
Well-Known Member
One tip I can give about your table Dining experience as a CMs: Don't let them know you are a CM until you pay at the end of your meal. Quite often I have told servers that I was a CM when they first came to the table and my service was far less superior than regular guests would get.
joanna71985
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I'm a current CM, and I think the discounts are fine
Yeah, this was the only time I thought it was nice. My family went crazy on ordoments and other items. ha
1. It was my her choice, my Aunt also make about 90k a year so money isn't really a problem for her. :dazzle: Her kids are quiet spoiled and her husband is very high on the payroll as well for the CPD.
2. I know people who work for companies that are Disney affiliated and get the same benefits as CM's and deal w/ half the drama and twice the pay.
Ex. When I used to work at DAK, in Dinoland we would get food from the QSFB place there.. same food they served to the guess (for the most part.. a few different items as well) but about 75% off the guest price. Now it's taken over by another company and the prices are out of sight. Logical? And I'm just not talking about the food discount.
That's questionable.. lol
Company D. I can say the few times I've gone there I couldn't find anything really worth while..
Cool! How do they like paying rent up the yahoo and having a padlock on their AC? :lol:
Indeed.
Agreed. :lol:
Cool!
Alektronic
Well-Known Member
The CM's at Disneyland get 20% off at every QSR.
Also, they stiil have Cast Christmas party at Disneyland for all CM's. I would rather have just have Cast Christmas party back and they can keep their discounts.
The rent is not out of line. I haven't heard any complaints yet about AC.
John
Well-Known Member
All I can say is that my mother has been a CM for 15 yrs. She is very thankful as I am for her discounts. If it wasnt for these discounts I may have never been able to afford a WDW vacation. She absolutely loves working for Disney.
Side Bar: The end is near for my mom. She is going to retire in April. She enjoyed her time at WDW. SHe is I believe a dieing breed. She loved her job and making the guest experience what all of you talk about. She is warm and always has a smile on her face. I am sure alot of you have interacted wioth her at some point on one of your trips to the world. To her working for Disney has been a privilege. She is proud that she can say that she works for the company.
Side Bar: The end is near for my mom. She is going to retire in April. She enjoyed her time at WDW. SHe is I believe a dieing breed. She loved her job and making the guest experience what all of you talk about. She is warm and always has a smile on her face. I am sure alot of you have interacted wioth her at some point on one of your trips to the world. To her working for Disney has been a privilege. She is proud that she can say that she works for the company.
TubaGeek
God bless the "Ignore" button.
I say yes, but only because I am one.
Honestly, though, I think our discount is perfectly fair. I mean, yes, our pay is a bit lower than the competitor, but it's not like we don't know what our discounts and pay are gonna be going in. Plus there's the perk that I think my job may be one of the best in the world.
Honestly, though, I think our discount is perfectly fair. I mean, yes, our pay is a bit lower than the competitor, but it's not like we don't know what our discounts and pay are gonna be going in. Plus there's the perk that I think my job may be one of the best in the world.
unkadug
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What IS the official policy on Social Media?
Well said.
Pay and benefits are known before one accepts a CM position. This is America. No one is forced to accept an offer of employment or to remain employed by a company. One is free to say no or good bye. The best test would be compare it to the other parks. What are the discounts and benefits for Universal employees? What are the discounts and benefits for Sea World employess?
My son is there now. None of us have any problems with it. We've done research.
His rent includes utilities, cable tv, free shuttle to and from the parks, internet - although they are splitting the cost of an internet upgrade, which was minimal once divided between all of them. It's a 3 bedroom, 3 bath apartment.
Perhaps you have data to back your claims?
TP2000
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If Disney is offering discounts to its employees on merchandise and sometimes food, on top of giving them free admission multiple times per year to the parks for themselves and their friends/family, then I think Disney as an employer is going above and beyond for their entry-level hourly employees.
You do also receive an actual paycheck for working there, right?
I actually wonder about some of these CM's living and working in Orlando. You hear them commenting about playing in the parks on their days off and using discounts to get Disney merchandise or food or various entertainment on Disney property like water parks, mini golf, Downtown Disney happenings, etc., etc.
It would seem to me to be quite unhealthy to work someplace, and then spend your free time back at that same place spending money on your employers product. A healthier lifestyle would seem to be one of balance, where you do an awesome job working at WDW five days a week, and then on your days off you get off Disney property and away from people wearing plastic nametags and you go hiking or surfing or fishing or biking or camping, or you visit an art museum or a cool design exhibit, or you host a dinner party and create an exotic menu for your friends, etc., etc.
To live and work on Disney property, and then play and shop and dine on Disney property in your free time seems a tad excessive and perhaps socially unhealthy after the first month or two. And that's coming from a big Disney fan like me! But I also do things and go places in my spare time that have absolutely nothing to do with Disney theme parks or anywhere staffed by kids wearing white plastic nametags.
You do also receive an actual paycheck for working there, right?
I actually wonder about some of these CM's living and working in Orlando. You hear them commenting about playing in the parks on their days off and using discounts to get Disney merchandise or food or various entertainment on Disney property like water parks, mini golf, Downtown Disney happenings, etc., etc.
It would seem to me to be quite unhealthy to work someplace, and then spend your free time back at that same place spending money on your employers product. A healthier lifestyle would seem to be one of balance, where you do an awesome job working at WDW five days a week, and then on your days off you get off Disney property and away from people wearing plastic nametags and you go hiking or surfing or fishing or biking or camping, or you visit an art museum or a cool design exhibit, or you host a dinner party and create an exotic menu for your friends, etc., etc.
To live and work on Disney property, and then play and shop and dine on Disney property in your free time seems a tad excessive and perhaps socially unhealthy after the first month or two. And that's coming from a big Disney fan like me! But I also do things and go places in my spare time that have absolutely nothing to do with Disney theme parks or anywhere staffed by kids wearing white plastic nametags.
wilkeliza
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If Disney is offering discounts to its employees on merchandise and sometimes food, on top of giving them free admission multiple times per year to the parks for themselves and their friends/family, then I think Disney as an employer is going above and beyond for their entry-level hourly employees.
You do also receive an actual paycheck for working there, right?
I actually wonder about some of these CM's living and working in Orlando. You hear them commenting about playing in the parks on their days off and using discounts to get Disney merchandise or food or various entertainment on Disney property like water parks, mini golf, Downtown Disney happenings, etc., etc.
It would seem to me to be quite unhealthy to work someplace, and then spend your free time back at that same place spending money on your employers product. A healthier lifestyle would seem to be one of balance, where you do an awesome job working at WDW five days a week, and then on your days off you get off Disney property and away from people wearing plastic nametags and you go hiking or surfing or fishing or biking or camping, or you visit an art museum or a cool design exhibit, or you host a dinner party and create an exotic menu for your friends, etc., etc.
To live and work on Disney property, and then play and shop and dine on Disney property in your free time seems a tad excessive and perhaps socially unhealthy after the first month or two. And that's coming from a big Disney fan like me! But I also do things and go places in my spare time that have absolutely nothing to do with Disney theme parks or anywhere staffed by kids wearing white plastic nametags.
So is it unhealthy that as an employee of Starbucks I sometimes will go sit in a Starbucks and even on my off day only drink starbucks coffee if I'm not making my own latte at home?
I see nothing wrong with being a Disney employee and going to a Disney park. Disney World is huge. Someone can work in EPCOT and go to the Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, or Hollywood Studios on their off days. Just because you spend a few off days at the world doesn't mean these people don't do other things as well. Who is to say what is socially unhealthy for someone else? If they are happy and well and still doing their job well and living a good life why judge what a CM does in their off time?
Pioneer Hall
Well-Known Member
If Disney is offering discounts to its employees on merchandise and sometimes food, on top of giving them free admission multiple times per year to the parks for themselves and their friends/family, then I think Disney as an employer is going above and beyond for their entry-level hourly employees.
You do also receive an actual paycheck for working there, right?
I actually wonder about some of these CM's living and working in Orlando. You hear them commenting about playing in the parks on their days off and using discounts to get Disney merchandise or food or various entertainment on Disney property like water parks, mini golf, Downtown Disney happenings, etc., etc.
It would seem to me to be quite unhealthy to work someplace, and then spend your free time back at that same place spending money on your employers product. A healthier lifestyle would seem to be one of balance, where you do an awesome job working at WDW five days a week, and then on your days off you get off Disney property and away from people wearing plastic nametags and you go hiking or surfing or fishing or biking or camping, or you visit an art museum or a cool design exhibit, or you host a dinner party and create an exotic menu for your friends, etc., etc.
To live and work on Disney property, and then play and shop and dine on Disney property in your free time seems a tad excessive and perhaps socially unhealthy after the first month or two. And that's coming from a big Disney fan like me! But I also do things and go places in my spare time that have absolutely nothing to do with Disney theme parks or anywhere staffed by kids wearing white plastic nametags.
Yet, Matt Ouimet, the so called savior of your beloved Disneyland did this regularly when he wasn't working. Granted you never really rest as a Park/Resort President like you can as a front line cast member, but it still happened. People should experience different things when they can, but if you are sitting around with nothing to do on the weekend what's the problem with going to the parks?
TheBeatles
Well-Known Member
If Disney is offering discounts to its employees on merchandise and sometimes food, on top of giving them free admission multiple times per year to the parks for themselves and their friends/family, then I think Disney as an employer is going above and beyond for their entry-level hourly employees.
You do also receive an actual paycheck for working there, right?
I actually wonder about some of these CM's living and working in Orlando. You hear them commenting about playing in the parks on their days off and using discounts to get Disney merchandise or food or various entertainment on Disney property like water parks, mini golf, Downtown Disney happenings, etc., etc.
It would seem to me to be quite unhealthy to work someplace, and then spend your free time back at that same place spending money on your employers product. A healthier lifestyle would seem to be one of balance, where you do an awesome job working at WDW five days a week, and then on your days off you get off Disney property and away from people wearing plastic nametags and you go hiking or surfing or fishing or biking or camping, or you visit an art museum or a cool design exhibit, or you host a dinner party and create an exotic menu for your friends, etc., etc.
To live and work on Disney property, and then play and shop and dine on Disney property in your free time seems a tad excessive and perhaps socially unhealthy after the first month or two. And that's coming from a big Disney fan like me! But I also do things and go places in my spare time that have absolutely nothing to do with Disney theme parks or anywhere staffed by kids wearing white plastic nametags.
I completely disagree. A lot of CMs--myself and friends included-- enjoy going to the parks when we can.
Central Florida may have a lot to do, but it's spread out and many CMs do not make a whole lot to be going out to be social or indulge in many hobbies at once. Going to WDW is cheap (free for CMs), fun and the "thing" to do around these parts. There is a sort of assurance or sense of belonging when you work AND play at WDW.
While I agree with having balance, some of us prefer to spend lots of time at WDW and others simply can't do much else outside of the surrounding area.