I know its not all about the money,but was wondering if anyone could let me know what sort of wages you get paid working in Disney, as a cultural rep??
it depends on whether your working in f+b or merch I'm in merch and i'm getting $6.90 an hour In F+B you start on the same i think and then when you move into a tipped position you get something around $3.70 but you get the bonus of everyone tipping you!
thanx ona-is anyone able to give me an idea on tips etc, as at the mo its not going to financially viable for me to even consider applying
and before anyone else says it, yes I know its not about the money, but have quite a bit of financial commitment in the uk, so would need to know if i could cover it, if not, i may have to put off applying for longer, in order to save as much as i can
Hmmm... well if you're in f&B and make it to being a server (I'm assuming we're talking about the International Program here, year long, epcot, uk pavilion. If not, then this doesn't apply.) you can make quite a bit of money from tips. I was a merchie myself so I'm sure some of the foodies can give more accurate figures but servers have been known to make $100s a night in tips. But it's not exactly a reliable income remember. :-\ If you are a merchie, you will cover your living expenses with just about enough left over to have some fun and do a trip or two. But taking care of financial commitments at home might be a bit of a struggle. :-\ Ona x
yep-thats what i'm hoping to do.have shed loads of f&b experience-worked for Burger King as managerfor 7 yrs and now general manager for pizza hut,so figured i could use my existing knowledge to do something i really wanna do
Ah! I also have a question about this... ...is the amount shown on all the Disney paperwork before tax or after tax? In other words, will we actually be paid a lower amount than stated in the paperwork or do we get to spend the full amount on ourselves? :
Planet, do you mean the $6.90 (or whatever rate you will be on) hourly rate etc. or the estimated pay stated on the DS-2019? If we are talking about the hourly rate, that is before tax, rent etc. If you mean the amount on the DS-2019; I have no idea. That's really just an estimate and not an acurrate amount (like a salary etc.). :-\ Mike, (again, foodies can confirm) it depends whether it's cash tips or grat/credit tip. Grat/credit tips get added to your pay check. So you will be taxed on those. Cash tips... you take those home with you so it's up to you to delare how much you have earned when it comes to the end of the tax year. So technically yes, you will be taxed on those, but in practice, not so much. Ona x
ya it depends on what you want to claim...cause i've been a bartender for 3 years and i never claimed a cent of my tips....or atleast that i know my accountant did my taxes lol ..... thats kinda crappy that credit tips get added on to your check... you should be able to take those home at the end of the night
If the tip is left by credit....it HAS to be claimed!! My room mate is a bartender at Kelsey's here and she NEVER claims her CASH tips but you GOTTA claim the credit ones....there is a PAPER TRAIL for those ones!!
lol well then.... i've been doing it for years lol and didnt claim anything i think lol ... ahhh well ...
Things haven't changed much...when I was there, I was in Attractions and making $5.95/hour. Ugh. On top of that, they took off $77/week in rent/utilities off my cheque, so that didn't leave much for paying of a student loan, buying groceries, and having a social life. Come to think of it..I spent more on my social life, then I did groceries...and I think I just paid the minimum per month owed on my loan. As for taxes, that's BEFORE taxes...but when you fill out out your papers at taxtime, and if you fill out your forms the right way, you should get all that tax back. At least I did!! re: tips...well, that doesn't come on your paycheque, but you do have to claim it at taxtime... how much you put down is up to you. Of course, you SHOULD be honest, but how many people in the service industry are in this regard?! I'd recommend claiming SOMETHING, since it will look VERY suspicious to the IRS that you are server and didn't make a penny in tips? As if! And welshtigger, no the pay rate doesn't vary by age - that would be discrimination! Two people doing the exact same job, but getting different pay because of their age? Yeesh. There's a lawsuit waiting to happen. No, in general you won't make a lot of $$ while at WDW. But you HONESTLY shouldn't do it for the money, and if money IS an issue, then don't go. Being semi-broke for a year isn't for everyone... I'm 31 now, and I can't imagine doing the program when I was 28. But then again, everyone's different - it just may be the right thing for you. But like I said, if you don't think that your life back home can financially handle it, then don't do it.
And welshtigger, no the pay rate doesn't vary by age - that would be discrimination! Two people doing the exact same job, but getting different pay because of their age? Yeesh. There's a lawsuit waiting to happen. No, in general you won't make a lot of $$ while at WDW. But you HONESTLY shouldn't do it for the money, and if money IS an issue, then don't go. Being semi-broke for a year isn't for everyone... I'm 31 now, and I can't imagine doing the program when I was 28. But then again, everyone's different - it just may be the right thing for you. But like I said, if you don't think that your life back home can financially handle it, then don't do it. [/quote] Thanx for this, but with regards to the discrimination, you obviously have never heard of the minimum wage-this alters depending on how old you are..not law suits there love!! and i know its not about the money-if you read my earlier posts u'll see that, it was just a general enquiry about the money. And also if i choose to apply for the program at the age of 28 then THATS MY CHOICE, and as you seem so hot on discrimination, not letting me apply would be exactly that
Welshtigger, I don't think SarahJane was intending to be nasty. The minimum wage on our side of the Atlantic is discriminatory - it is just statutorily authorised, and so lawful discrimination. There are still European Convention on Human Rights issues involved, and there is the potential that these will be litigated soon. North American conceptions of fundamental rights differ greatly compared to our own (as in they respect them a lot more) and it would in the US be unlawfully discriminatory, as I understand it, to have an age-variable wage (although I await correction from someone with a greater understanding of US labour law than myself!). It is of course entirely your choice to enter the program aged 28 and you are of course entitled to apply. It is fair to say that an entry-level WDW jobs are not very high paying, and this is increased for those from the UK because of the exchange rates: this matters not if you intend to use your US income to purchase things only in the US, as prices of goods reflect lower incomes, but it would be significant if you were intending to use a US income to need commitments in the UK. I do hope you are able to apply and have a wonderful time if accepted! A
thanx Andrew. Have you worked there or do you currently? As i've said in several posts, I'm not going there for the moeny by any means.I'm going there for the experience as its something I've wanted to do all my life(well ever since I first went to disney)
I worked there last summer and am going back this summer If you're going for the experience...will be great, I'm sure
