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Author Topic: Days off???? Rachel Carter Expert Film Handler Posts: 248 From: Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 01-23-2001 09:36 PM                     Taking in mind how crazy our industry can be at times I was wondering what most Head Projectionists and Managers have for there "normal" days off. I've noticed that most people have Mondays and Tuesdays off (for obvious reasons). Being the GM/Projectionist (yes, one of those great manager run theaters!) I usually get Tuesdays and Wednesdays off but I am on call 24/7 incase anything goes wrong.  |  IP: Logged Randy Stankey Film God Posts: 6539 From: Erie, Pennsylvania Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-23-2001 10:40 PM                     I used to get Tues. & Wed. off. But I worked a second job on Wed, so that wasn't really a day off. Now, I hardly get an official day off. If nobody calls me during a weekend then I get the weekend off. But I have to be ready to go any time between noon and midnite. Such is the life...  |  IP: Logged Paul G. Thompson The Weenie Man Posts: 4718 From: Mount Vernon WA USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 01-24-2001 05:58 PM                     Day off? What's that? Something you eat? Something you buy at K-Mart?  |  IP: Logged Rachel Carter Expert Film Handler Posts: 248 From: Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 01-25-2001 11:06 AM                     What??? No one has any days off??? I know this is the theater industry but, JEEZ!!!! ------------------ "Blood is thicker then blondes" - From the movie, Save the last Dance. FUNNY!!!!!  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 01-25-2001 11:39 PM                    Sunday is my day off. I work six days seven shifts a week.  |  IP: Logged Gracia L. Babbidge Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 709 From: Bowdoin, Maine Registered: Aug 2000 posted 01-26-2001 07:17 AM                        Heh, I'm a bum... I have three days off... But I make up for it on the days I work! ~2 genuine doubles ~1 long closing shift ~1 long shift on Thursday It always ends up being over 45 hours... ~GLB  |  IP: Logged Jason Black Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1723 From: Myrtle Beach, SC, USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 01-27-2001 09:03 AM                        I'm off on Tue/Wed each week. Been that way for as long as I can remember. Mondays are booking days... Tue/Wed are the two days that I hope the pager doesn't blow up with the theatre number, but hardly a week goes by that I'm not paged one, if not both, of those days... ------------------ The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese!  |  IP: Logged Carl King Expert Film Handler Posts: 199 From: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Registered: Mar 2000 posted 01-27-2001 10:50 AM                     Sundays and Mondays. They are slow days and the relief can handle it. I'm on call of course in case of problems. One weekend every 5 or 6 weeks I take a Sat/Sun instead.  |  IP: Logged Rachel Craven Madam Moderator Posts: 2190 From: Pensacola, FL Registered: Dec 2000 posted 03-19-2003 02:53 AM                     Well, I'm updating my days off back from when I was a "Carter" I now have Wednesdays and Thursdays off...YES that is NOT a typo!!! I have Thursdays off.  |  IP: Logged John Scott Master Film Handler Posts: 252 From: Oakdale, MN, USA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 03-19-2003 03:16 AM                     Tuesdays and every other Sunday.  |  IP: Logged Andrew Duggan Expert Film Handler Posts: 127 From: Albany, NY, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 03-19-2003 03:24 AM                        I've actually roped myself a killer schedule this time around. I have Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays off. The catch is, since our other guy takes care of makeups and breakdowns, etc, I'm pretty much the only person in charge of ensuring that all our equipment is running well, and doing a lot of maintainence. And because of that, I'm pretty much on call 24/7. Although, frankly, the way my life has been lately, I've been spending as much time at work as possible. It gives me a chance to relax from the rest of the crap I've got to put up with (if that makes any sense!!!!!!)  |  IP: Logged Patrick McDonough Expert Film Handler Posts: 118 From: Greenfield Ma. Registered: Jul 2002 posted 03-19-2003 06:59 AM                     I get three days off, sun, mon, tues.  |  IP: Logged Robb Johnston Expert Film Handler Posts: 147 From: St. Louis Suburbs Registered: Nov 1999 posted 03-19-2003 06:18 PM                        When I last was a booth operator, I worked Tuesdays: figured out upcoming trailer changes wednesdays: did as many trailer/ad changes as possible to reduce load on . . . Thursday Nights: for all the obvious reasons Friday Days if only to finish screening anything left over from the previous night Saturday Nights On call 24/7, even when "on vacation" what ever that is.  |  IP: Logged Michael Gonzalez Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 790 From: Grand Island , NE USA Registered: Sep 2000 posted 03-19-2003 10:22 PM                     Well this week I have 6 out or 7 days off (vacation). But usually it is Sun and Wed.  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 03-19-2003 10:40 PM                       In my day, a projectionist NEVER had off on a weekend; too important to trust it to the relief help. The slowest days, Monday and/or Tuesday, was it. Also used to get paid on Mondays - cash in an envelope.  |  IP: Logged

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