i recently made a thread asking for job interview tips that went completely ignored basically. the job was for childrens entertainer, the general gist of this job is to run a 3-7 year olds kid party and make sure they have fun. the parties typically last 60mins or 90mins, i get paid 90$/hr and thats a shitload for an 18 year old in uni, work is saturday/sunday morning/early afternoon so i have the nights off. i get at least 3 parties a weekend.
this is the scariest shit i've ever done in my life. i am also not the kind of guy who is scared of things, its my outlook, i just dont give a fuck half the time. this weekend was my first weekend solo, i had three parties. i was completely alone, i recently got my license and can drive on my own.
my typical work weekend: i go to my bosses house and pick up my costumes for the weekend 3-6pm on friday afternoons, then ill have a little chat with my boss and the costume organiser. all good. saturday morning i wake up early call the parents and make sure we're all good and they know im coming - mainly this is to make sure i dont get to the party 15 mins before im meant to start and sit in my car unable to get intouch with them.
its saturday morning and its pissing down with rain, this means my job is about 50x harder, im kindof freaking out because this is my first real solo party, i trained for 4 weeks by tagging along with some other entertainers and they showed me how to do it and run it all - so i had a decent preparation for this, im still freaking out a bit though, its pissing down with rain which means half the games im meant to play with the kids are totally out the window... i sort myself out - we'll be all good no worries, im a pro at this shit, im the king of improvising and even if i fuck up then who cares, im the boss at having fun - having fun with kids should be even easier, right?
i was so nervous that i ran through 60 minutes worth of material in 20 minutes... i ran out of things to talk to the kids with, overall i did a pretty shitty party.
i was about 3x more nervous before the second party, shit was SCARY and it was half an hour longer than the previous one, it was still raining and i arrived about an hour early as they gave me plenty of time to get there... it was amazing, it was 90 minutes and i destroyed that shit. fucking kids loved that shit so bad, i was running around as batman doing the craziest shit ever, i was crawling under tables and hiding under couches and doing awesome shit.
overall not a bad day...
sunday... im blessed, its a party in a park and it isnt raining, its 3 year olds for 90 minutes, i fucking love 3 year olds, they never get bored. i arrive, coordinate with the mother, hide behind a tree, put on my jedi costume, call the mother and get her to bring the kids to a clearing in the park. i peak over.. they look about 7 or 8...
7 or 8 year olds are the hardest group, especially in a park. it was t e r r i b l e. if it wasn't for my people skills (i'd say) the mother wouldn'tve been pleased at all. the kids did NOT want to play. my big entrance "HEY GUYS WHATS GOING ON!! DO YOU GUYS WANNA HAVE SOME FUN?" im met with bored looks/unimpressed kids and "no we dont you suck" (this one kid was such a little homo)
AWESOME...
"SURE YOU DO BUDDY YOU LOVE HAVING FUN"
"go away we hate you"
"YOU LOVE ME BUDDY, I BET YOU ANYTHING YOU CANT CATCH ME!"
kids are hooked for about 10 minutes until i cant be bothered running around anymore... the next 80 minutes is a giant disaster and is only saved by me doing a balloon sword fight and staying 15 minutes extra blowing up balloons for the little girls and all the parents whose little kids were too little shy to ask for balloon dogs... i managed to do a shit party and get tipped(i was sp pleased), so fuck it.
my boss emails the parents and asks them how it went, i got 3 excellent reviews, i was so pleased when i got these.
"Hi *******
Its was great, the kids loved the Jedi Knight and all had a great time.
Will definitely reccommend you in the future, unfortunately we are going back to the uk so won't be using you again
Thanks *********"
"Dear *********,
I just wanted to let you know that ********* Batman party was a great success. Our Batman was fantastic, he had so much energy and really kept the rowdy 5 year olds under control. Despite the rain and the party being moved indoors at the last minute, Batman had the children totally under his spell. He kept 25 children entertained with many games and activities, I could then focus on the food and mingling with the adults.
Please pass on my thanks to him.
**********"
in the end, i want to quit this job. i want to quit badly. im scared, i feel like a giant pussy. i can't stand it, i feel nervous and jittery all week until i have to work, i feel like shit until i get in there. as soon as the party begins this shit all melts away, its just me, im ripping this shit up, im doing it. after its done i feel excellent and im glad its over, i wont quit. fuck that.
this job requires so much active effort and so much shit to deal mentally for me with that i will learn so much and grow so fast here. as a 17 year old (im 18 in a week) they almost didnt hire me, they were unsure of my communication skills and my ability to deal with pressure (there is alot of it..) and my ability to pull shit out of my ass, like when it rains or the parents book a party in an area thats CLEARLY too small. im sure plenty of people would do this unpaid, and they're giving me 10x the amount i would make PER HOUR at mcdonalds or any fast food place like all my friends, or 11$ per hour like my girlfriend at a chemist...
if you read that shit, then thanks
better cliffs by request:
-got new job as childrens entertainer, scary as ****
-had 3 parties on weekend as batman x2 and luke skywalker x1
-first party sucked balls, i smashed the second party, third party sucked balls but i got tipped
-boss emails parents and asks them how it went every weekend
-parents loved me and sent awesome reviews
-i cry cos my job is scary as **** am im a big pussy and get nervous
-i RARELY get nervous or am scared in life
-confronting job, want to quit badly but pay is crazy 90$/hr
-wont quit cos not pussy and gonna stick it out so i get better at life
this is the scariest shit i've ever done in my life. i am also not the kind of guy who is scared of things, its my outlook, i just dont give a fuck half the time. this weekend was my first weekend solo, i had three parties. i was completely alone, i recently got my license and can drive on my own.
my typical work weekend: i go to my bosses house and pick up my costumes for the weekend 3-6pm on friday afternoons, then ill have a little chat with my boss and the costume organiser. all good. saturday morning i wake up early call the parents and make sure we're all good and they know im coming - mainly this is to make sure i dont get to the party 15 mins before im meant to start and sit in my car unable to get intouch with them.
its saturday morning and its pissing down with rain, this means my job is about 50x harder, im kindof freaking out because this is my first real solo party, i trained for 4 weeks by tagging along with some other entertainers and they showed me how to do it and run it all - so i had a decent preparation for this, im still freaking out a bit though, its pissing down with rain which means half the games im meant to play with the kids are totally out the window... i sort myself out - we'll be all good no worries, im a pro at this shit, im the king of improvising and even if i fuck up then who cares, im the boss at having fun - having fun with kids should be even easier, right?
i was so nervous that i ran through 60 minutes worth of material in 20 minutes... i ran out of things to talk to the kids with, overall i did a pretty shitty party.
i was about 3x more nervous before the second party, shit was SCARY and it was half an hour longer than the previous one, it was still raining and i arrived about an hour early as they gave me plenty of time to get there... it was amazing, it was 90 minutes and i destroyed that shit. fucking kids loved that shit so bad, i was running around as batman doing the craziest shit ever, i was crawling under tables and hiding under couches and doing awesome shit.
overall not a bad day...
sunday... im blessed, its a party in a park and it isnt raining, its 3 year olds for 90 minutes, i fucking love 3 year olds, they never get bored. i arrive, coordinate with the mother, hide behind a tree, put on my jedi costume, call the mother and get her to bring the kids to a clearing in the park. i peak over.. they look about 7 or 8...
7 or 8 year olds are the hardest group, especially in a park. it was t e r r i b l e. if it wasn't for my people skills (i'd say) the mother wouldn'tve been pleased at all. the kids did NOT want to play. my big entrance "HEY GUYS WHATS GOING ON!! DO YOU GUYS WANNA HAVE SOME FUN?" im met with bored looks/unimpressed kids and "no we dont you suck" (this one kid was such a little homo)
AWESOME...
"SURE YOU DO BUDDY YOU LOVE HAVING FUN"
"go away we hate you"
"YOU LOVE ME BUDDY, I BET YOU ANYTHING YOU CANT CATCH ME!"
kids are hooked for about 10 minutes until i cant be bothered running around anymore... the next 80 minutes is a giant disaster and is only saved by me doing a balloon sword fight and staying 15 minutes extra blowing up balloons for the little girls and all the parents whose little kids were too little shy to ask for balloon dogs... i managed to do a shit party and get tipped(i was sp pleased), so fuck it.
my boss emails the parents and asks them how it went, i got 3 excellent reviews, i was so pleased when i got these.
"Hi *******
Its was great, the kids loved the Jedi Knight and all had a great time.
Will definitely reccommend you in the future, unfortunately we are going back to the uk so won't be using you again
Thanks *********"
"Dear *********,
I just wanted to let you know that ********* Batman party was a great success. Our Batman was fantastic, he had so much energy and really kept the rowdy 5 year olds under control. Despite the rain and the party being moved indoors at the last minute, Batman had the children totally under his spell. He kept 25 children entertained with many games and activities, I could then focus on the food and mingling with the adults.
Please pass on my thanks to him.
**********"
in the end, i want to quit this job. i want to quit badly. im scared, i feel like a giant pussy. i can't stand it, i feel nervous and jittery all week until i have to work, i feel like shit until i get in there. as soon as the party begins this shit all melts away, its just me, im ripping this shit up, im doing it. after its done i feel excellent and im glad its over, i wont quit. fuck that.
this job requires so much active effort and so much shit to deal mentally for me with that i will learn so much and grow so fast here. as a 17 year old (im 18 in a week) they almost didnt hire me, they were unsure of my communication skills and my ability to deal with pressure (there is alot of it..) and my ability to pull shit out of my ass, like when it rains or the parents book a party in an area thats CLEARLY too small. im sure plenty of people would do this unpaid, and they're giving me 10x the amount i would make PER HOUR at mcdonalds or any fast food place like all my friends, or 11$ per hour like my girlfriend at a chemist...
if you read that shit, then thanks
better cliffs by request:
-got new job as childrens entertainer, scary as ****
-had 3 parties on weekend as batman x2 and luke skywalker x1
-first party sucked balls, i smashed the second party, third party sucked balls but i got tipped
-boss emails parents and asks them how it went every weekend
-parents loved me and sent awesome reviews
-i cry cos my job is scary as **** am im a big pussy and get nervous
-i RARELY get nervous or am scared in life
-confronting job, want to quit badly but pay is crazy 90$/hr
-wont quit cos not pussy and gonna stick it out so i get better at life
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