You Know Your The Best Chuck E. Cheese Ever When...

[pstar321]

You know your the best chuck e. cheese when you...
1.) skip around the store with a broom, mop, wet floor sign, pom poms and have a cast member scream that chuck e is giving free tickets at kid check during roadshows.
2.) Throw tokens during roadshows.
3.) Make little children not scared of you
4.) Group hug children
5.) High-Five or Hug every child in the birthday party before the show starts
6.) Do all the songs on the Chuck E Cheese Roadshow tape in the middle of the entance of chuck e cheese, then do a walk around.
7.) You stand at kid-check and stamp people in and if they are scared you give thme a sticker.
8.) You rub bold peoples heads till they are shinny
9.) You dance on tables and jump off them during a birthday show
10.) You dance on the tables when there isnt a birthday show
11.) You try to sew your chuck e coustume
12.) You try to buy a new chuck e costume for you store through corporate
13.) You scare managers at night in the CEC costume
14.) You pretend to drink peoples soda, eat their pizza/ cake, sit down besides them and pretend like your part of the family.
15.) Play games with kids
16.) Win a jackpot and throw it in the air to the kids
17.) Take peoples orders as a cashier
18.) Stamp peoples autograph book with a old "Super CEC Stamp"
19.) Visit the people next door at Vinnie T's (An italian resteraunt")
20.) Stand out side and shake every persons hand and hug them as they want to come in
21.) Stand by Route Nine and wave people in to chuck e cheese
22.) Follow the UPS driver when he parks comes in and gets soda then walks 2 stores over on route nine to Brigham and Gill Jeep and greet every person in there. Hug all managers, sit in a jeep and pretend to be driving it that is in the showroom
23.) Travel to the bowling alley to say hi to kids
24.) Run from people in the CEC parking lot at night who are screaming "RIP OFF HIS HEAD"
25.) Stay in the CEC coustume for 3 hours
26.) Have sweat dripping from your hair and stinging your eyes
27.) Did a 360 off the showroom stage in a birthday show
28.) Put a token cup on your nose and pretend you cant get it off and have the children get it off
29.) Did CEC shows for free, like not clocking in
30.) Have to do every birthday as long as your there, even if your not working that day ad just came to hang out
31.) pretend like the kids are blowing your ears out when they scream birthday and fly back into the stage
32.) Get hit by Helen Henny when dancing on the stage
33.) Fall off the stage because you where gunna do a 360 but there was a little kid there and you didnt notice
34.) Go crazy in the CEC says now shake it to the bongaloo and almost knock off your head
35.) Dance to songs that no other cast members know and only you know lol
36.) Have a cast member pretend he has a fishing rod and is realing you in and you pretend like your a fish getting realed in during the swimming part of CEC says
37.) Gave free tokens to kids who danced with Chuck E.
38.) Putting your Thumbs up allllllottt
39.) Smiling when your pic is being taken even when you dont need to
40.) pretend to party with hot looking moms
41.) get people with the whats that on your shirt and flick there nose then laugh
42.) pretend to fight kids when he punch you, then just rub there head
43.) hug your managers when they are having a bad day.
44.) Try to clean while in CEC coustume
45.) got sprayed with windex/ sanatizer in CEC's mouth while in CEC, going into your mouth
46.) sprayed the uniform smell eliminator in the CEC helmet and almost passed out because it smells like rubbing alcohol
47.) put ice down cast members backs who look like they are about to fall asleep
48.) Cut pizza as CEC
49.) Make food as CEC
50.) Had cake all over your hands from pretend eating a piece of cake at a birthday party
51.) fixed a game for people as CEC

Alright there is a quick list of how to be the best CEC. Or atleast thats what I have done and I am the best CEC ever WooT

[Aaron]

ahh the MA spirit... I'm guessing store 479 is a 'legend' in the making.

[pstar321]

you know what I would love it to dance with my idle. Matt Rivera

[bzier]

LOL! HA HA! Matt's your idol? Wow...that's so funny! (no offense Matt, I just think that's hilarious!)

It sounds to me like you're like Matt, myself and others on this board who will go the extra mile in CEC. It's sad nowdays that most CEC's you'll visit, if you DO see Chuck(oftentimes he's never around!), you'll see a very lethargic, apathetic CEC. It's awesome that you take it the extra mile...keep it up!

[MatHat13]

Indeed, and if you go to a location where Chuck actually has come out at least once in the past 3 years, he's a midget, who has a cast member walk him around like an old lady, and couldn't give a crap about the guests.:rolleyes:

But alas, when I perform Chuck, everyone loves me, guests that is, I pay attention to every kid, grown up, and cast member around. Plus, since my 'Chuck' is a jock like he is in the current shows, I have him flirt around with teenage girls whenever a group of them show up, and yep they love it.:cec_thumbs:

[Aaron]

Plus, since my 'Chuck' is a jock like he is in the current shows, I have him flirt around with teenage girls whenever a group of them show up, and yep they love it.:cec_thumbs:
haha you're 18 now which means watch the legal steps :laugh:

[Mr Munch88]

OK.... nice list, but Im kinda sure that some of those things are frowned apon in costume... and(pulling out a glove and statting you on the cheek) I here by chalange you to a Chuck E off, anytime my friend...:laugh:

[Rapid T Rabbit]

Wow...I did a LOT of that exact same stuff in my day too in Union NJ.

Personally I would also add (again all as Chuck)...
52.) Escort guests from their parked cars into the store and vice versa.
53.) Ride around in the school bus that brought a large group to the store.
54.) Direct traffic on US Route 22 ahead of a closed-lane merger.
55.) Greet the very first guest to enter the store that day and also bid goodnight to the last guest to leave at closing.
56.) Perform Live shows to the songs on the regular showtape.
57.) Perform Live shows that were not related to a Birthday show.
58.) Climb on the coin-operated horse and play "Ride em cowboy Chuck E!"
59.) Routinely have Chuck E. walk around the store collecting all the stray plastic balls from the ball crawl and putting them back in the pit.
60.) Do the silent"ambush" on parents standing in line at the cashier.
61.) Doing the "peekaboo ambush" on kids standing in line at the cashier.
62.) Blowing tons of kisses all day.
63.) On backstage mic, introducing all the Birthday stars in Chuck E's voice.
64.) Helping guests to their cars with their takeout pizza orders.

Come on everybody...let's grow this list!

Gee, this really makes me miss being Chuck E.

[ChuckEFranchize454]

OK.... nice list, but Im kinda sure that some of those things are frowned apon in costume... and(pulling out a glove and statting you on the cheek) I here by chalange you to a Chuck E off, anytime my friend...:laugh:

a challenge to me? or to my freind over there?

[CEC TechMan]

Wow, you like made a list of what NOT to do... go watch the character video and take the test! Sounds like I would have to baby sit you if you worked for me. While it's awesome you want to go the extra mile, you just don't do those things. You don't sit down with Guests, you don't get the costume dirty, you don't perform routine tasks such as cleaning in it, you don't rub kids or adults heads (PERIOD!!)...... Sorry to be the debbie downer, but the reason these policies are in effect is due to Guest feedback. Also, while Matt Riviera puts a lot of energy into his little live shows, he fails to pay attention to the kids that just want to dance with Chuck E. You can see this in his videos. THAT is the most important part of a live show, not just jumping around. While you all think you are making magic, you may be doing the complete opposite.
Now, you all may begin verbally stoning me.

[MatHat13]

Wow, you like made a list of what NOT to do... go watch the character video and take the test! Sounds like I would have to baby sit you if you worked for me. While it's awesome you want to go the extra mile, you just don't do those things. You don't sit down with Guests, you don't get the costume dirty, you don't perform routine tasks such as cleaning in it, you don't rub kids or adults heads (PERIOD!!)...... Sorry to be the debbie downer, but the reason these policies are in effect is due to Guest feedback. Also, while Matt Riviera puts a lot of energy into his little live shows, he fails to pay attention to the kids that just want to dance with Chuck E. You can see this in his videos. THAT is the most important part of a live show, not just jumping around. While you all think you are making magic, you may be doing the complete opposite.
Now, you all may begin verbally stoning me.

Wow dude, just wow.:rolleyes:

First off, I don't think CEC even has released a video for characters in many years, so most people don't know what to do in Chuck E. anyway but to 'walk around and make the kids happy so they can get out of the suit quicker' although most cast members out in the whole chain don't give a damn minus some of the fans that go and make that magic.

And what's this about not being able to interact with guests such as sitting down with them, I think it's actually a good thing, because it makes the guests feel that they are getting extra special attention, or their kids are getting the extra special attention, one or the other, and if guests don't like it, it's their problem, and they can tell when or who to stop.

Yes the costume shouldn't get dirty, I PRETEND to look as though I am going to eat the food when I am in suit, but don't actually do it, or touch it either. The suit at my store is already in rough condition as it is. As for cleaning, sometimes I do it in suit but not often as I rather being playing games and walking around, usually that would happan if I couldn't think of anything else to do while out on the floor as Chuck.

And finally, If I were Matt Rivera(which I am sure he'll respond to this soon enough) I'd be pissed at what you said, he works really hard in those live shows as a performer to impress his audiance. I think that lives should be perform with Chuck performing while the kids watch at their tables and dance along which is the way it works at my store, wheather live shows work around with Chuck just clapping to the songs with kids dancing around him, doesn't matter but it shouldn't be done that way because it's too sappy. Yes the most important part of a LIVE show is the audiance and them having a good magical experience watching Chuck E. dance, but to each it's own on how the character performer wants to do it. If you are really into Chuck and love performing than you know how it should be done to make a good show. And that's that.

[Rapid T Rabbit]

Wow, you like made a list of what NOT to do... You don't sit down with Guests, .

You DON'T?????? I did that ALL the time in my day, and prided myself on bouncing from table to table making sure that ALL the guests got to meet Chuck up close (at least as much as possible depending on prevailing conditions), and the guests (and my managers at the time) LOVED it!

I took a lot of inspiration from my personal guest experiences dining at Goofy's Kitchen in Disneyland CA, where all the characters visited every table personally, not just "doing meet & greet" but also acting as "hosts" for their restaurant.

[ChuckECheese383]

I sit down at tables with guests all the time, heck they love it, sometimes they will actually invite me to sit down with the child while opening gifts and i do it of course. sometimes its the little things that you do, and plus these days being Chuck E. means really getting into it, even if it means doing things out of the ordinary because thats what a good performer does or would do!

[bzier]

You guys all make valid points, but as CECTechman has stated, making sure you're giving attention to the little ones dancing around you is a must! I was doing a live show routine the other day, and these two little girls kept jumping on my feet while I was trying to dance. They were having fun 'stepping' on Chuck's feet. You know what I did? I stopped the 'routine', grabbed their hands and danced with them! They loved it! I remembered Chuck doing this kind of stuff with me as a kid, and I loved it! While an awesome energetic live show dance routine is great, sometimes the simple attention you give to a child goes 50 times farther!

[MatHat13]

Yes, interaction with kids is a must, and I do that, but Techman's posts just always come out rude to other members and no one else seems to notice execpt like Gabe and I, I mean...we already all know that anyway.:rolleyes:

[CEC TechMan]

No offense to Matt R.... he does a good job dancing and all, he just needs to pay attention to the kids that want to get up close to Chuck and not ignore them. There is a training video (well, a dvd) out that includes costume character as a chapter and it is quite recent. One thing on there is not to sit down with Guests. Richard, I was in WDW last Dec and we ate at the Land Pavillion in Epcot and characters kept coming around and sitting with us. It was great, and though we were a group of adults we all loved it. Regardless, CEC does have a rule against this for obvious reasons.

[chucki233]

CEC does have a rule against this for obvious reasons.

which are.......?

[pasqually333]

Wow, you like made a list of what NOT to do... go watch the character video and take the test! Sounds like I would have to baby sit you if you worked for me. While it's awesome you want to go the extra mile, you just don't do those things. You don't sit down with Guests, you don't get the costume dirty, you don't perform routine tasks such as cleaning in it, you don't rub kids or adults heads (PERIOD!!)...... Sorry to be the debbie downer, but the reason these policies are in effect is due to Guest feedback. Also, while Matt Riviera puts a lot of energy into his little live shows, he fails to pay attention to the kids that just want to dance with Chuck E. You can see this in his videos. THAT is the most important part of a live show, not just jumping around. While you all think you are making magic, you may be doing the complete opposite.
Now, you all may begin verbally stoning me.
Matt you have every right to be mad man! i just read the post and that was not just rude but uncalled for also. The thing that makes me more angry is your bashing on chuckEfranchize454 also and I just want to say is not cool! plus this thread was positive until CEC TechMan made it negative. so lets make it positive again.
oh and one more things thanks Matt.R for putting those live shows on youtube i enjoy watching them.

[pstar321]

Dude Tech Man I hate to say this but you should not be involved in a CEC establishment. Chuck E. Cheese is a place where a kid can be a kid, that means adults too. I do agree that kids need more attention then the adults but that dosen't mean to exclude them. In the training video it says that Chuck E. Cheese must be present and for everyone to see every hour. Lately this has been not happening with everyone watching their labor hours and doing there job as fast as they can. Well I assure that when im at work people will get to see Chuck E. Cheese. Hell one day I stayed out on the floor as Chuck E. for 5 hours. I did a live birthday show, then a ticket splash at kid check, and then I danced in the middle of the floor to every one of the dam songs on the CEC tape. Then I did a walkaround and went outside to meet people as they were coming in and went to see people next door at Vinnie T's. People love seeing Chuck E. weather they are kids or adults. I hug adults as well and they enjoy it because it is welcoming and just overall fun. Maybe not as magical for adults than kids but who cares in the end my CEC store is jam packed full of as much magic CEC can ever make. As foor not rubbing peoples heads, why the **** not. Every kid I hug, high-five, and rub there head. Adults are kids too when there at CEC, they play games, get some tootsie rolls, and eat food. As far as dissing MATT R. in his video about ignoring kids. He was making a ****ing video for us to enjoy and im sure he dosent regeraly do that, ignoring kids. And the hell with CEC "laws" about the costume character. CEC's middle name is Entertainment and he is ment to take great strides to make everyone happy. And as far as getting the coustume dirty, im the only one who cleans the dam thing anyway, besides my manager taking it to the dry cleaner. And as far as doing the complete opposite of making magic, CEC pours invisible magic into these kids by just being himself. So the hell with what you think and the hell with your store. Maybe you should not work at CEC if you are going to be so ignorant about how to make magic as CEC. Maybe thats why your only a TECH. :cec_thumbs:

[pasqually333]

very well said! I am glad someone else is backing me up by defending Matt.R. thanks for doing that man! somebody needed to put him in his place! thank you for doing that!

[Rapid T Rabbit]

I hug adults as well and they enjoy it because it is welcoming and just overall fun. :

I remember the hugs I got from Chuck E regularly on my visits to Union NJ over the two years before I joined the cast. Once I started wearing his hats during my tenure, I too greeted and hugged all ages. Just like at Disney.

[CEC Kid Check]

Ok TIME OUT!
Everybody wins! There were some great valid points by everyone, but CEC Tech Man is correct as well as some of you who posted. The reason why your not supposed to pat kids on the head is because you risk the passing of LICE! If you pat one kid who has it, it will get on the chuck fur, and then when pat the next kid, BAM! It's been passed.
The reason why your not supposed to go outside or to connecting restuarants is becuase if something happens to you (like the head, hands, & shoes falls off) then not only can the connecting restuarants sue CEC (for causing controversy) but as well as everyone outside (which could be hundreds).
The reason why your not supposed to sit down with families is because it is a Health Violation. Your sweat or Chuck fur could fall into there food which could cause a lot of problems.
Just be careful what you do, yes making magic and going above and beyond is important, but rules are rules and they must be followed.

Here are some of the rules for CEC Costume:
Current CEC Costume Rules:
Rule #1
Never Talk (This one is a given)
Rule #2
No Autographs (The reason for this one is because there is no official autograph style for CEC and castmembers do not practice a CEC autograph, thus making each autograph from a differen't Cast Member, non accurate. Disney CM's practice this over and over making sure that each character from a differen't CM would have the same looking autograph.
Rule #3
No Sitting Down/Patting Kids on the Head (Mentioned Above)
Rule #4
Your Not Supposed to Go Outside (Mentioned Above)
Rule#5
No Sexual Jesters (Another given)
Rule #6
If a Kid is Scared, Walk Away (Walk away, and maybe try again later)
Rule #7
Do Not Cause Harm to a Kid (Do not fight back, get a cast member to assist you, or use the TIME OUT signal)
Rule #8
Do Not Take Off Any of the Costume (Another given)

I think I'm missing one, I haven't seen the CEC General tape in like a year:laugh:

But like I mentioned above, be careful on what you do, I read someone saying that they jump up on chairs or tables to get attention during lives, that's cool, BUT! Watch what you do because kids mock CEC. So if you do it, kids think its ok that they can do it, and they might hurt themselves.

Hopefully this will settle things here.

[CEC TechMan]

I should have known KidCheck would save the day! He knows the standards better than I do. Incidentially, I am a GM and I do abide by the rules. I did start as a tech though.
To Matt R - You should go to TX and make the training vids for the LIVE shows. You're by far one of the greatest Chuck E.'s I've seen. The only flaw was the kids coming up to Chuck E and him not noticing them and whatnot. I wish I had a cast member as enthusiasic as he is about playing Chuck. Anytime I post on here I get a negative reaction, which doesn't really bother me I think it's just because I am to the point and most people don't care for that. In any event, thanks KidCheck... you rock! :cec_smile:

[Cheese670]

Ok TIME OUT!
Everybody wins! There were some great valid points by everyone, but CEC Tech Man is correct as well as some of you who posted. The reason why your not supposed to pat kids on the head is because you risk the passing of LICE! If you pat one kid who has it, it will get on the chuck fur, and then when pat the next kid, BAM! It's been passed.
The reason why your not supposed to go outside or to connecting restuarants is becuase if something happens to you (like the head, hands, & shoes falls off) then not only can the connecting restuarants sue CEC (for causing controversy) but as well as everyone outside (which could be hundreds).
The reason why your not supposed to sit down with families is because it is a Health Violation. Your sweat or Chuck fur could fall into there food which could cause a lot of problems.
Just be careful what you do, yes making magic and going above and beyond is important, but rules are rules and they must be followed.

Here are some of the rules for CEC Costume:
Current CEC Costume Rules:
Rule #1
Never Talk (This one is a given)
Rule #2
No Autographs (The reason for this one is because there is no official autograph style for CEC and castmembers do not practice a CEC autograph, thus making each autograph from a differen't Cast Member, non accurate. Disney CM's practice this over and over making sure that each character from a differen't CM would have the same looking autograph.
Rule #3
No Sitting Down/Patting Kids on the Head (Mentioned Above)
Rule #4
Your Not Supposed to Go Outside (Mentioned Above)
Rule#5
No Sexual Jesters (Another given)
Rule #6
If a Kid is Scared, Walk Away (Walk away, and maybe try again later)
Rule #7
Do Not Cause Harm to a Kid (Do not fight back, get a cast member to assist you, or use the TIME OUT signal)
Rule #8
Do Not Take Off Any of the Costume (Another given)

I think I'm missing one, I haven't seen the CEC General tape in like a year:laugh:

But like I mentioned above, be careful on what you do, I read someone saying that they jump up on chairs or tables to get attention during lives, that's cool, BUT! Watch what you do because kids mock CEC. So if you do it, kids think its ok that they can do it, and they might hurt themselves.

Hopefully this will settle things here.

So basicly we need to keep Chuck E Cheese and every CM in a bubble...
I understand most of the rules but rule 3 is the one I have a problem with. Kids are going to spread head lice no matter what... They can just hug CEC and that can pass it from kid to kid... so what are we going to say next no hugs?!?! The CEC General tape only says NOT to MESS up a guest hair... doesn't say anything about not patting a child on the head.

[ChuckECheese383]

in the general video they showed me, it never said CEC couldnt sit down with guests and usually if anyone does it at my store, the guests usually have already eaten their food, so theres no food on the table for fur to possibly fall in. i figure if that were really a problem, my manager would have stated that it isnt allowed. yeah our tape never said anything about patting on the head either, it says clearly NOT to Mess up their hair due to the fact they may want to take pictures and what not. plus any good CEC, if asked to sit down by a guest would do it to keep the guests happy and thats what really matters.

[puppetmaster29]

" This is a sparring program. Similar to the program reality of the matrix. It has the same basic rules, rules like gravity. What you must learn is that these rules are no different then the rules of a computer system. Some of them can be bent, others can be broken." :)

lol.. Sorry, I felt compelled to type that. You know.... something random.

[chuckrules]

yes there are very good valid points to what cectechman, and to what some of the other's pointed out to also. cec tech man might of come across rude to what he said posted above. i'm very sure he didn't mean to come across that way at all. and i agree with some of what rececca and andrea says on here. So not every one is all wrong. And not everyone is all right.

[Aaron]

I've gone through the entire thread, I'm not going to get into the standards deal because I don't want to hop into that controversial pool yet, too easly in the season ;) but I will say that one thing that caught my attention and I felt the need to address, is the issue of Chuck E's voice. Under no circumstances should any employee of CEC try to do Chuck's voice while in suit, seen or unseen, whether working at a franchised or company operated restaurant. For assurance on your standards, please see your general manager. Chuck E. Cheese's is a restaurant where a kid can be a kid, and is celebrating its 30th year of making magical memories. We have numerous employees of the company on hand, as well as managers, and higher-ups, however I'd like to remind everyone that everyone's views are appreaciated and accepted here, as long as they're not flaming rants. Please be respectful of others views, and facts, when presented.

And a friendly reminder...
Showbiz Pizza.com assumes no credit or responsibility for posts made by our forum members. This forum is to be used at one's own risk, and there is no guarantee of service. We will not be held responsible for posts that evade our notice.

[CEC Kid Check]

Rules are rules, like Mike said, if you want to break them, go right on ahead. Every store has differen't visions on polices...some are more lenient than others. You should talk to your General Manager about the rules I mentioned above and tell him/her what I said about the passing of lice, and health violations and find out for yourself if what I said is true or not, I'm telling you know what I said is true, it will save some of you who don't believe me, the effort and time.

Ok first the hand on head deal. Whether its messing with there hair or patting there head, its the same thing!! Your still physically touching the hair! You can pat it and it could easily mess it up! Now the probability of spreading lice through the CEC hands is way greater than spreading from CEC shirt. Whether you rub, pat, or mess with there hair, it could easier get transfered to the fur...the fur is just like hair, and lice lives in those conditions; then when you go to the next kid and make hand to head contact, and it can easily be passed.
Every kid is a differen't height, weight, shape, size...and they all don't hug the same way and in the same spot, reducing the probability of passing lice through a shirt since the shirt isn't always making direct contact with the hair. There's difference between direct contact and little contact...another example is a hat, you shouldn't share a hat with someone who has lice, because when you put the hat on, your making direct contact with your hair easily passing it...

Ok Health Violation 101, Now when you wipe down a table, your actually sanitizing it. Sanitizer cleans and kills germs and bacteria off of surfaces. When you finish cleaning the table it has been sanitized and is ready for the next person to sit there. When they touch the table and there food, they are putting there bacteria/germs on and around the table causing very little harm since this is there's. When you sit down as CEC at the table, you risk the passing of your bacteria, the kids you touched, your sweat, CEC hair...etc..
Now I know someone is going to say "So, the bacteria was already there from the guest" or "What if the kid hugged CEC, got his germs, and brought it back to the table" Well yes, but you would of prevented these problems if you didn't sit at the table to begin with. And the second quote is the reason why you are supposed to wash your hands before you eat. People's own bacteria/germs aren't going to hurt them, but from others it will.
Now I never said you can't go up to the table and say hello, but make sure you don't touch the table, seat, or w/e otherwise it would have to be sanitized to be safe to eat upon again.

Please if you have any questions about the chemicals, sanitizers, or saftey your store uses, refer to the MSDS (thats Material Saftey Data Sheets). This comes quite in handy and makes a good quiz question against your trainers and managers.

[PuroMax]

I think Kidcheck/Techman have gotten slightly OCD with things, but there are definitely degrees of conduct that the list includes which I would consider unacceptable.

1. Dancing on tables: That just strikes me as stupid. Every kid who sees Chuck E doing that is going to want to be like him, and a fair few will try it.

2. Putting ice down cast members' backs: Dare I say harrassment.

3. Leaving the store: In an indoor mall perhaps it's ok, but if you're just going to the next business over to show them chuck you've stopped adding to the guest experience and just started goofing off in the suit.

I used to touch a kid's head if they were bald. The whole lice thing never even occurred to me.

I think the only way Chuck sitting at a table would classify as a health code violation is if the inspector was in-house and considered it evidence of rodents. Cashiers who don't think before fixing the salad bar is a much higher risk factor than chuck picking up someone's drink and holding it to his face. And unless someone licks the surface after you touch it, it's rather far fetched that disease could be spread through a seat or tabletop from fur hands, just my $.o2

[CEC TechMan]

Don't refer to anything I said as OCD... shame on you! I don't know about the sitting at a table as being a health violation... that doesn't really make any sense to me. In our store, it's just not polite to interrupt people while they are relaxing or eating. We have three stores in our group and the things I mentioned are how all are run. The dancing on tables, using Chuck's voice, and leaving the store are things that should go without saying. What's with all that wanna-be-legal-jargon you posted, aaron? People say I'm too serious....
:cec_thumbs:

[kaittttt]

Don't refer to anything I said as OCD... shame on you! I don't know about the sitting at a table as being a health violation... that doesn't really make any sense to me. In our store, it's just not polite to interrupt people while they are relaxing or eating. We have three stores in our group and the things I mentioned are how all are run. The dancing on tables, using Chuck's voice, and leaving the store are things that should go without saying. What's with all that wanna-be-legal-jargon you posted, aaron? People say I'm too serious....
:cec_thumbs:

Alright...soo... I've finally decided to say something.

First of all, it is Aaron's JOB as the head administrator to keep people in this forum in-line (well...actually... it's our moderators' jobs, but they don't seem to do them). A lot of the people who post here are employees, and although we can't control WHO reads the forum because we keep this public ( like managers or people from the company ), we TRY to remind the employees that those people COULD see their posts and what they say publicly could put their jobs at risk, dig?
Also... I wanted to mention. Watch your attitude.

I've seem plenty of posts from you. And no. It's NOT because you "get to the point", it's because it's just plain MEAN. You come across as a nasty person in a lot of your posts, so just watch it. Being a smartass isn't cute and nobody's impressed, so just watch what you say and HOW you say it.

Thanks.

[VegaNova]

Really I don't see how standards are such an argumentative issue. I don't know what CEC's corporate rules are in regard to the costumes so I'm not even getting into that. To be realistic though, that doesn't matter that much - corporate guidelines and standards are pretty basic and the same no matter what company you're dealing with. CEC isn't that unique at a corporate level, and most corporate rules are over generalized and unrealistic anyway.

BUT my take on this would be to figure out what your GM expects for his/her store. If they are a good manager they will know what is to be expected, and also will adhere as much as possible to guidelines passed down from higher up. Every store is different, as much as corporate wants them to be cookie-cutter it just doesn't always work out that way. And if anyone knows what will work best in your store it should be your GM.

I'm totally diggin on the Matrix reference that Michael posted earlier in this thread. Standards are more like guidelines rather than unquestionable biblical rules. I'm sure that they have reasons behind them, and probably good ones, but really, so long as you're being a good sport and making magic and pulling in money for the company who really cares whether or not it's perfectly "by the book" or not. Again - this would be up to your GM's discretion.

I'm not sure about the lice thing... that seems like a far stretch for me. I know enough about them to think it's a bit of a push. But others like not appearing outside the store are probably nothing more than a liability/insurance issue. Most places have policies similar to this and it all boils down to keeping injuries and lawsuits at bay.

I'm not an expert on this, and everyone has their own points of view and rules they follow and that's fine. But being that this thread seems to be getting heated, just please refrain from taking shots at one another.

Besides, at the end of the day you'll all be adhearing to the standards you feel like anyway right??...

[Cheese670]

are there different training videos?

[amelovesjasper]

A quick note before I read the rest of the thread -

I just got trained last week. Never once in any training video I have seen for Chuck E, have they mentioned not being able to sit down with families. I watched the most recent one, and there are others on youtube. So while it may seem to be an unwritten rule, no one has EVER told me in my store, nor in the training tapes not to do it.

Also, you guys are taking this way too seriously. I read the list with good humor, and laughed about a lot of things that were listed - I mean, who can honestly pull a 360 in Chuck's suit?

And for those who mentioned Disney (I'm sorry, I don't remember who it was), I think its an excellent idea to look up to them. Perhaps we should look at their costumes, and take note of what they do - wether it be sitting with families, or patting children's heads, or whatever.

I mean, if I am forced to just WALK around, and get grabbed by Dad's (this happened to me, no kidding) to take photos, and hug kids when I can HARDLY SEE, I want to try atleast to have FUN with it.

...Yeah. Hope I didn't offend no one.

...Give me a Jasper costume I wanna walk around like a cowboy going to a showdown.

[pstar321]

I thought this fourm was sopose to be about fun. Ovesly I started some big war because people cant simply state other "Violations" that they have done in the CEC suit for extra enertainment to thier guests. And about CEC Standard, their standard is to 1.) Have fun while you work and 2.) Every Guest Leaves Happy. Never in a million years would I provide harmful entertainment to guests. And you can't say the Matt R. is way out of line by going to a baseball game. Or that other dude who rode around on a school bus? I call this post OVER. No point in getting people all hyped and upset over "VIOLATIONS" of the CEC suit and all these "STANDARDS". I officially appologize for this thread. Now please DON'T REPLY!
Can the Administrator please lock this post so we don't have to listen to people *****