As I sit here angrily finishing up a group projects, I am quickly reminded that I will be back in WDW in 11 short days. It feels like just yesterday that my countdown was at 150 days and time was crawling slower than a snail. And it seems that in just a blink of an eye, two semesters are in the past, a job is in the past, and a position of class leadership is in the past. How often the things that seem to have no end are the ones that pass by the fastest.
Another thing that is coming to an end that I also thought was timeless is the campus representative program. I have been fortunate enough to have spent the past two semesters promoting the Disney College Program on campus. I have gotten to be at career fairs, given small announcements in class, and mentored new participants who were as excited as I was upon acceptance. I was absolutely devastated when I got the bad news email that was surrounded by much fluff and Disney happiness (the perfect example on how a business should deliver bad news). I got the same emotion that the newsboys in Newises must have felt when the price of the “papes” was raised. How could this happen? Why? It was my job security in the Walt Disney Company until I graduated and was ready to move onto the next level of internships, or so I thought. But, everything happens for a reason. And the summer I had been looking forward to for the past 150 or so days was not only going to be filled with joy, but stress on trying to transfer to seasonal.
Me deciding back in December to work this summer was actually a blessing in disguise, and was preparing me for the news that was to come. If I had not decided to work in Disney this summer, my chances of even trying to go seasonal would be slim to none, since there is a certain requirement of hours worked per year that would not likely be filled. And I am proud to announce that I am in contact with my AMAZING leaders who are looking into opening up a seasonal position for me. I am one of many testimonies that when you work hard in the job you’re given, it pays forward. Being a CP is hard stuff, especially in the Magic Kingdom. There’s long hours, crazy guests, rain, busy stores, rain, tired feet, and did I mention RAIN?! But at the same time, there’s a front row seat to the parades and fireworks, magical moments to create and witness, rain storms that bring rainbows, and more smiles among the frowns. So I worked my hardest as a CP, and now that I am in need of help, that hard work is appearing to pay forward to my future positions.
And as the Newsies said in the face of Pulitzer:
Now is the time to seize the day
Stare down the odds and seize the day
Minute by minute that’s how you win it
We will find a way
But let us seize the day
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