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    Posted: 08 February 2007 at 15:16
Originally posted by charlie6002

woo hoo!

another fellow olympic rep! well done u!

im a high season rep cuz im at uni so wont be going till june but still i cant wait!

i dont no either where i will be based since i wont find out until i go to greece for my training but im hoping sumwhere young and lively like malia, faliraki, kos...anywhere!!! woo hoo

i no a couple of other olympic reps who r full season and based in crete!

i cant wait! so once u send off ur deatails and £150 bond...wot happens next? im so eager...i wana no everything lol

xxxx


I have to pay £100...I'm just wondering what it's for? If we leave early, I guess we don't get it back!?
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After you send off your bond its a waiting game!! just gotta sit tight and finish your uni term...



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hey atchoo....if you leave before they send you home you loose your deposit (bond) and all your held commission. Which is given to reps before they go home. Held comission is 2% and last year i got something like 600 euro in held comission. The reps in the busy resorts made over a grand in held comission. Also if you leave early you have to pay your own flights home and the company can charge you for costs endured (this is only if you leave early in the season, like after a month) if this is the case they can charge you the amount your flights out cost plus accomodation costs. Dont worry though Atchoo, you'll have such a great time you wont even contemplate leaving!
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yep its a bond for your apartment but i think that its well worth it and cant wait so where you all going with olympic then it says corfu on the agreement form but i said in the interview i only wanted somewhere young and lively and then i e-mailed julian and he said that its up to the person on the training course so where you all from and when you going
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woo hoo!

another fellow olympic rep! well done u!

im a high season rep cuz im at uni so wont be going till june but still i cant wait!

i dont no either where i will be based since i wont find out until i go to greece for my training but im hoping sumwhere young and lively like malia, faliraki, kos...anywhere!!! woo hoo

i no a couple of other olympic reps who r full season and based in crete!

i cant wait! so once u send off ur deatails and £150 bond...wot happens next? im so eager...i wana no everything lol

xxxx


I have to pay £100...I'm just wondering what it's for? If we leave early, I guess we don't get it back!?


hey hunny

basically the £100 is just a bond....as far as im aware its just to secure ur place...cuz obviously ppl drop out and that way if u did then u wont get the money back

i had to pay £150 and will get it back at the end of the season.

do u no where ur heading yet?

spk soon xxx
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My concern is that I'm going to miss home! I'm only 18! I didn't really expect to get the job. But I DO want the job!
What about the rest of the commission, do you get it each week/month?

Where do you do your washing? haha...silly question probably, but it's things like this that worry me!

Someone also told me that reps have to always wear their hair up. This doesn't sound good, mine is fairly short and bugger to get up!
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woo hoo!

another fellow olympic rep! well done u!

im a high season rep cuz im at uni so wont be going till june but still i cant wait!

i dont no either where i will be based since i wont find out until i go to greece for my training but im hoping sumwhere young and lively like malia, faliraki, kos...anywhere!!! woo hoo

i no a couple of other olympic reps who r full season and based in crete!

i cant wait! so once u send off ur deatails and £150 bond...wot happens next? im so eager...i wana no everything lol

xxxx


I have to pay £100...I'm just wondering what it's for? If we leave early, I guess we don't get it back!?


hey hunny

basically the £100 is just a bond....as far as im aware its just to secure ur place...cuz obviously ppl drop out and that way if u did then u wont get the money back

i had to pay £150 and will get it back at the end of the season.

do u no where ur heading yet?

spk soon xxx


Not yet! Only had the interview/email to say I got the job yesterdat I had a call from them which I accidently missed, GRRR....Reckon they will call back?
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You will miss your frineds and family no doubt, but you will gain new friends who become like family.....i really wouldnt worry about it. and im sure your family will want a cheap holiday to visit you and being the rep you can get them the best rooms in the hotel!!!

As for your washing, plenty of options...the hotels can do it if you ask them or you can just phone someone in to come and pick your washing up. Or if ya skint, you always have a sink to wash ya clothes in!!

As for your hair, im a bloke and i cant remember!! as long as you dont look scruffy you'll be fine!!
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haha, but can you remember reps having their hair down? I know it's a silly question, but oh my God, if I have to wear my hair up it will drive me insane, it NEVER stays up!!
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all the girls with long hair had it tied back...i worked with a lass with short hair and she didnt tie hers back. Mind you we didnt really have any supervisor in resort so we could bend the rules somewhat. For example, your not aloud to eat in front of guests, but the amount of time i was tucking into a beef burger at the hotel bar when a guest walked up to me was unreal. Most of your hotels offer your free food so it would be wrong not to!!!!
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Nice! I guess people see the reps eating and think it's a nice place to eat. Hahaha, they must think we're superheros!

I'm a vegetarian so it's going to be a pain in the ass finding food in some countries, hopefully I won't get Turkey because when I visited with college I had to live on pizza and ''cheese toasts'' as there was nothing else!
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hmm, the greek do like there meats so vegi's do have a much smaller menu to choose from. But most resorts have italian resaurants which have lots of pasta and salad options.

As for the guests thinking were superhero's....75% love you....the other 25% hate you because your the rep of the sh*tty hotel! Some of the guests get so abussive and even violent! i was picked up by this massive irish woman and thrown out of her room once becuase she didnt like the food and when i tested the food and sent of my reprt i found no problem! bear in mind im 22 and 12 1/2 stone myself!!
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Oh my God!! VIOLENT??!

I'm only 5'1, 6 and a half stone, I'll be KILLED!

It's cool that people love you, my mum said that all the kids and stuff idolise you...haha...not sure if there's any truth in it!
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iv got an interview on next week, any tips?? congrats on the job!!
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Originally posted by charlie6002

hey everyone!

i got offered a place!

wwwwoooo hhhhooooo!

ne1 else? xx


I have an interview next week, so if you have any tips id really appreciate it, well done on gettin the job i bet ur really excited!!!
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Whats the uniform like with Olympic? I have to wear a pink suit occasionally with mine (LOL) and a fading from terqoise to pink top. Mmm, sounds nice
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Whats the uniform like with Olympic? I have to wear a pink suit occasionally with mine (LOL) and a fading from terqoise to pink top. Mmm, sounds nice


hey atchoo

stoup worrying hunny, ur be fine...its my first yr so im in the same boat but have lived away from home for 2 yrs now cuz im at uni and it aint too bad. obviously i no we are gona be in a total diff comupany but fink of the amount of rporpl we r gona meet and the exrpoerience that we r gona av, its gona be amazing so chill and dont worry to much!

olymupic uniforms r blue and white.

have u seen first choice (soz but its absoulutly minging!! lol)

any more questions just ask xxx
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I know, it isn't exactly stunning is it? The amount of times I've walked passed their travel agents and wondered what the hell they were wearing! However, I don't care...it's just a job. I heard that we can wear shorts and stuff though, so it shouldn't be too bad?
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The First Choice airport and welcome meeting uniform is awful! The words rupugnant, obhorrent and offensive come to mind when thinking of the First Choice unifrom!! The Olympic one rocks.....especially the girls...always liked to see the Olympic Babes at the airport
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Aye smiles just go for it love its a canny chilled day like - apart from the maths test which i was total bollox at. sounds ridiculous but be yourself - have a laugh be enthusiastic and look as though your listening and interacting - all that kinda stuff u kna! At this point i think theres only 2 of us going to Corfu - from any operator - guna be me and joelcoxsmot on an island to ourselves - more choice anyway hahah
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