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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Orientation

The morning was a bit long, we had company orientation.I learned that I am officially working at the gift shop for Journey to Atlantis and also got my uniform, (photo soon to come!) The uniforms aren't exactly fashionable but mine fits perfect so I can't complain. This morning Human Resources discussed policies, programs, and safety with us from 7:30am to Noon. The presenter, Teri, was entertaining and witty which helped keep me from zoning out. Very excited to hear about all the benefits I receive for being a SeaWorld employee, including free admissions and discounts at lots of local businesses. I learned what, besides working, the internship entails. We are required to attend 4 classes, that are focused on communication, marketing, customer service, ect. Also we must sign up for 2 back stage tours! There are many options for this, I'm actually very excited about this part of the internship. The options for tours include: Discovery Cove, Marketing, Culinary, Education, Operations and many many others. I need to request time off for these tours and sign up soon if I want to get into the tours I want. The last thing we need to do is go listen to two seminars held by higher ups at SeaWorld from different departments. All these events will be paid, so even though I will be taking time off I won't be losing money. I introduced myself to the President of the company today, he is very nice and has promised to remember everyone's name who approaches him; good for him, there are 100+ of us! After orientation I took care of my direct deposit and other paperwork, then got ready and hit the park for some fun! SeaWorld looks so different since the last time I was there. They have added a new coaster, Manta! Very fun and thrilling ride! The park was pretty empty today so the wait for most of the big rides was no longer than 20 minutes. I had a fantastic afternoon being a guest at the park today, and its nice to just be able to walk in whenever I want. Its been a busy day and I am now relaxing and watching the Celtics, (LETS GO B TOWN!) bed time soon but I do have a later wake up time tomorrow. Need to get my rest for the first day of department training. Goodnight friends!

2 comments:

  1. Sounds like your fitting right in. I knew you would.

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  2. I like to think of museums (does SeaWorld count as a museum? It's probably more of a muse-edu-tainment center!) as giant educational opportunities. This is the perfect time to observe - what are the underlying learning objectives for a display? Where do you see developmentally appropriate practices? It can be so fascinating when you look for it!

    Oh yeah - and have fun too!

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