[clhdrums]

OK.. well i'm looking for a fun job.. and my mom worked at carowinds on Thunder Road when the park first opened...anyway.. I would like to be a Rides Associate . i've applied.. and they want me to come in for interviews.. now here's a little list of questions that i can really only get from you guys..

1. Do you really enjoy working at Carowinds?
2. Is it hard being a Rides Associate?
3. Is the training hard?.. what do you do?
4. How are the hours/pay?
5. What on earth do they have to interview you about 3 times?!

Thanks guys.. if you want to e-mail me privately .. my e-mail is chrishilldrums@hotmail.com

but i'll be checking here I hope i can get some honest anwsers from you all.. my mom said that when she worked at Carowinds for 10 years.. she said she had a BLAST , and you really have to make it fun when it gets boring, but there's always something new and you makes lots of friends and go to partys and all meet up at restaurants and have fun.. what do you guys/girls think?

[montumax]

Was your mom one of the original ride ops on Thunder Road when it first opened back in 76?

[RollerBee]

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[clhdrums]

i'm pretty sure yes... at the time her name was Lisa Fields if you were wondering

[clhdrums]

nobody was killed in that incident and the park performed a flawless operational rescue (as so says my mom ) which i believe.. i will edit it though.. Don't take that the wrong way, the park staff know what to do in every situation.. sorry about that

[RollerBee]

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[clhdrums]

anyone else wanna give me some input?

[Carowinds2005]

Well...I loved working at PC. I also worked in the Rides Dept. The training is not hard just pay atttention and you will be ok when you take your test. Just pray you have a great crew and TL. I got along with my crew and TL so the day went by quick. I enjoyed the hours, I remember when we was open for regular season and Scarowinds I worked 16.5 hrs a day...which is great pay. If you have anymore question send me a message.

[Carowindsman]

lets get my input in from a team leader

1. I loved ever since i started yes there is the stress and such involved but it happens in every job
2. Is it hard being a ride associate for me its just how i set the day for myself if i didnt set it right, As a team leader its get a little bit tougher handling the situations some associates might have cause
3.Depending on who ur trainer is it can be hard or easy
4.There good
5.Its casting you dont want a crappy person checking ur restraint do you.