Working at Disney is the best experience I have yet to have. Working for Disney makes one become sociable and comfortable with being around people. I lifeguarded and that was definitely an amazing opportunity, and made me see all sorts of people. I had all these different thoughts during my program or while I was guarding. Don’t worry Disney, I kept my 10/20.
1. Oh man, her bathing suit is so cute! I bet she got it from Victoria’s Secret. Maybe I should go there after my shift and see if they carry it and have it in my size.
2. All right, at the wave wall. Every 90 seconds the big wave comes. It’s been about 90 seconds where is the wave? Oh there it is, all right is everyone okay? Yep, alright I can go back to being calm until the next 90 seconds come.
3. I smell food. Oh man, it is the guy over there with the food. It looks so good. Man I am only on stand two and have like another two hours to go, ugh.
4. I am an extra today?! YES! That means walking around the park pretending I am doing something so they do not put me on stand. Or maybe I can go get the leaf catcher and walk around the lazy river catching leaves.
5. Shark Reef rotation today! Yes, that means I get to swim with sharks, stingrays and fish. And I get to hear bloody mary every time a parent makes their kid come with them and they are too scared to get in with those animals.
6. Man, is he drunk; I should probably watch him in case he does something stupid.
7. If I blow my whistle that means pay attention and do what I ask. Oh you’re not? That’s fine let me ring in my coordinator to take care of this.
8. All right, scanning my water. Oh crap I think he is drowning. Point, blow whistle and jump. CRAP I forgot to hit my OA. I hope someone heard my whistle and hit their OA for me.
9. I just want my shift over with because I have IST (In-service training) for the next two hours after that.
10. Start singing the entire soundtrack to the park… Wait this is the eighth time I have heard this song today.
11. Oh man that guy is cute, play it cool Caitlin. Just keep your 10/20 and maybe he will not see you.
12. I heard a whistle. Wait was that a two whistle? WHAT IS GOING ON?!
13. Crap! Mark jumped in and now I have to take his zone too.
14. Wait why is my coordinating watching me? WAIT, there is a leader with them, am I about to get vatted?
15. Nice try, coordinator. I see you in that tube all scrunched up with the vat in your hand waiting for me to look away. Not today.
16. “Just go near the lifeguard, she will watch you. Just follow where she goes and she will babysit you and make sure you are okay.” Um no ma’am I will not babysit your child, I am here to keep your child safe.
17. Why do I have to rack sand? I really do not get it.
18. Hmmm, it is really hot outside. Maybe the coordinators got use Mickey bars for a snack.
19. Please do not have me on cave entrance or cave exit rotation because I slip off the rocks every time and hurt myself.
20. Let’s make sure I have everything I need before I leave. Swimsuit, shirt, shorts, name tag, whistle, sunglasses, hip pack, gloves, seal easy, crocs, extra dry swimsuit, lunch, hair tie, phone, anything else? Nope let’s go.
21. Oh Miss Tilley just blew so that means it is either half past the hour or on the hour.
22. I have to look at this water for only 40 minutes. That is only 4 10-minute sessions.
23. “Your zone is where the light touches all the way over there to where the light touches all the way on the other side.” And I have 10 seconds to cover all of that….? Great so I am going be sprinting.
24. Man I am getting a tan, wish I could take my shoes off so I did not have dots on my feet from my crocs.
25. No thank you I do not want to work a double but thank you for thinking about me! I am going to be playing in the park after my shift, so no.
