Cirque Worque, Shift 1.
Jul. 30th, 2004 11:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jbsegalSo tonight was my 1st actual night WORKING a show.
There's not a whole lot to describe, I don't think.
Arrive. Don't get my badge. Hang out. Clock in (5m before official shift start, max.)
Eventually get collected with the other 5 outdoor ushers.
1st job for all of us: Distribute the bags of booster seats to each entrance.
Next, I'm assigned, with Lynne, to door 2.
2: Get the concession tent doors open and tied back.
3: Get the ticket podium into place.
4: Get the Symbol Technologies palm-based scanner (for e-tickets). Find it doesn't work. Get another one that seems to work.
5: Stand around just inside the black rope in full view of the public for 30m answering what few questions they have (most notably: What IS the Tapis Rouge, anyway?) and not looking like we're slacking.
6: 7pm: The gates open (for an 8pm show). Check and Rip tickets. Direct people to their door. Direct a couple of misplaced Tapis Rouge ticket holders to their tent. Tell everyone the Grand Chapiteau will open at 7:30.
7: Discover this scanner doesn't work, either. Fall back to just checking each eticket for date/time/door.
8: Occasionally check tickets of Tapis Rouge ticket holders who've come out to the plebian concessions tent for popcorn or hot dogs.
9: At 7:55, take the remaining tickets as fast as possible.
10: At 8:05, tell people that the show's started and they may not get to be seated immediately.
11: At 8:30ish, my partner goes on break.
12: At 8:45, take a couple more tickets.
13: At 8:50, put the ticket podium aside.
14: At 8:55, take another ticket.
15: At 9, move to the inner-side of the concession tent to work 'PR'... standing, looking helpful. Answering whatever questions are asked, etc.
16: At 9:20, ring a bell a bunch, along with 3 other Santas In Black, to summons folks back inside.
17: At 9:25, start sweeping up the inner courtyard.
18: At 9:35, go on break. Stop by the Adecco trailer to finally get my badge.
19: At 9:50, gather the booster seats to Door 8 where they're being stored in a new storage/distribution container, still under design.
20: At 10, be told "That's it, go clock out."
21: Be told to call tomorrow or Sunday for next week's shifts.
21: Come home. :)
There's not a whole lot to describe, I don't think.
Arrive. Don't get my badge. Hang out. Clock in (5m before official shift start, max.)
Eventually get collected with the other 5 outdoor ushers.
1st job for all of us: Distribute the bags of booster seats to each entrance.
Next, I'm assigned, with Lynne, to door 2.
2: Get the concession tent doors open and tied back.
3: Get the ticket podium into place.
4: Get the Symbol Technologies palm-based scanner (for e-tickets). Find it doesn't work. Get another one that seems to work.
5: Stand around just inside the black rope in full view of the public for 30m answering what few questions they have (most notably: What IS the Tapis Rouge, anyway?) and not looking like we're slacking.
6: 7pm: The gates open (for an 8pm show). Check and Rip tickets. Direct people to their door. Direct a couple of misplaced Tapis Rouge ticket holders to their tent. Tell everyone the Grand Chapiteau will open at 7:30.
7: Discover this scanner doesn't work, either. Fall back to just checking each eticket for date/time/door.
8: Occasionally check tickets of Tapis Rouge ticket holders who've come out to the plebian concessions tent for popcorn or hot dogs.
9: At 7:55, take the remaining tickets as fast as possible.
10: At 8:05, tell people that the show's started and they may not get to be seated immediately.
11: At 8:30ish, my partner goes on break.
12: At 8:45, take a couple more tickets.
13: At 8:50, put the ticket podium aside.
14: At 8:55, take another ticket.
15: At 9, move to the inner-side of the concession tent to work 'PR'... standing, looking helpful. Answering whatever questions are asked, etc.
16: At 9:20, ring a bell a bunch, along with 3 other Santas In Black, to summons folks back inside.
17: At 9:25, start sweeping up the inner courtyard.
18: At 9:35, go on break. Stop by the Adecco trailer to finally get my badge.
19: At 9:50, gather the booster seats to Door 8 where they're being stored in a new storage/distribution container, still under design.
20: At 10, be told "That's it, go clock out."
21: Be told to call tomorrow or Sunday for next week's shifts.
21: Come home. :)
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on brake
Date: 2004-07-31 07:11 am (UTC)Rule 1 Be on time
Rule 2 Have Fun
Re: on brake
Date: 2004-07-31 10:31 am (UTC)I do plan on trying it...
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Date: 2004-07-31 04:08 pm (UTC)I now have one of those e-tickets that you won't be able to scan. :-)
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Date: 2004-07-31 08:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-08-01 11:26 am (UTC)I was also told different stories about the tickets. I was told that we would all get 4 free tickets for family & friends that we could trade for 2 VIP tickets if we wanted. Then I was told that we would all get to go to ONE show, paid & that's it. I don't know, what where you told?