"Mousecatraz" REALLY??

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. - Walt Disney

So, after hearing about one of the January group being terminated I was slightly worried. He had made it seem like he had done nothing wrong and was fired for no reason. This got me wondering, WHY would Disney spend so much money and time on recruiting international students only to send them packing for the littlest of things?

I decided that I need to know more and after speaking to a few friends in the January group, I found out that he had fallen asleep during training and traditions, and had not been paying attention on the job!!! Now personally if i was to visit a park in which someone like that was incharge of my safety (especially in the water as he was a LIFEGUARD!!) i would be worried. However I still thought it a good idea to see if there was any other cases of termination and found that apart from the guy who wrote mousecatraze, who was terminated for drug possession and four men that were terminated relating to the rape of another cast member, not many had been terminated. Those others that had been however were also terminated for the use or abuse of illegal substances or alcohol and sometimes calling in to often as "sick".

Now this may just be me but why would you take a job when you are willing to call in sick every chance you get?? You can do that at home and its alot less travelling for you. If you are actually sick that often then maybe its not the place for you, it does state that you will be working under pressure and difficult conditions!! Also if you cant hide your hangover and work professionally through the pain then simply don't drink so much the night before work... These are very simple solutions to not so difficult problems.

While looking up the termination rate of WDW ICPers, I also found the original article published that lead to the writting of mousecatraz. So naturally I read it, the comments on it and parts of mousecatraz. Honestly, I feel like these people thought that because it was Disney World it wasnt like a REAL job. They complain about the long hours, the apartment complexes, roommates and managers. Now, I am in no way saying that WDW ICP is going to be MAGICAL and perfect, but I do have what I consider realistic expectations. The first being that the hours will be long, weekdays, weekend and holidays too, and also that the work will be hard. Secondly, we will not be staying at a five star hotel with a maid service. If you think its dirty, then clean it. If you can't handle dorm living then your in the wrong place and if you were born with a silver spoon it may not be to your standards. As for dealing with roommate you dont like, you will just have to get over it. Life is full of people that are going to piss you off...its inevitable, just like human stupidity so work it out and rely on Natural Selection. Finally, as a resident of KGBC (love you all) im just going to say, people what do you think is going to happen when you place a large number of Uni students in the same place to live and work????? YEH, there will be sex and drinking and the outrageously stupid and of course the gossip that comes with all of that. Some things will make you want to laugh and other will make you cry, but take it with a grain of salt, a shot of tequila and either remember it as an experience you made it through or keep shoting until you don't remember a thing.

So after all this Im thinking WDW ICP is going to be just like normal, there will be ups and downs, your will love some aspect while hating others. BUT no one but you can ruin your experience take the good with the bad and work through the horrible until you find the amazing. Now if i go and my experience is as epically bad as the stories i have heard i will eat my own words, but not before i try and make the best out of my situation.

One final thing is to my Disney Recruiter, Thankyou so much for not telling me you would pull some strings and get me a job way beyond my experience level. I probably would not have believed you if you had, but your honesty was appreciated.


TO READ THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE:
http://jimhillmedia.com/guest_writers1/b/cast_member_corner/archive/2004/03/15/1189.aspx