People ask what has been the most difficult aspects of being back in America... well, here's what's on my mind today.
Part of my job here at Disney is to deal with complaints. Many of them are valid, people stating a need and my job is to find a way to fill that need or change things to make them better. This aspect of my job is fine. What I don't enjoy is when I get completely random complaints about things like the flavors of juice in the fridge. You mean, like, the FREE juice we offer to employees? Oh yes, that free juice. And the free sodas, free granola bars, chips, fruit, tuna packets, coffee, flavored creamers, teas..... Disney is very good to their employees and we're well cared for. It's one thing to let me know if we're out of a preferred flavor... but completely another to whine and complain incessantly about it. This is where I just don't have the patience for some Americans.
The second thing I get frustrated about is with the extensive, expansive, even mind-blowing (yes I did tear up the first few times at the grocery store) array of healthy foods and fresh, whole produce available to everyone here, and yet, how unhealthy the American population is. Quite honestly, in my opinon, with what is available to us, there is no excuse for 2/3 of Americans to be overweight. I'm not talking about anyone specific or dismissing medical reasons, at all, so please don't hear me saying that. It's just something that I've noticed and bothers me. I used to be one of those 2/3rds, but something clicked when I was in Africa and I'm just more aware of what I'm putting in my body and what I'm doing with it.
You asked. I answered. :)
Four and a half weeks left here at Disney and then the next phase begins... Wahoo!!!
k
Part of my job here at Disney is to deal with complaints. Many of them are valid, people stating a need and my job is to find a way to fill that need or change things to make them better. This aspect of my job is fine. What I don't enjoy is when I get completely random complaints about things like the flavors of juice in the fridge. You mean, like, the FREE juice we offer to employees? Oh yes, that free juice. And the free sodas, free granola bars, chips, fruit, tuna packets, coffee, flavored creamers, teas..... Disney is very good to their employees and we're well cared for. It's one thing to let me know if we're out of a preferred flavor... but completely another to whine and complain incessantly about it. This is where I just don't have the patience for some Americans.
The second thing I get frustrated about is with the extensive, expansive, even mind-blowing (yes I did tear up the first few times at the grocery store) array of healthy foods and fresh, whole produce available to everyone here, and yet, how unhealthy the American population is. Quite honestly, in my opinon, with what is available to us, there is no excuse for 2/3 of Americans to be overweight. I'm not talking about anyone specific or dismissing medical reasons, at all, so please don't hear me saying that. It's just something that I've noticed and bothers me. I used to be one of those 2/3rds, but something clicked when I was in Africa and I'm just more aware of what I'm putting in my body and what I'm doing with it.
You asked. I answered. :)
Four and a half weeks left here at Disney and then the next phase begins... Wahoo!!!
k
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