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Paul G. Thompson
The Weenie Man

Posts: 4718
From: Mount Vernon WA USA
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 09-21-2002 08:18 PM

Regal is Regal, and always will be Regal. It is either the Regal Way or out the door you go, period!

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Steve Guttag
We forgot the crackers Gromit!!!

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From: Annapolis, MD
Registered: Dec 1999

posted 09-22-2002 01:01 AM

Paul, the NLRB case shouldn't have cost you...either they take on the case or they wouldn't. The non-discrimination law with regards to being a union member or not is a federal law, irrespective of the Right to Work (for less) states laws.

Steve

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Paul G. Thompson
The Weenie Man

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From: Mount Vernon WA USA
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 09-22-2002 01:09 AM

Thanks, Steve.

It is too late for me to do anything about it now, but I hope others learn from my mistake. Since I laid my cards on the table, maybe some good will become of it after all. Again, Thanks.

I don't want anyone to go through the crap I had to go through in those uncertain times.

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Mike Olpin
Chop Chop!

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From: Dallas, TX
Registered: Jan 2002

posted 09-22-2002 01:30 AM

Evereything has been taken care of. I will remain employed with Regal for the forseable future.

Thanks for your advice! It's always great to know that there is a group of knowledgeable people here to call upon when needed.

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Dennis Benjamin
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Denton, MD
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posted 09-23-2002 10:55 AM

It truly is sad that a company would have to come on here and 'look around' to see if anything bad was being said about them (you would think they could take constructive criticism). If I was part of a company like that - I'd have to leave it. As a former General Manager of Regal - and a corporate employee of theirs also - my only biggest single complaint was the pay. I remain friends with a lot of the corporate employees and general managers of that company.If they have 'lurkers' on here - the only thing I can say is "Get a Life".

I was speaking to the vice president of a manufacturing company just the other day - he heard about film-tech.com and said that 'it sounds like a very positive forum'.He wishes every industry out there had similar forums. Long Live Film-Tech!

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Jesse Skeen
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Sacramento, CA
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posted 09-23-2002 08:12 PM

Gee, why don't theater companies send 'lurkers' into the actual THEATRES to check the presentation???

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Paul G. Thompson
The Weenie Man

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From: Mount Vernon WA USA
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posted 09-23-2002 08:34 PM

Some do....but many of them who do the checking would not know a good presentation even if it bit them in the butt!

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Bob Maar
(Maar stands for Maartini)

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From: New York City & Newport, RI
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posted 09-23-2002 11:06 PM

Paul....If this should happen to you again, you should think about re-enlisting in the U.S. Navy.

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Josh Kirkhart
Expert Film Handler

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From: Austin/Houston, TX, USA
Registered: Nov 2001

posted 09-24-2002 01:30 PM

Mike,

If you ever have a question regarding policy at your theatre that your manager can not directly answer call Human Resources. Everybody makes this sound like the last thing on the planet to do, but really its the easiest and the most informative. You don't have to give your name and it will not get anyone in trouble. This will give you a definite answer if you still wanted to know. That is what they are there for.

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John Pytlak
Film God

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From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922
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posted 09-24-2002 03:02 PM

As long as the HR Director isn't named "Catbert".

Catbert
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Mike Williams
Master Film Handler

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From: Knoxville, TN
Registered: Feb 2002

posted 09-25-2002 07:44 AM

Who has had a problem with Regal corporate employees "lurking"? Honestly, I thought I was one of the few people in the office that actually knew about this board. I post fairly often so I don't consider myself a "lurker".

Mike should probably contact the HR department for that question if he afraid of approaching his GM or DM with it. 1-877-TELL-REGAL I think. (I don't work in HR so I would not go near answering his question myself).

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John Pytlak
Film God

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From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922
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posted 09-25-2002 07:51 AM

Regal Cinema's Vice President of Technical Services, Roger Frazee, has participated in Film-Tech discussions as well, and has been proactive in responding to technical problems.

IMHO, encouraging your theatre's management to participate in the discussions is a good idea.

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Paul G. Thompson
The Weenie Man

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From: Mount Vernon WA USA
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posted 09-25-2002 02:30 PM

John, I second that...

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Jason Black
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Myrtle Beach, SC, USA
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 09-25-2002 04:07 PM

John - Paul,

I agree as well. Seems that they (the 'higher-ups') would want some sort of active participation for the 'constructive criticism' and 'useful insight' held with this forum. On the opposite side of the coin, you have the sites like regalsucks.com and carmikesucks.com, which do absouletly nothing for the progression of the company. Film-Tech, however, does. Or at least in my opinion it does. I've gotten answers to simple things (as well as some more complex ones) right here without ever having to pick up the phone for a tech. There have been questions answered (ie, ratings/run times) that I couldn't even get from the home office!

For the most part, any posts I see from employees do not often contain the chain/theatre name, so there is still a form of 'anonymity' here. I'll be the first to admit that often times when I post, I do think about what I'm saying so as not to reflect negatively on my own company no matter how I feel about them. As the old saying goes, an opinion is like an asshole... everyone has one but some stink more than others...

What I dont' understand is why any 'higher-up' would speak out against any employee within the company participating in this forum (or others similar to it). It makes me think that the person thinks enough of their job to seek information outside of the location... which signals that they at least "care" (I use that term quite loosely) about what they are doing...

Then again, who am I?

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Brad Miller
Administrator

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From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

posted 09-25-2002 04:13 PM

You are Jason Black.

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