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Author Topic: Working at multiple theaters John T. Hendrickson, Jr Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 889 From: Freehold, NJ, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 03-21-2003 07:42 PM                     We would not permit it. Period.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 03-21-2003 07:59 PM                     I don't think there has been a time (except when I was in Colorado) that I only worked one theater. It has never been a problem and I have never let other theaters interfere. In many instances it has helped that projectionists were working other theaters, for in an emergency, there is double or triple the amount of people who can rush in there and fill in should something happen. Regarding floor staff I don't have much of an opinion. However I do strongly feel that any manager (not counting booth manager) should not be able to work at another location.  |  IP: Logged Kyle Watkins Expert Film Handler Posts: 185 From: Stuart, FL, USA Registered: Sep 2001 posted 03-21-2003 08:30 PM                     Until a couple of years ago I always work at 2 theaters. I don?t do it now because I don?t want 2 jobs. If I ever get a second job again it be at another theater, due to this is the only thing ive done for about 10 years. I don?t believe it is a conflict of interest. In many cases it can be a learning experience. Not every one knew that I work multi theaters, some times its best not to know. I just told the second one that the other is a priority if say something went wrong. One time it was good that I did work for multi theaters, we had a bulb explode and we had no spares so I borrow one and the other company order and extra one for in return. Plus if ever ran out of butter and all that other good stuff. Kyle  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 03-22-2003 05:46 PM                        I worked as a projectionist at both a drive-in and an indoor house in the same small town. The owner of the indoor theatre was very critical of his competition, but never had a problem with the fact that I worked at both theatres. Of course, I was discrete in not sharing any business information between the theatres.  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-23-2003 09:58 PM                        I feel pretty strongly that managers shouldn't work for multiple competing businesses. There's too much chance of an appearance of a conflict of interest, even if there aren't any actual problems. As for projectionists and floor staff, I personally think that there is no problem with working at multiple theatres (even those which are in direct competition) _if_ the employee is up front about this situation with all affected employers and no objections are raised and as long as the employee doesn't share proprietary information on bookings or policies (or anything else that might be sensitive). Since I just do film work as a hobby, I end up filling in at a bunch of different places. No one has ever had a problem with that. I like working in different booths and would be bored stiff if I could only work in one places. It's fun to do stuff like run DLP and carbon arc in the same week.  |  IP: Logged Daryl C. W. O'Shea Film God Posts: 3977 From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from) Registered: Jun 2002 posted 03-23-2003 10:23 PM                        How about carbon arc lit DLP?  |  IP: Logged George Roher Master Film Handler Posts: 266 From: Washington DC Registered: Jul 99 posted 03-24-2003 12:31 AM                     I think working in multiple theatres is healthy and adds to your experience. Though at times I've had to pull shifts at several different theatres in a week and that gets tiring after a while.  |  IP: Logged Nicholas Roznovsky Expert Film Handler Posts: 156 From: College Station, TX, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 03-24-2003 12:52 AM                        Our projectionists had an agreement where they'd fill in for the union guys over at the competition when they went on vacation and vice versa. It never caused any problems, except for one guest projectionist who tried to "appropriate" some bulbs for his theater. He was dealt with immediately and everyone lived happily ever after.  |  IP: Logged Gunnar Johansson Expert Film Handler Posts: 181 From: Gothenburg, Sweden Registered: Mar 2003 posted 03-24-2003 03:55 PM                        I/we encourage everyone to do it if they can. They get to know what and how it´s done elsewhere and the experience is always positive. This is not just films but concerts as well (our other line of business). Go see as many as possible, and work with as many as possible, and we usually get the best of it all as good ideas tend to come from being inspired by how others do it, either good or bad. //Gunnar  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 03-24-2003 11:20 PM                        Nicholas do work for StarZZZ or something? Anyway I had a job at one time where there were two identical twins working as floorstaff (remember, Brad?). They never ever spoke. Both of them were promoted to supervisors at the exact same time. They always seemed to work together. Then later they were both promoted to assistant managers at the same time. Apperently they were a package deal. To this day I still do not think that either of them has vocal chords.  |  IP: Logged Nicholas Roznovsky Expert Film Handler Posts: 156 From: College Station, TX, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 03-25-2003 12:05 AM                        quote: Nicholas do work for StarZZZ or something? I don't get it.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 03-25-2003 12:19 AM                        StarZ is an arthouse complex in the former AMC Tivoli. Their projectionist would fill in for Landmark from time to time.  |  IP: Logged Nicholas Roznovsky Expert Film Handler Posts: 156 From: College Station, TX, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 03-25-2003 12:42 AM                        Ah, I see. I could never work for a company that used a "Z" to pluralize. For that very reason, I turned down a point guard position with the Utah Jazz and the lead role in Biker Boyz. Sadly, I'm not "in the field" so to speak here in Colorado. I'm just admining my company's website while they build me a theater back in Texas. A very long, weird, and boring story that I might post someday in that Who The HECK are you? thread over in Film-Yak. But for now, I prefer to remain a mysterious figure, lurking in the shadows... Back to the topic, when I started as an AM, my GM wouldn't ever hire concession kids who had worked at the competition. She said they were "ruined" and judging from the state of their operations, I'd pretty much have to agree. I think management folk splitting time between companies is pretty much a no-no, but I don't see why projectionists would cause that much of a problem as long as they approached the situation professionally. I'd rather have one quality boother splitting time between two theaters than have two popcorn-jockies threading and scratching in his/her place. Boother? Popcorn-jocky? Now I'm just making this crap up as I go along. There was a rumor that one of the projectionists at the Landmark River Oaks in Houston had sticky fingers too. Maybe it's a corporate policy. Booth manual, page 17: "When visiting another company's facility, be sure to grab some bulbs and splicing tape. The more you take from them, the more we can spend on espresso machines for our concession stands..."  |  IP: Logged Patrick McDonough Expert Film Handler Posts: 118 From: Greenfield Ma. Registered: Jul 2002 posted 03-25-2003 08:05 AM                     Boother and Popcorn jocky. I love it, the kids at my cinema would have a heart attack.  |  IP: Logged Kristin Wahlund Film Handler Posts: 92 From: Eagan, MN Registered: Jul 2001 posted 03-27-2003 01:23 PM                     I was working as a projectionist for a second run theatre and at the same time applied to another first run theatre of a different company and they told me I had to quit the other one before I could start working there. even though they werent even really competition in any way, it was a different company and they wouldnt let me work both! Too bad after I quit the new place wouldnt let me do anything but floor staff to this day all i am is a crappy supervisor, man was i pissed, still am.  |  IP: Logged

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