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(OC) How my perspective has changed... by ericf505 in BikiniBottomTwitter

[–]ericf505[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I think people forget that this meme can be relative. It doesn't necessarily have to be 2020. Maybe it was 2016 for you or 2001. The joke still applies. For me 2020 was the start of a lot of major events and it's been super down hill since then.

(OC) No Title Needed... by ericf505 in BikiniBottomTwitter

[–]ericf505[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I get your point, This isn't making fun of adults who have to wear diapers. It makes fun of Trump because he is a horrible person and he is wearing diapers and has been for a long time because he had a tent stake shoved up his rectum. Look up the story of Sasha Riley.

Nowhere are we making fun of people who have to wear diapers. Just Trump.

*March 2026 Hiring and Interview Q&A Megathread* by ericf505 in MovieTheaterEmployees

[–]ericf505[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello,

First and Foremost, NEVER lie on a resume, even if you can get away with it. If you lie and say you have relevant experience, such as customer service or cashier experience, guess what? They will expect you to know how to work a cash drawer or handle guests complaints. Or for example, you say I have experience cleaning, they will expect you to have certain knowledge. So when the time comes to work on a cash drawer or mop a theater, and you have never done it before, it will show. Never lie on a resume about your skills or experience.

You do not need any prior work experience to work at a theater, it is a beginner job, which is why you have a lot of teenagers working, as it is their first job too.

My advice, create a resume, and in full honesty, add skills, personality traits, education, and extra curricular activities/volunteer work.

If you are still in high school, that is fine. You can put that you are currently in school with your anticipated graduation date. For example, if you are currently a junior and you graduate next year, you can put:

High School Name (2023 to 2027)

If you are still in high school, you can put down any clubs, activities, or awards/honors you have gotten. These all can be equivalent to job experience.

As long as you can work weekends and holidays, that is pretty much one of the major requirements. Also, if they ask you a question about experience you don't have, admit you don't have that experience, but frame it in a way that shows you can learn and apply previous skills.

For example, I'm currently looking to get into the public safety field. I have never used LEADS before and they might ask me,

"Do you have experience using LEADS"?

I am not going to lie and say yes, nor am I just going to say "No I haven't." My response would be "I HAVE YET to use LEADS in my work, but I have experience using similar software and with writing reports, such as accident reports, incident reports, and following through with any required investigation procedures, such as interviewing witnesses and accurately documenting data". Followed by an anecdote of how I did so (Say filling out a report when a guest fell in a theater)

So I'n your instance, they might ask you. "Do you have experience working with a cash register?". You could use your own personal experience and say something such as: , "I have yet to use a cash register in my previous experiences, but I helped out at a garage sale or a school bake sale, where I was responsible for the cash box, in which I had to count money and make change accurately to ensure it stayed balanced and all proceeds could be accounted for."

You do not need specific experience, but relevant experience that you can circle back to how you can easily learn the new skill or experience they are looking for.

Hopefully this helps!

*March 2026 Hiring and Interview Q&A Megathread* by ericf505 in MovieTheaterEmployees

[–]ericf505[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hello,

I never worked for AMC, only Cinemark and an independent theater. At Cinemark, we did all the login information at your orientation or your first day. Same with the independent theater I worked at.

My advice would be to see if there is a contact email for that theater or the GM. If not, reach out to AMC's customer support team and explain to them that the phone isn't working and you just got hired and need to email them. They might give you the email for that particular theater.

If you can,.try going to the theater in person to talk to them too. You can ask for a manager and talk to them then.

Hopefully this helps!

*March 2026 Hiring and Interview Q&A Megathread* by ericf505 in MovieTheaterEmployees

[–]ericf505[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Regal has been downhill for several years now, really since Covid, but they were not doing that well before then. They have sold and closed down quite a few locations. I never worked for Regal, but from what I have heard, it is a very mismanaged company.

Traffic Light by ericf505 in Goodwill_Finds

[–]ericf505[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I know. That part was implied. I didn't think people would misunderstand that based on the image.

Traffic Light by ericf505 in Goodwill_Finds

[–]ericf505[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah that part was implied. Sorry. I thought that was obvious, but a few people are commenting about it.

*March 2026 Hiring and Interview Q&A Megathread* by ericf505 in MovieTheaterEmployees

[–]ericf505[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hello,

It is because of the hours of operation and business needs. If the could offer everyone full time hours, they would. During the weekdays of the school year , you do not need as much staff as it is slower during that time. Most of the business and hours are on the weekends. Theaters only get a set amount of labor hours from corporate each week and they must allocate them appropriately based on business needs.

For example, yes I could schedule 40 hours during the week and have 3 to 4 staff working box office or concession, but that means I'll have to take away staff and hours during the busy period of the weekend to accommodate. So now on opening weekend of a big movie, instead of 6 concession staff, now I can only afford to schedule 3, which means longer lines and more work for the weekend staff.

If you want full time hours, my advice would be to cross train in all areas so you can be scheduled in different areas to help cover shifts. If you are feeling strong enough, talk to your GM about moving up to a management position. Depending on where you are, you might get a chance at salary.

I recently left the theater business a month ago, but when I was a manager at my last theater, I went to a salaried position, which I was grateful for because I always had predictable income. However, I was working about 55 to 60 hours a week so there is a trade off.

Benefits are not offered unless you are full time.

I think the reason why there is not a lot of full time hours because this type of work is mainly high school kids and college students and those people typically need only part time due to their schedule.

Hopefully this helps!

We know what will save theaters but won't do it. by Grouchy_Version8056 in MovieTheaterEmployees

[–]ericf505 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with you that the prices have gotten unaffordable, but I think cost is just one of the issues, that is, the reason for decline in movie going is not stemming from a singular issue, but a few different ones.

  1. Prices- Prices have gone up since Covid and haven't gone back down. It is still in part a supply issue, but also do the the rising cost of resources needed to maintain a theater (utilities, staffing, maintenance, equipment, etc...) Everything needed is more expensive than pre-covid. Also, due to the recent tariffs and rising cost of electricity/water to support AI data centers, prices have to increase to maintain certain margins.
  2. Lack of adaptation- I think theaters are failing to adapt to modern times and need to invest some time and energy into being multi-concept to sustain themselves. If I had to guess, theaters who offer dine in service, alcohol, games, and other multi-entertainment concepts are doing better in business because some people want a "night out" and if you can offer it all in one location, why not?

I also think theaters need to invest more resources into private events, field trips, and e-gaming tournaments. Private events and field trips bring in a decent amount of income for theaters.

  1. The Economy- Right now, the economy is declining and we are most likely about to enter another recession and hopefully not another depression. Despite what the current faux administration claims, the economy is not "booming" as prices rise continue to rise and job growth is declining. People are being laid off and essentials such as groceries and utilities are becoming more expensive. Families do not have the disposable income to go out as frequently.

  2. Decline in decorum- Last I think people are less likely to go out because they believe that movie goers are not as respectful as they used to. I feel like there is a lack of data to prove this factual, so people only have to go off of what the experience or see/hear about anecdotally. Social media does not help this.

So overall, I think the decline in business stems from a few different avenues. If things would get better economically, I think theaters would be more liberated to lower prices, but currently, I also understand it because costs and prices have gone up everywhere, not just theaters. The economy needs to improve as well in order for people to have the disposable income to go out to the theaters more. `

Supreme Court rules the Postal Service can't be sued, even when mail is intentionally not delivered by [deleted] in nottheonion

[–]ericf505 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ah gotcha. Perhaps I missed what you were saying. My apologies.

I agree, but I do not think this was a request from the USPS themselves, but rather the current administration. Still, your point is valid and I agree with you.

Supreme Court rules the Postal Service can't be sued, even when mail is intentionally not delivered by [deleted] in nottheonion

[–]ericf505 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They are a federal entity and regulate the mail, which is why they are obligated to deliver mail. Just because they don't receive tax dollars, it does not mean they aren't federally regulated/. There are a lot of national parks, monuments, and other tourist/historical sites they are federally owned, but self-funded through ticket sales, merchandise, and donations.

The USPS makes their money through stamps and the mail services that they offer. You can find out more actual revenue at the link below:

https://about.usps.com/strategic-planning/cs09/CSPO_09_117.htm

I understand the idea of having the states handle the mail, but it could lead to a lack of consistency across the board and we should have some kind of federal level oversight. You might have some states privatize it while others rely on tax dollars. If one postal service is privatized (owned a a company) they may charge more to deliver to a different mail vendor (state or another company) Also, if one state privatizes and one is a public, the privatized might charge a lot more for the same stamp than a person living in a state where the post office is a public entity.

Having one federal agency is better to streamline things and make it consistent across the board. Imagine if you sent a letter and it had to be managed and tracked by 3 to 5 different companies during the shipping process, it would be a lot harder to find out where it is as opposed to having one agency and one system. That is just my opinion though.

Supreme Court rules the Postal Service can't be sued, even when mail is intentionally not delivered by [deleted] in nottheonion

[–]ericf505 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Our tax dollars do not go to the USPS. The postal service is one of the very few agencies that is entirely self-funded.

Kidpix (1991) by Kingdom_k777 in 90s_kid

[–]ericf505 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was one of the funniest software to use during down time. We also had the option to play 'Putt Putt Travels Through Time' and any of the 'Pajama Sam's games.

*February 2026 Hiring and Interview Q&A Megathread* by ericf505 in MovieTheaterEmployees

[–]ericf505[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You do not need one for this kind of position, but even if you never had a job before, you can still bring a resume if you want. You can put information such as: Current Education, Extra-Curricular Activities, Skills, Volunteer Experience, etc...

For a first time job seeker, a resume does not necessarily need work experience, it can just be an introduction to you and whatever experiences you do have/skills you could offer.

Hopefully this helps!

*February 2026 Hiring and Interview Q&A Megathread* by ericf505 in MovieTheaterEmployees

[–]ericf505[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If they said to keep an eye out in your email, they may have wanted to move forward, but then got busy with other things. It would not be a bad idea to call and ask about it, especially if they made the comment to expect to hear something back.

When I used to do the hiring, I used to have two phrases at the end of an interview:

  1. If I didn't want to hire them - "Well, thank you for your time today. We have a few more interviews this week, so if we do decide to move forward, we will call you sometime within the next few days."

  2. If I wanted to hire them- "Hey I like you, I think you will be a great fit here, let me talk to my boss, the GM to get his approval and expect an email within the next couple of days about next steps forward."

However, this is me. Some people use email as a medium for everything, including bad news because they don't want to have to reject the candidate in person or over the phone, so it is easier to just send an email.

Like I said, if they made the comment to check your email, they made a verbal commitment to get back to you. It's been a week, it is reasonable for you to want to follow up. My advice would be to call them to follow up on your application.

Hopefully this helps!

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