What REALLY grinds your gears?

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

On hold for a conference call, waiting for the party that set up the call in the first place.

Gears officially grinding.

conference calls in general

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

conference calls in general

Yeah nothing like 10 people on a line talking at once, it's like those old school party lines.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

On hold for a conference call, waiting for the party that set up the call in the first place.

Gears officially grinding.

When I was at ESPN and had conference calls with Disney, I got to listen to Hannah Montana while on hold...Yaaaaaayyyy!!!!!

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

When I was at ESPN and had conference calls with Disney, I got to listen to Hannah Montana while on hold...Yaaaaaayyyy!!!!!

I worked for Disney for a year, just awful. Like didn't pay me some weeks awful. They had no business being in the hotel industry what so ever. I honestly don't think they have a profitable hotel outside of Orlando. Plus there were people that worked there that were so in love with Disney that I swear they would have worked for free.

SS did you ever get commemorative stuff from Disney like coins and stuff that only employees could get? I got a bunch stuff. They were dumb like a coin that commemorated Walt's first BJ but they are worth some money on eBay.

I worked at the Hilton Head time share resort and honestly I think it was just there to promote the brand name.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND RESORT

It is a cool resort but from a revenue stand point at least when I was there it tanked big time.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by mredskins

I worked for Disney for a year, just awful. Like didn't pay me some weeks awful. They had no business being in the hotel industry what so ever. I honestly don't think they have a profitable hotel outside of Orlando. Plus there were people that worked there that were so in love with Disney that I swear they would have worked for free.

SS did you ever get commemorative stuff from Disney like coins and stuff that only employees could get? I got a bunch stuff. They were dumb like a coin that commemorated Walt's first BJ but they are worth some money on eBay.

I worked at the Hilton Head time share resort and honestly I think it was just there to promote the brand name.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND RESORT

It is a cool resort but from a revenue stand point at least when I was there it tanked big time.

I got a commemorative Pluto pin for 5 years of service.

ESPN makes so much money for Disney...but honestly they're treated like such step children by non-ESPN employees. I never worked directly for Disney of course but from what I've been told, working on Parks & Resorts side vs. working for ESPN or even just Disney TV is like night and day

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I got a commemorative Pluto pin for 5 years of service.

ESPN makes so much money for Disney...but honestly they're treated like such step children by non-ESPN employees. I never worked directly for Disney of course but from what I've been told, working on Parks & Resorts side vs. working for ESPN or even just Disney TV is like night and day

I think ABC/ESPN/ Disney channel/ Movies etc...is the money makers for them or if you will the essence of their business. Hotels, theme parks, restaurants, etc..are more functions of their business that helps promote the essence.

As far as the pins/coins I got a ton of stuff and that was just in a years time. Maybe I got more becasue I was more directly related to Disney. I still have most of it, I like to picture myself after my wife has left me and my kids have disowned me that I will be able to peddle them on the street for whiskey vs. sexual favors.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I got a commemorative Pluto pin for 5 years of service.

ESPN makes so much money for Disney...but honestly they're treated like such step children by non-ESPN employees. I never worked directly for Disney of course but from what I've been told, working on Parks & Resorts side vs. working for ESPN or even just Disney TV is like night and day

That remind me when I worked for Marriott at 5 years I picked the swiss army knife with the M on it and I told folks if I am here at ten years I will use it to cut my wrist. I quit Marriott the week of my tenth anniversary, I still got my gold watch though.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

On hold for a conference call, waiting for the party that set up the call in the first place.

Gears officially grinding.

Oh God.. once to twice a week... we get email notifications of the call that we already know is scheduled... I have to call my other market stores to remind them.. we wait 5-15 mins for he guy running it to get on... then he proceeds to rehash info from the daily emails and recent reports.. which if he had competent people running the locations... would already be known

[mredskins]

We once at Marriott had a huge emergency conference call for all the revenue managers, it was about down sizing and moving folks around. Well half way through the call we all heard "Ruth (it said her whole name) has now disconnected". JW Marriottt was even on the call! IT was too funny becasue she was my boss and I hated her so much. She played it off that she had emergency for her daughter. BS I looked right at her office door never opened, she just didn't want to listen to the rest because it didn't effect her area.

[Chico23231]

Opening the liquor cabinent and seeing a 1/2 shot left in the Makers or Gentleman Jack bottle

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Opening the liquor cabinent and seeing a 1/2 shot left in the Makers or Gentleman Jack bottle

Haha. No doubt. It's like, just finish it and throw it away. No one wants a thimble full of booze.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

Opening the liquor cabinent and seeing a 1/2 shot left in the Makers or Gentleman Jack bottle

Damn, I just went to grab some 46 and I've got enough left for just one drink. Looks like Jameson is on deck.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Damn, I just went to grab some 46 and I've got enough left for just one drink. Looks like Jameson is on deck.

yeah, got nothing bout cheap tequila (reserved only for poor Skins football) and Elijah Craig....not good

[mooby]

Moving boxes around for absolutely no reason whatsoever other than your boss' boss wants them moved because he doesn't like them in their pre-existing spots.

[MTK]

Women that wear way too much perfume.

We have this one woman in the office that I swear bathes in the stuff. And of course she has to sit near me. The crap gives me a raging headache some days.