[SimplyMyself]

All minimum wages jobs suck, some just happen to be more bearable than others. Working at a theater doesn't sound like a terrible job and I know people who have worked in them, it's a pretty chill environment. However, you may want to have a second job if the hours are really bad.

[kianacarly]

I don't work in a theater but I know people who do. The theater in my town pays above minimum wage (I think $9.00-$9.50/hr), and they pretty much just all bs around when it's slow and get to go to early screenings. It looks like they have a lot of fun. I would work there myself if I didn't already have a job. I work in the same building and see the same handful of theater workers always there so it seems like they get normal hours. They get overtime and none of that working off the clock business. It probably depends on the theater and the management though. I work for a good corporation.

[Nick Hull]

seriously? working in a movie theater can not possibly be worse than working in a restaurant.

I get paid minimum wage; begin each day by hand-picking hundreds of cigarette butts off of the parking lot. I can't get off any friday's or saturday's because nobody knows how to 'do my job' which would take a total of 10 minutes to teach anybody to do; let alone holidays and banquets which I'm required to work 10+ hour shifts, for which I get no breaks. I never get time-and-a-half, I never get overtime, I can not possibly get a raise, and 75 percent of the people I work with are illegal immigrants. If there is a lull at any point during the day, I get told to wash, or scrape, or sweep some already essentially-spotless surface just because my boss refuses to pay me for a second if I'm not going to be doing anything. I don't get tips, and as a way of 'giving me hours' my boss has had me do landscaping for his house, and for his brothers house during the summer.

what was the downside to working in a movie theater, again?

edit: I should probably quit.

[Theseventhson]

Originally Posted by Nick Hull

seriously? working in a movie theater can not possibly be worse than working in a restaurant.

I get paid minimum wage; begin each day by hand-picking hundreds of cigarette butts off of the parking lot. I can't get off any friday's or saturday's because nobody knows how to 'do my job' which would take a total of 10 minutes to teach anybody to do; let alone holidays and banquets which I'm required to work 10+ hour shifts, for which I get no breaks. I never get time-and-a-half, I never get overtime, I can not possibly get a raise, and 75 percent of the people I work with are illegal immigrants. If there is a lull at any point during the day, I get told to wash, or scrape, or sweep some already essentially-spotless surface just because my boss refuses to pay me for a second if I'm not going to be doing anything. I don't get tips, and as a way of 'giving me hours' my boss has had me do landscaping for his house, and for his brothers house during the summer.

what was the downside to working in a movie theater, again?

edit: I should probably quit.

With the exception of the immigrants and fixing the boss's house that's pretty much exactly what ushering at a theater is, except theaters are messier than restaurants.

[Nick Hull]

Originally Posted by Theseventhson

With the exception of the immigrants and fixing the boss's house that's pretty much exactly what ushering at a theater is, except theaters are messier than restaurants.

but movie theaters are air conditioned.. :)
haha

[HelloxAlone]

Still sounds better than being a waitress. Take it.

[billyboatkid]

Worked at a Regal for 4 years, pretty much all of my high school career. The thing was that it only had 6 theaters. Best job I've ever had, kinda wish I could go back.

If it doesn't have that many screens take it. If it's like a 24 fuck that. Don't go past 10 screens then it'll probably suck.

[blackmold]

Originally Posted by Nick Hull

seriously? working in a movie theater can not possibly be worse than working in a restaurant.

I get paid minimum wage; begin each day by hand-picking hundreds of cigarette butts off of the parking lot. I can't get off any friday's or saturday's because nobody knows how to 'do my job' which would take a total of 10 minutes to teach anybody to do; let alone holidays and banquets which I'm required to work 10+ hour shifts, for which I get no breaks. I never get time-and-a-half, I never get overtime, I can not possibly get a raise, and 75 percent of the people I work with are illegal immigrants. If there is a lull at any point during the day, I get told to wash, or scrape, or sweep some already essentially-spotless surface just because my boss refuses to pay me for a second if I'm not going to be doing anything. I don't get tips, and as a way of 'giving me hours' my boss has had me do landscaping for his house, and for his brothers house during the summer.

what was the downside to working in a movie theater, again?

edit: I should probably quit.

Sounds like you just work at a shitty restaurant/have a really shitty boss...

[xsandwichesx]

My girlfriend is a manager at Regal. She's been dying to find a different job for about 2 years.

[HarryPotter]

any job where you're dealing with people is going to suck. people suck. they get angry. they get rude. youll have to learn to grin and bear it. some say it's better than being broke but I beg to differ. I'd go broke or go home, but that's me

[suicidesaints]

Originally Posted by Theseventhson

With the exception of the immigrants and fixing the boss's house that's pretty much exactly what ushering at a theater is, except theaters are messier than restaurants.

Ever worked in a restaurant where kids are eating rice and jello and shit. That shit's messier that popcorn and junior mints my friend

[honkyg88]

Originally Posted by kianacarly

I don't work in a theater but I know people who do. The theater in my town pays above minimum wage (I think $9.00-$9.50/hr), and they pretty much just all bs around when it's slow and get to go to early screenings. It looks like they have a lot of fun. I would work there myself if I didn't already have a job. I work in the same building and see the same handful of theater workers always there so it seems like they get normal hours. They get overtime and none of that working off the clock business. It probably depends on the theater and the management though. I work for a good corporation.

This sums it up pretty much. Working in a theater wasn't a terrible job. Sure you work weekends and they're busy, but you knew that when you applied so no sense to complain about that and they give you your schedule in advance, so your life will take a little planning. A lot of down time during the week, especially if you're working the morning/afternoon, even more so now that school will be starting. My theater did a good job of balancing hours, work until close one night and open the next day.

[zarofearth]

working in a movie theater isn't horrible, can get really annoying but free tickets and popcorn is great and saves you a ton of money right there.