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Old 06-12-2017, 07:28 AM
 
Location: ATL & LA
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My very good friend recently told me that it's been a lifelong dream of hers to work at Disney World. She's well aware that it's a minimum wage job and that she could likely have to start out being at the very bottom and doing something very un-glamorous. But she said it's her dream, and she'll regret it if she doesn't at least try it out. She said she will drive for Uber and Lyft to help supplement her income since the Disney wages probably won't cover all her expenses.

What are your thoughts? Can someone make a living as a single person and support themselves on a Disney World starting salary?
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Old 06-12-2017, 07:41 AM
 
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If as you say Disney pays minimum wage the question is can your friend exist on minimum wage.And how many years is s/he prepared to work two jobs to satiate her need to work at Disney.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gary-s...b_5518340.html
As for working your way up the ladder? sounds like this company would find excuses to terminate employees rather than give them raises or higher employment status.
I'd suggest your friend talk to people who work for Disney to get their take on Disney

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Old 06-12-2017, 07:58 AM
 
Location: ATL & LA
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If as you say Disney pays minimum wage the question is can your friend exist on minimum wage.And how many years is s/he prepared to work two jobs to satiate her need to work at Disney.
Behind the Disney Magic, Reality Bits Back for Those Who Work There | HuffPost
As for working your way up the ladder? sounds like this company would find excuses to terminate employees rather than give them raises or higher employment status.
I'd suggest your friend talk to people who work for Disney to get their take on Disney
That's why I'm posting it here, because many people in Orlando know someone who works for Disney. Disney employs something like 62,000+ people in the Orlando area I think.
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Old 06-12-2017, 08:09 AM
 
Location: South Florida
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At minimum wage she'll really have to hustle at least 2 jobs and live with roommates.
Would she be moving from LA?
Why specifically Disney World and not Disneyland?
Do her parents help her pay for car insurance, maintenance.. anything?
Is she currently living on her own?
During season she could probably make decent money working wait staff in a bar/restaurant if she could find a place that would work around her schedule at Disney.
Has she been applying already or just talking about it?
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Old 06-12-2017, 08:12 AM
 
Location: Winter Garden, FL
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My wife's grandparents and aunt worked at Disney World long enough to retire from there and my brother in law's wife currently works there and seems to be making good money. When I talked with her a few months ago myself (They constantly have IT positions open) she didn't have anything bad to say, just your usual corporate politics.

Is she looking to get into any specific department which can drive experience/higher wages, or just working the retail portion which may keep wages low in favor of turnover?
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Old 06-12-2017, 08:15 AM
 
Location: ATL & LA
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At minimum wage she'll really have to hustle at least 2 jobs and live with roommates.
Would she be moving from LA? - No, right now she's in Georgia.
Why specifically Disney World and not Disneyland? - Because Disney World is the dream for her.
Do her parents help her pay for car insurance, maintenance.. anything? - I don't think they help her at all.
Is she currently living on her own? - No, with 1 roommate.
During season she could probably make decent money working wait staff in a bar/restaurant if she could find a place that would work around her schedule at Disney.
Has she been applying already or just talking about it? - Just talking so far. She doesn't want to apply until she's 100% ready because she said it may affect her chances if she can't immediately accept an offer?
See above.
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Old 06-12-2017, 08:18 AM
 
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My wife's grandparents and aunt worked at Disney World long enough to retire from there and my brother in law's wife currently works there and seems to be making good money. When I talked with her a few months ago myself (They constantly have IT positions open) she didn't have anything bad to say, just your usual corporate politics.

Is she looking to get into any specific department which can drive experience/higher wages, or just working the retail portion which may keep wages low in favor of turnover?
She doesn't really have any relevant experience, at least that I would think? She's worked on movie productions for the last 8 years in an office-type job. That being said, her job was very administrative and organizational. Perhaps hotel concierge would be a good fit for her? She's also very used to dealing with high-end and celebrity clients.
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Old 06-12-2017, 09:21 AM
 
Location: NYC/Orlando
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She doesn't really have any relevant experience, at least that I would think? She's worked on movie productions for the last 8 years in an office-type job. That being said, her job was very administrative and organizational. Perhaps hotel concierge would be a good fit for her? She's also very used to dealing with high-end and celebrity clients.
Why doesn't she look into working in an administrative type job at Disney? Since she's already had extensive experience in the entertainment industry, I would think she'd rather look at a professional job rather than an hourly, front-of-house position. It would pay better, too.
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Old 06-12-2017, 09:29 AM
 
Location: South Florida
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Why doesn't she look into working in an administrative type job at Disney? Since she's already had extensive experience in the entertainment industry, I would think she'd rather look at a professional job rather than an hourly, front-of-house position. It would pay better, too.
I agree
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Old 06-12-2017, 09:59 AM
 
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My very good friend recently told me that it's been a lifelong dream of hers to work at Disney World. She's well aware that it's a minimum wage job and that she could likely have to start out being at the very bottom and doing something very un-glamorous. But she said it's her dream, and she'll regret it if she doesn't at least try it out. She said she will drive for Uber and Lyft to help supplement her income since the Disney wages probably won't cover all her expenses.

What are your thoughts? Can someone make a living as a single person and support themselves on a Disney World starting salary?
As far as I know Disney pays $10 per hour at the lowest non tipped position as of 2016, so it's above minimum wage.

Uber/Lyft is also very popular especially around International Drive and Universal. If your friend is fine with renting a room from a shared apartment, I'd say go for it. You only live once and with a shared apartment, it's possible for sure.
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