I'm really enjoying my job at Build-A-Bear. It's been a lot of fun. I particularly like being a Stuffer. That means I sit at the stuffing machine and, with the help of the bear owner, stuff the animal, give him/her a heart, and sew him up. The best part of that is that you get to talk to all kinds of people and their kids. Being in Downtown Disney means that we get a lot of out-of-towners so it's fun to hear about where people are from and why they're here and if they're having a good time (nobody has fessed up to having a bad time as of yet). I've gotten quite a few Canadians, and then people mostly from the West (Utah being very common, as well as Northern California). I've also been on 3 people's vacation videos. That part is interesting because it's always Dad behind the camera filming me and the child(ren) stuffing, and I feel kind of silly knowing that I am the complete stranger who is going to be immortalized in a video they will probably never watch again. But hey, maybe one day I'll show up on YouTube!
Posted by Shelby at November 15, 2006 09:03 PMHey, you never know; you could end up as America's next big sublebrity, Shelby the Ursine Sewing Lady!
I'd pay money to see that.
Posted by: Neil Morse at November 17, 2006 07:03 AMYou just wait. You'll be in THOUSANDS of pictures and videos by the time Christmas is over...and you'll DEFINITELY find the folks that aren't having a good time eventually...
Working on a Disney site can be great fun...and it can be very challenging. You'll meet ALL KINDS of people *wink wink, nudhe nudge*