It's that time of year again. Pumpkin coffee is back, it's cool enough for hoodies and jeans. And all the haunted houses have reopened and all the monsters have come out to play. Don't get me wrong, I love watching scary movies, but going to haunted houses is totally different. And working at a park that runs a haunt, well let's just say it's not really a good mix at times.
To the haunt actors:
Chasing cashiers.
Please don't chase my cashiers. They have places they have to be as well. They are here because they need the money, they didn't pay to get scared. Focus on the guests who paid to be there and let us do our jobs. If you know they don't mind, go for it, but when you can see that you're causing someone to break down when on the clock, back off.
Rushing from locations.
Please don't come after us when you see us hurrying to and from locations. We have places to be, guest and other employees to help. It's kind of annoying when we show up to talk an upset guest looking just as upset or having just finished crying. Let us do our jobs without having to worry about you making it harder for us.
Transporting money.
If I'm carrying a drawer filled with money and my flashlight is on, don't yell at me to turn it off. Yes, you want to get the guests but I'm also carrying around a lot of money and no, I'm not going to walk through your dark, foggy attraction without my light on so I can better see where I'm going. This also implies for when we are carrying our cash bags down at the end of a shift. We have a lot of money in our hands at any given time. Please don't engage us if you see we have any time of money be it a drawer or cash bag. I'd really hate to have to call security every time we have to pass through your attraction because you don't listen.
Stay out of safe zones.
We have safe zones for a reason. Please stop trying to come into the store(s). Yes, it's cold outside but this rule doesn't change during haunt. You're not supposed to be in the stores during the summer season if you're not working in that department so please, please, please stop. I'd really hate to report you to your sups for not listening.
If you can do these few things, we'll all have an amazing haunt season. And to all my friends who are actors, I know no matter how much I ask you not to, you're still going to chase me and I've learned to live with that. Just make sure it's not when I'm in the middle of something important.
Happy Haunting!
