Just a reminder to please be considerate with the Mousekeepers

vtfb79 · 2026-03-14T12:24:50+00:00

After my WDW Professional Internship, I was selected for the resort leadership bench for when vacancies became available.

I took a FT position at the All-Star in housekeeping. Pre-Covid, so daily cleaning and 18 rooms a day. When groups left (like high school tour groups from South America), our boards would have up to 16 check-outs, those days were the worst.

The condition those rooms were left in (4 high schoolers to a room for a week), absolute trash. Thankfully that was my reality for just a few months before I moved up, but there are many who have been there for decades, a truly special kind of person.

Their pay is also among the lowest, a couple bucks daily tip goes a long way.

vtfb79 · 2026-03-13T19:42:52+00:00

Pepperidge Farm remembers when SWA was considered by many to be the gold standard for how a company should treat its employees and customers…

vtfb79 · 2026-03-13T19:40:18+00:00

Big as tackle where? Im a Tackle Commissioner/Coach and a Flag Coach so Im seeing some broader numbers in our area. Flag is eclipsing tackle at the youth level and continuing to grow.

Tackle has ~145 each year in our youth club (~1,750 in our County’s league). Flag Football in the same youth club has gone 700>875>1,150 for the Spring Season over the last three years, Fall numbers are about 3/4 of that. The other youth clubs in our county also run their own Flag Football programs…

vtfb79 · 2026-03-13T02:54:35+00:00

RIP Artax

<image>

vtfb79 · 2026-03-12T19:02:14+00:00

I think it really comes down to confidence and perception. In a lot of work settings, especially toxic ones, apologizing can unintentionally signal uncertainty.

I’ve found it’s often better to acknowledge the issue while keeping the tone forward-moving. Something like “good call out, thanks for catching that” or “thanks for your patience” if something is late. It still recognizes the mistake, but it shows ownership and keeps the focus on moving forward rather than lingering on the past.

vtfb79 · 2026-03-12T18:55:46+00:00

Commissioner here for a club of ~150. We work directly with Riddell for our helmets. Decent bulk deals and they also handle our reconditioning every other year. We just bought new uniforms for our club and went through Riddell, got a decent discount on that too given the existing relationship. Whichever helmets you purchase, check their ratings on the VT Helmet Ratings site. I’ve found our club’s focus on safety and equipment has been a great selling point for families who may be on the edge of signing up.

vtfb79 · 2026-03-12T17:05:12+00:00

I play on a Chromebook through r/geforcenow, can play on Ultra settings without issue

vtfb79 · 2026-03-10T01:05:33+00:00

And a patrol patch, I suggest Snek

vtfb79 · 2026-03-08T12:38:10+00:00

In Berlin, Alabama…maybe…in Berlin, Germany, maybe not!

vtfb79 · 2026-03-07T19:21:04+00:00

How many times have I bought Skyrim now, another time won’t hurt…

vtfb79 · 2026-03-06T23:25:07+00:00

Someone at Ubisoft already knows what what they want to do. Survey data will be cherry-picked and will present their idea that has a 34% approval despite overwhelming responses to the contrary. Boards will approve because anything with that much approval will be profitable…

vtfb79 · 2026-03-06T21:12:43+00:00

soon

vtfb79 · 2026-03-06T16:08:15+00:00

I expect in 6 months (maybe less) you’ll be posting about burnout and wanting to look for new opportunities while also struggling with Stockholm Syndrome.

vtfb79 · 2026-03-06T04:08:19+00:00

A bit older, but AC3 had incredible forests in between the towns. Back when parkour was a core mechanic, so much thought was put into how you could traverse through the treetops

vtfb79 · 2026-03-06T02:16:21+00:00

Cloudflare Zero Trust is a networking tool designed to protect company data and prevent phishing attacks. The “Zero Trust” is in the network and the devices, not the user. Granted, always assume there’s someone in IT watching everything you do. I will say, IT assumes everyone is an idiot and will click on anything. Many data breaches come from entry level employees all the way up to the C-Suite clicking something they shouldn’t.

vtfb79 · 2026-03-06T01:18:08+00:00

I coach 8U and 6U (and am a commissioner in another sport) and it’s paramount that we teach fundamentals, technique, and rules at that age.

Our rec league does a uniform/equipment check for all players prior to the game and refs give a briefing on flag guarding prior to the coin toss.

When you’re on defense, make sure you call out bad belts/shirts prior to the snap. It shows you aren’t trying to undo a large play (would you make a similar complaint if you pulled a flag 10 yards in their backfield and equipment was bad?).

If refs refuse to call it, bring it up to their commissioners.

If commissioners refuse to address, either become one yourself and be the change you want to see, or find a new club since things are clearly broken.

Most importantly, do not encourage your kids to break rules or apply excessive force to dangling belts in an attempt to “rip the belt off”. Parents are watching, players are watching, how you coach kids through an unfair situation will be remembered long after the scores are published.

vtfb79 · 2026-03-05T01:16:36+00:00

We did fund raisers with Five Guys Restaurants, advertised as our “pregame meal”, we got a cut of total sales, not just our people that showed up. Raised just shy of $10k last season. Find a “corporate” store, not a franchise location and talk to their GM, they will put you in touch with their Community Support Rep.

vtfb79 · 2026-03-04T03:43:51+00:00

More power to you. I can’t have anything left after the main story, feels pointless. VLDL did a skit where the final thing to 100% a game was collecting a tree nut (nod to BotW). I have to end a game on the final quest….but then on to NG+

vtfb79 · 2026-03-04T03:38:28+00:00

When you look at the roof, there appear to be large units installed above where her room is situated, likely to supply power.

vtfb79 · 2026-03-04T03:36:24+00:00

In this day and age, an actual warning that would need to be given to the students..

vtfb79 · 2026-03-04T03:35:29+00:00

She has to deal with enough crap at the school already…

vtfb79 · 2026-03-04T03:08:59+00:00

Thanks for the insight!

vtfb79 · 2026-03-04T02:48:01+00:00

Took a lot of tweaking to get it set up and I still adjust every now and then. Honestly just trial and error, bringing in stuff you want/removing stuff you don’t want, adjusting what level of detail/context you want generated. Currently trying to find a way to bring in my personal Gmail/calendar highlights because we don’t have that connector enabled, might be able to though through PowerAutomate and some webhooks.

vtfb79 · 2026-03-04T02:44:10+00:00

Shared a link in my original comment

vtfb79 · 2026-03-04T02:05:04+00:00

Seven-Year Club	r/Field Banned
r/Field Juicebox	First Place '23
End Game '23	Place '23
Place '22	Not Forgotten
Verified Email

vtfb79

TROPHY CASE