camouflage2 wrote on 12/02/08 at 8:29am:Just because they currently have a good crop of films
doesn't necessarily mean people are coming out for
them. That said, most people I know, though not real
directly affected by all this financial upheaval, have
been playing it safer, cutting back here and there, due
to the paranoia and fear in the air.
That said, it is bullshit to cut back prime movie going
time during what I've always thought was one of the
busiest times of the year for theaters. Maybe they just
don't have as many people working for the late show?
It seems like there's always a handful of staff standing
or walking around with nothing to do later in the night.
when they cut their 2pm shows, they actually let some employees go.
i don't think that's the case this time, but I just heard of an employee who as a result of the new cuts is supposed to come in for what's left of her old shift from like 6 until 8 once a week to make, i dunno, $17 minus taxes. [joe biden] come on, let's get real here! [/joe biden]
the nature of working at a theatre is that there's always a rush as movies are letting in/letting out, and not much to do at the other times. so when you see people standing around, it's prolly during one of those lulls.
fwiw, they're doing great box office this month. the timing of these cuts is baffling.
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