First Day on My Own

Today was my first day of work where I was on my own, no more training. It was actually a lot easier than I thought it would be and I didn't have any issues. The coordinators were very helpful and like I said, there were no issues. Today I worked two carts in Asia one before break and one after break. It seemed like a much longer shift today than my previous nine hour shifts, even though it was only six hours. I think it was because I only got one fifteen minute break compared to the lengthy and frequent breaks I got when I was training.

Overall it was a good first shift on my own!

Merchandise Tier 5 Training

I have officially earned my ears! Today was my last day of training, also known as Merchandise Tier 5. Today I worked up in the Expedition Everest: Legend of the Forbidden Mountain gift shop, the biggest merchandise location in Asia. Half of the day was spent learning about Photopass, this is where people go to purchase their ride photos. That came with a lot of details and things to remember. The second half of the day was spent just putting everything I had learned up until this point to the test. Well, in reality, it was very slow because it was yet another dreary day in Florida.

Training went by very, very fast and I can't say I feel 110% ready to take on everything that I've learned! Tomorrow is my first day on my own and I am definitely very excited though, especially because I don't start work until 2:30pm!

Merchandise Tier 4 Training

Today I had my second to last day of training which means....floor stocking. This means, a new costume. Get excited people.

Weather was AWFUL today, which meant Disney's Animal Kingdom was dead. So there wasn't a lot of practice to be done. It was another one of those training days that included a lot of pointless walking around and few tips and tricks sprinkled in here in there. About half way through the day I had to take my 67 questions assessment, which I happily passed. 

Tomorrow is my last day of training, Tier 5, and I will be up in the Expedition Everest gift shop, the biggest shop in Asia. There I will be learning Photopass for guests who want to purchase their photo from the ride. I'm definitely very eager to take off my "Earning My Ears" ribbon and finally start actually putting what I've learned to use. Thus far, training has been fine, nothing exciting, but nothing awful. My trainer Steven has been really cool and I find him to be a pretty entertaining man, not purposefully. 

After Tier 5 tomorrow I will have one day on my own before I get another two days off...not complaining. Lots of work makes it hard to catch up on things outside of work such as laundry, errands, etc. and I'm looking forward to getting all of those done.