Aramark Orientation

Last night we had our Aramark Orientation at the Surprise Stadium. It was held on the bleacher's veranda where it was very cool - in the 50's. We were informed that we should wear warm clothes, and we did. The entire orientation lasted between about 5:30 PM and 7 PM. We did get paid from the time we clocked in at 5 PM until it was over.

Aramark is responsible for all of the merchandise being sold at all the venues for Pro Bowl and Super Bowl. We will be cashiers at the NFL Experience downtown on all the scheduled days except Super Bowl Sunday where we will run one of the Kiosks at the stadium. Aramark will not be responsible for any of the food concessions or have anything to do with the food at any location.

One glitch that surfaced during the meeting was the transportation aspect. We will have to take the Light Rail system to and from the Convention Center in town which is our work location. The closest terminal to us would be the first location at the start of the system which is located at 19th Ave and Montebello which is about a 40 minute drive for us. That assumes no traffic delays. We will have to start that schedule tomorrow AM when Josie and I both have to be at the Convention Center at 7:30 AM. Unfortunately, we don't begin our scheduled work day until 3 PM. We will have to train from 7:30 until we start and we will work until 11 PM. We will get paid for all that time, but we are not looking forward to the extra long day. I will have to travel the Light Rail each of the six days I am scheduled to work. Both of us travel to the Coliseum at 7:30 AM on Super Bowl Sunday to check-in and get our passes for the Super Bowl and take the shuttle to the stadium for the game. We also return to the Coliseum following the game.

The good news is that following the game on Super Bowl Sunday, the merchandise will be highly discounted for all of us to purchase any gear we would like. Aramark wants to have as little merchandise as possible to return following the big game.

We will not be allowed to take pictures while we are on duty which means the only shots we can take will be while on break or on lunch. We also are asked not to approach any celebrities or political dignitaries while on duty. We'll see how this goes. On the one hand, we are super excited to participate, but on the other hand, is the aggravation with transportation worth the inconvenience?

Hang on for the ride...