Back to Life...Back to Reality

Okay, back to the real world tomorrow...a five day workweek! Boo to that. I don't know how I'll survive it! But I should be glad that I even have a job, since Disney did some major layoffs over the last few weeks. My team stayed mostly intact, although our secretary did lose her job. They're doing lots of restructuring, so it will be interesting to see the changes in the company over the next few months. I was actually never so happy to be a manager at DisneyQuest when I heard about all the cuts they made in the Special Events world, where I used to be. If I had gotten the events manager job that I wanted (and deserved) before I left the Studios, I would have no job right now. The girl who got the job was let go last week. So as sucky as that is for her, I am thanking my lucky stars I got out of there. I know quite a few people who got let go that are managers in parks, and it is just really sad since so many of them are great cast members and have been with the company a long time. I'm actually really disappointed in Disney and how they handled everything. They treated these people like they were suddenly criminals, not even letting them go back to their offices or say goodbye to anyone. Plus nobody really got any reasons why it was them as opposed to some other manager getting layed off. I just hoped they'd have enough respect for these people that gave so much to their jobs, but in the end Disney is a company just like any other. They are focused on the bottom line, and not as much anymore on the people who put their heart and soul into making their magic. I guess I wanted them to be different, but they're not.
Anyway, on a lighter note...I had a nice week off in Jacksonville with Lauren. The weather was pretty crappy for most of the week so we didn't get to sun ourselves as much as we wanted. We went to the beach one day and visited St. Augustine another, which was only about 30 minutes away. We discovered the red box, which is the greatest invention ever...$1 DVD rentals! Amazing!!! I played the wii for the first time...lots of Mario Kart and classic Super Mario Brothers. So fun! I tried Guitar Hero for the first time and was horrible at it. We are getting the arcade version at Quest soon, and I know now that I will not play that in front of anyone! I didn't end up going to NYC, as much as I wanted to go. Just couldn't find cheap enough airfare to justify such a quick trip. But now it's back to reality (oh, there goes gravity!)...