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Contributor: Sundae Sparkles Sundae Sparkles
I think working at disney sounds great.
seeing all the kids and families on vacation that they have been dreaming and saving up for and trying my best to make their experience the best that it can be. Making great memories for them sounds like a perfect job

09/07/2012
Contributor: Airen Wolf Airen Wolf
(EF Review Program Mentor)
Quote:
Originally posted by Falsepast
You have to smile ALL DAY LONG. I heard when you work at Disney, you have to smile the whole time.
Knowing this, would you be willing to work there?

I don't think I could because my cheeks would just hurt so much at the end of the day.
Disney offers credit toward the stage actors guild (or one of the others I dunno anymore which it is) so yes I would do that...it would be difficult cause I generally don't smile with a toothy grin. Still I can be cheerful and happy all day if I needed to...it's all acting after all!
09/07/2012
Contributor: Pixel Pixel
I'm not enough of a people person to work a gig like that!
09/07/2012
Contributor: KrissyNovacaine KrissyNovacaine
I wouldn't work there because I don't like large crowds of people.
09/07/2012
Contributor: Intrepid Niddering Intrepid Niddering
I could try it. The place I last worked had a rule that we had to smile at all times, too.
09/07/2012
Contributor: nsavetheworld nsavetheworld
Quote:
Originally posted by Falsepast
You have to smile ALL DAY LONG. I heard when you work at Disney, you have to smile the whole time.
Knowing this, would you be willing to work there?

I don't think I could because my cheeks would just hurt so much at the end of the day.
No. I would rather go there on vacation. Once something becomes work to me it loses its fun after awhile.
09/07/2012
Contributor: Zombirella Zombirella
I dunno, I mean I guess if I HAD to and it was a job I wanted and needed. Like now, though I have a 4yr degree, it's not real good in the job market for me and I'm looking for ANYTHING full time or another part time job. Well, I guess not ANYTHING because I refuse to work fast food ever again after KFC in high school for 3 months.
09/07/2012
Contributor: ellieprobable ellieprobable
Is that really true? Seems hard to enforce
09/07/2012
Contributor: Missmarc Missmarc
Quote:
Originally posted by Falsepast
You have to smile ALL DAY LONG. I heard when you work at Disney, you have to smile the whole time.
Knowing this, would you be willing to work there?

I don't think I could because my cheeks would just hurt so much at the end of the day.
I won't work at Disneyland either way.
09/07/2012
Contributor: ilikepies2 ilikepies2
That sounds unpleasant.
09/07/2012
Contributor: gloomybear gloomybear
honestly most places involving customer service require you to smile and depending on your supervisor as long as they are total assholes they wont enforce it as strongly as the rule sounds
09/07/2012
Contributor: MistressDandelion MistressDandelion
I would, even if I'm physically unable to smile because of muscular weakness.. and if they'd try to fire me, that's definately ableist/discrimination , so...
09/07/2012
Contributor: Gracie Gracie
I smile at people all day long anyway, but I would rather keep the job I have than work at Disney.
09/07/2012
Contributor: edenguy edenguy
Quote:
Originally posted by Falsepast
You have to smile ALL DAY LONG. I heard when you work at Disney, you have to smile the whole time.
Knowing this, would you be willing to work there?

I don't think I could because my cheeks would just hurt so much at the end of the day.
I don't know that I could physically
09/07/2012
Contributor: brevado brevado
I don't think it's too much to ask for.
09/07/2012
Contributor: Lioncub Lioncub
I can handle the smiling all day, but not the kids and the crowds.
09/07/2012
Contributor: hyacinthgirl hyacinthgirl
See, I wouldn't be able to do it. Not from any deep well of hatred or animosity, but from a naturally down-turned mouth (seriously, I was born with the edges of my mouth noticeably lower than the center). I'm not a generally unhappy person, but my smiles are bright and brief, because it does take more effort for me to smile. I've been told that my natural expression looks hostile, though I've also been told that it looks thoughtful or enigmatic.

I've been told that I have a lovely smile, but I like to think it's all the lovelier for it's rareness
09/07/2012
Contributor: damnbul12 damnbul12
Yes sure
09/07/2012
Contributor: meitman meitman
If I wanted to work there I could handle it. It's really not too different from my job. They push a very positive atmosphere where I work.
09/07/2012
Contributor: Sammi Sammi
I think working there would be a blast. And yanno, when we visit there, that's one thing that makes it special and makes us want to go back - everyone seems happy and is cheerful and pleasant. That's part of the charm of Disney
09/07/2012
Contributor: dirtythoughts:) dirtythoughts:)
No thank you
09/07/2012
Contributor: Passion plum Passion plum
I would. Don't they say it's easier to smile than frown?
09/07/2012
Contributor: deltalima deltalima
Quote:
Originally posted by Falsepast
You have to smile ALL DAY LONG. I heard when you work at Disney, you have to smile the whole time.
Knowing this, would you be willing to work there?

I don't think I could because my cheeks would just hurt so much at the end of the day.
It's not that hard, you don't have to smile like a psycho.
09/07/2012
Contributor: amazon amazon
I'd be fine with it
09/07/2012
Contributor: Supervixen Supervixen
I'm not a smiley person, but I could do it; it sounds like a fun place to work from what I've heard and read.

Geez, some of you guys make Disney sound like the seventh circle of hell; Oh no, not kids having fun! Not families enjoying a vacation! Not make believe, whimsy and fantasy! Not a job that wants me to not be a downer around people enjoying themselves!

Come on, there are worse things than smiling. I doubt they expect you to smile like a weirdo on drugs. If you've ever worked in customer service, smiling and a good attitude is generally expected.
09/07/2012
Contributor: Leather & Lace Leather & Lace
I'd be able to because I work as a teacher and have to be cheerful all day!
09/07/2012
Contributor: namelesschaos namelesschaos
I assume any job that has the words "customer service" in it would require me to simile and I'm pretty sure that would be the least of my problems with the job.
09/07/2012
Contributor: Taylor Taylor
I don't think the smiling would bother me as much as the being around so many children would. Working at disney would not be a good fit for me.

However there are definitely worse jobs out there!
09/07/2012
Contributor: TWE112 TWE112
I definitely could
09/07/2012
Contributor: BeepBop BeepBop
Hell yeah! I'd love that! (Besides the fact that I'd die of heat stroke.)
09/08/2012