Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes. They are hard sometimes...

I went in on 3/26 and the area manager handed out the "song cards" during our morning meeting and had me lead it. Fun! Apparently, it was a Magical Moments contest and I won, so I'm supposed to be "rewarded". I told the VP the only reward I needed was a J-O-B. On that note, and on the downside...the VP also announced that the Cast Services department is no more effective today. That means that the manager I'd been meeting with about my prospects is no longer in a position to help me at all. Right in the middle of PI recruiting season, I suddenly have no contacts, meetings, or shadows. The area manager and my CP manager both saw my face and assured me that they'd help me out.

On the way home from there, my phone rang with a 407 area code (love me that area code...) and it was someone from the PI office. He said that they noted I'd applied for retail management last semester and were just wondering if I would still be interested IF a position became available. I tried to maintain my composure and told him, absolutely, without a doubt, 100% interested. I also told him that I'm already here on a merch CP, so it wouldn't be a big leap for me, either. He laughed and told me that he would put me down as a "yes", "just in case" something opens up.

Today, I learned that our CP manager had been reassigned, so we are now completely without CP leadership and are relying solely on our "homeroom" managers. Those who had the CP manager for homeroom are really adrift. The swirl around here has been scary and unsettling, but I have been learning valuable lessons from it. She didn't lose her job. She is still in the same park in the same role. Yes, we miss her, but she is in a new place to influence that many more people who come in contact with her.

Another down note, hubby told me that my BIL, who was a salaried employee here at WDW also lost his job today when his position was eliminated.