Hi All, I've been doing some reading about being placed into F&B tipped positions on the CRP and it sounds like they're the most in demand positions? Am I right in saying that you'd have to be pretty special at what you do in order to get a tipped position - it's not an automatic thing that you'll get placed in one on your first day? I'm tempted to aim for a Merch role simply because I think the competition for F&B roles will be greater due to the chances of earning more money. Thoughts please?
Well, first of all, people who apply for the CRP, does not do it for the money... right? It is the experience and the oppurtunity to get to know other cultures and spread your own. I am going to apply for the F&B, but not for the money, but since I have experience in F&B prior to this program, I would like to continue working with it. Also it would be fun to interact with the guests and tell them that there are no polar bears in Oslo ;D I think people with experience in F&B will be higher up on the Disney "hire list". I do not know this for a fact, but sound logical to me Good luck!
When you apply for CRP you are applying for any role and then during the face to face interview they ask you to rank the roles in order of your preference. Indicating a preference for one role over another doesn't necessarily mean you will be offered a position that you prefer. And yes, don't apply to work for Disney for the sole purpose of making money, but that said, I am going to be working in f&b and I'm definitely looking forward to making extra money in tips. So basically, my opinion is that if you love disney and are interested in meeting people from all over the world, then apply. You might be given a position in f&b and you might not. But regardless of the role, working for Disney is an amazing experience!
Oh, so thats how it works. Thanks for that information jackattack I was wondering how the role applications worked, but now i know ;D Think I am going to set F&B first, then Merchandise, thereafter Attraction
I think you misunderstood. I'm not bothered about the money (I've already saved up a nice wedge to take with me, if I'm selected), but other people are, therefore, they will opt for F&B ahead of Merch. I'm asking more for people who are already there (hence in the Current CRP Participants forum), how easy it is to get into a tipped position. Thanks.
hi, you wont be given a tipped position straight away as you will need training ect. most people who get tipped positions get them approx 6 months + into the program. hope this helps
Not a problem! atho I don't have the experience of working there (yet). I do know quite a lot about the program, so if you need any help with anything, let me know and I'll try my best to give you a good answer
I know a few people on the program and I've heard that you can be put into a tipped position sooner than that, a few people moved up to serving after only 3 months or so - I think it depends on a number of factors
ths is also true. as i say i havnt worked there (yet). just what i have heard / read up on. so dont take my word as 100% but yea it can depend on lots of things (people dropping out, more staff needed to serve ect)
Take for example the Rose and Crown-they have different parts of F&B, all of which carry certain pros and cons. I did all of the positions available and then moved into service(tipped position) after about 5 months. you will start of learning how to be a seater, which is self explanatory-taking people to their seats in the restuarant, and working in the chippy, which is a counter service position. This is the standard position where you will be earning roughly $7-8 an hour. Your will also have the option of training to be on Beer cart, which is kind of an outside bar, which serves 2 types of beer, some cider, and soft drinks, or a stocker-the person who stocks the beer cart and chippy. These positions also get the basic "podium" wage(thats what its called). You can also become an assignor, which is where you walk around the restaurant with a hand held computer, updating the floor plan and seating reservations when necessary-that gets you an extra 2 dollars an hour. After that your only option is service-you learn the menu, spiel a bit of it to a manager and chef, and you normally get scheduled for service training after you spiel. Once you are in service (the restaurant, the bar, or both) your wages go down to about $3 an hour-but you will get a few hundred dollars a day in tips, so dont worry on that score. I advise you all to get trained in everything, as it puts some variety into your schedule. Once you get trained in a tipped position, you will be a permanent server/bar tender. So choose when you want to try and get into service wisely-its not actually as easy as it looks, sometimes it can be downright stressful with early starts and late finishes, and although you will make a fortune, you will be doing the job for the rest of your time-you might think the money would compensate for a repetative job, but it isnt unheard of for people to drop out of service because the job was so tedious it was ruining their time there-its rare but it happens. That said, the money in service IS a bonus-we were earning more than our managers when i was there in 07-08, and it allowed lots of us to go on trips to New York,Vegas,California-i went to New York and the Bahamas as easilly as if i was flying esyjet to Spain or France from the UK, buy stuff, do things that we would never had been able to affoard on non tipped wages($300 a week if you were lucky-you would often make that in a night as a server). Problem is adapting to normal wages and earning when you come back home and get a normal job
2005CP, that post was so helpful...I'm heading out in a week or so in F&B and it's nice to know what all the different jobs are. Thanks x
Awesome reply 2005CP. Thanks, it is really helpful when people give good and information rich replies, it is a lot of help! Thanks, yet again
