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Author Topic: Getting to know employees in large theatres... Chad M Calpito Master Film Handler Posts: 435 From: San Diego, CA Registered: Apr 2006 posted 04-22-2008 12:37 PM                        At my Gaslamp 15 location, as a booth operator, it's rare for me or my projectionists to have time to chat with others since we schedule only one projectionist per shift to run all 15 projectors. The booth operator has to go to both floors due to the fact that Theatres #1-#7 are on level 1 and Theatres #8-#15 are on level 2.  |  IP: Logged Robert LaValley Expert Film Handler Posts: 104 From: Tampa, FL Registered: May 2007 posted 04-23-2008 01:57 PM                     quote: Chad M Calpito The booth operator has to go to both floors due to the fact that Theatres #1-#7 are on level 1 and Theatres #8-#15 are on level 2. This reminds me alot of the cinemark tinseltown I worked at in rochester. The booth was mulit-level. And actually just the size of the building and staff made it so certain groups of the staff got close but over all really didnt mingle with eachother. We had East side ushers that really only hung out with east siders and same with the west side ushers. Box office hung out with management, Cafe were the artsy peoples, and concessions had so much turnover no one too close. As for the booth, it pretty much was the 35mm side hanging out with the IMAX projectionist. All in all a funny place to work. almost 200 people staffed at one point.  |  IP: Logged Ben Goodman Film Handler Posts: 32 From: Danbury, CT Registered: Apr 2008 posted 05-04-2008 12:35 AM                     Well, the AMC 16-plex I work at has no union workers, so the booth operators are regular hourly employees just like anyone else. There are three different perspectives here. 1. If you're regular floor staff or a supervisor, you get to know everybody. If you're a lead in the concession stand on the weekend, you see everybody, know everybody, and get up close and personal with everyone and their working habits. You get to see exactly who has more independent thought and initiative versus who needs direct supervision at all times. And the concession stand is ground zero for any gossip around the theatre as well, for a fun bonus and/or headache. 2. If you're in a management position that is not HR, there will be times when you're more aware of how many people you have versus which people. There have certainly been times where there have been waves of new hires and I haven't been able to recognize people for a couple weeks. Granted, on the busy weekends when I go back out onto the floor and shovel popcorn with the kids, that helps. The turnover is still relatively high, though, and that doesn't help. You do get to know other supervisors and managers very well, though. 3. Like I said, our booth operators are downstairs from time to time as well-- but our more experienced/regular booth operators really only cross the lobby to get to the other booth. Again, you get to know the management pretty well, but there's not a ton of interaction with the staff itself on your booth shifts, especially with 16 screens. There's always something to thread, something to start, something to break down, or something to clean.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 05-04-2008 01:32 AM                        quote: Ben Goodman the AMC 16-plex I work at has no union workers NO UNION WORKERS???!!!! Are you from the moon?  |  IP: Logged Ben Goodman Film Handler Posts: 32 From: Danbury, CT Registered: Apr 2008 posted 05-04-2008 01:38 AM                     Depends on how lunar you consider Connecticut to be...  |  IP: Logged Reid Helford Film Handler Posts: 16 From: Dayton, Washington, USA Registered: Feb 2008 posted 05-06-2008 04:39 PM                        Sadly, it is not the moon. Less than 8.0% union membership amongst private sector workers in the U.S..  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 청주시, 경북도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 05-07-2008 01:53 AM                     I don't see how lack of unions is suddenly a terrible thing. Just like everything else, unions have both good and bad aspects.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 05-07-2008 04:12 AM                     quote: Chris Slycord unions have both good and bad aspects Very, very much so since I've seen both sides of the membership of the I.A. .. but, that's a chapter of a novel that has already been read here in the forums and it doesn't need to be re-read again. When I worked with MANN in the 70's and 80's, we employees had a great working relationship with other circuits in our community and with fellow MANN employees in other states.. kind of a "big family" one could say..  |  IP: Logged Jack Ondracek Film God Posts: 2348 From: Port Orchard, WA, USA Registered: Oct 2002 posted 05-08-2008 08:45 PM                        quote: Monte L Fullmer When I worked with MANN in the 70's and 80's, we employees had a great working relationship with other circuits in our community and with fellow MANN employees in other states.. kind of a "big family" one could say.. Agreed. I worked for Mann in Washington. SRO was also a good company to work for.  |  IP: Logged Jim Cassedy Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1661 From: San Francisco, CA Registered: Dec 2006 posted 05-11-2008 10:01 AM                     The best way to get to know employees in a large multiplex? 1) Go around the side or back of the building. 2) Look for a bunch of 17-25 year old people hanging around an exit or access doorway who are dressed alike and smoking. (anything) Some of them may also be drinking from paper cups that say COCA COLA on them and have butter-stained waistbands, but this is optional. 3)Walk up and introduce youself. JimC (with tongue planted firmly in cheek)  |  IP: Logged

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