Question for any employees!

Sorry everyone! i get too excited and carried away lol

raptor12 said:
Sorry everyone! i get too excited and carried away lol

ok quit being excited and let the previous employees help out k thnx k bye

tc golfer, its ok we pm'd eachother and were on the same page now! Im a 1st year employee and have bunches of questions so lets just keep this to questions ok

>> Im still deciding between apartments and dorms, any advice will be appreciated

Wow, okay everyone, I think they got the point. And as for the greatest amusement park on the planet....well, I suppose you have to work there before my argument becomes understandable. And now since we're all going to sign off with a "hairflip," k thanx bye.

Well then I guess it's all good and I will be deleting my post. Sorry for jumping the gun.

Ryan

And as a little extra tid bit of advice lol, this is a prime example of another thing you have to look forward to this summer. Cedar Point is filled with drama, live it and love it, because it's essentially unavoidable. Doesn't mean it's not entertaining sometimes though =)

Is there much drama with guys or does it stay with the girls? Ive never taken it too seriously and just think of it as entertainment haha.

Oh it's with everybody. But I basically took a similar view as you. I saw it as very comical, and for me, it gave me lots of good stories to tell when I got home. =)

Thanks for all the help everyone!
So basically, don't stress about the housing. Bring an A/C if I'm going to the dorms.
And does anyone have any complaints about their job? I have heard from a few people who do the rides that it is monotonous and boring. I also heard that you get paid better for doing other jobs.
Any suggestions in that area?

One other question- how MUCH was housing? And WHERE?
Thanks!

DRH said:
Thanks for all the help everyone!
So basically, don't stress about the housing. Bring an A/C if I'm going to the dorms.
And does anyone have any complaints about their job? I have heard from a few people who do the rides that it is monotonous and boring. I also heard that you get paid better for doing other jobs.
Any suggestions in that area?

Dorms have AC, so no. GOLD AND CEDARS don't have ac. Rides is the best department around period. People who complain on their rides are the ones who don't care and are not having fun. You are operating multi-million dollar machines and making people's vacations a blast. I throughly enjoy my job and can't wait til may. With the pay, there is a base pay where EVERYONE besides maybe wait staff makes the same.

Can a person still have a "night life" in Golds dorms? Don't wanna sound like a total partier but i was just wondering ;)

Another question- What is the difference between the Commons apartments and the Commons dorms? Some of the employees are just saying "the Commons" so I'm not sure which one they mean.
Thank you
DRH

To Answer Riss, yeah you can get to the commons and take taxis everywhere if you dont have a car, it is just a little more quieter at Golds then commons. Not very many parties out there, since it is on point and is a little more watched since it is right next to corporate buildings.

DRS The dorms at commons are the smaller of the two with the AC and the lockers with anywhere from 2-3 roomates. You have bunk beds with a community bathroom. The apartments have 4-5 bedrooms, kitchen and AC in the living room. They have 2 bathrooms which you share between up to 16 people. Each room has 2-3 beds with no AC. Highly reccomend finding a roomate early and hope you can get into the 1500 buliding dorms, they are the nicest and cleanest.

i'm guessing commons apartments are where most of the drama takes place am i right?

Cedar Point in general is where most of the drama takes place...

Does anyone know how to play guitar and willing to teach me? I know the basics but thats it...I know that we will be really tied up with working and all i just think it would be fun.

If you have retail experience, merchandise is a great department to work for. There may also be office positions available, but those are very limited. I've worked it merchandise since 2006, and I really like it. The bigger shops are very busy, especially if it rains, so you always have something to keep you busy. The time passes faster too, and you won't be bored. In the larger shops, you get to do different things, such as ringing sales, or floor walking. Floor walking means, you restock the shelves, help out the cashiers if they need a price check for something a guest wants to buy, assist guests in finding what they're looking for, or checking in merchandise from the warehouse. Cashiers also check in new merchandise when they have no guests to ring up. General cleaning is also something all associates do, it's nothing hard, just cleaning windows, dusting, etc. keeping the merchandise displayed in a pleasing mannor, so that it's always fresh and new. changing displays when new merchandise comes in, like during the 4th of July, they theme the shops in a red, white and blue theme. Well, I hope this helps you inderstand a little bit more about how merchandise works.

Here we GOO! 2010 said:
Cedar Point in general is where most of the drama takes place...

Amen. If I had a nickel for every "dramatic" thing that happened last summer, I would have walked away with a lot of money.

MacKenzie said:
Oh it's with everybody. But I basically took a similar view as you. I saw it as very comical, and for me, it gave me lots of good stories to tell when I got home. =)

You have soooo many stories to tell! Some should not be told though ;) lol