It's What Fun Is!

I really do like Lagoon. I got a season pass with several friends and we've been going pretty frequently - which for me, is anything more than 1 time a year.

Something that is noticeable at Lagoon is the employees - running around in their polo shirts and khaki pants, carrying the biggest mug filled with who knows what, but hopefully they don't get dehydrated while operating the rides. And of course, their ethnicity. Yes. I said it. None of them are from America. Okay, maybe that isn't really true, but there are so many of them from different countries. My favorite is Svetlana. Just because I like her name.

A friend of mine that comes worked for the census this past spring. Oddly enough, she canvased my apartment complex and found out that there were a lot of people living there from not America. And they all worked at Lagoon. What? I was told that they have a bus that takes them back and forth. It's only 15 minutes away.

Well, the other night, the myth was busted. I was driving home and saw some Lagoon workers walking by my complex, and then, that night, I saw the bus and all the Lagoon workers get off. They are my neighbors! The fable is true! It was kind of creepy to see a bus stopped in front of my apartment complex at 10:45 at night and see a bunch of blue polo shirted people getting off.

I wish I would've taken a picture. I might start a stake-out so I can prove it.

But, I did find some excellent employee benefits online. I don't know if they have a work program or anything, or if they target a specific culture, that wasn't listed:

• Seasonal Employee Benefits
  Free entrance to Lagoon
  End of season bonus*
  Family Days, when your family can come to Lagoon at an incredible discount
  Discount coupons for friends and family
  Earn high school credit through the School to Careers program
  Excellent incentives and employee recognition programs
  Employee parties throughout the season
  Discounts on park merchandise
  Meet new friends
  Competitive wages
  Opportunity to advance and gain supervisor experience
  College scholarships through the Robert E. Freed Foundation

Oh, and I found the cool pictures from Sarah Ackerman, Flickr

And I'm super bugged that my post is not spacing correctly. Sorry!