Generally, out of all resort staff members, entertainers have the longest days. My day usually started at 8 or 9 a. My days usually ended anytime from 11 p. The No. A big part of my job was to accompany guests to bars and dance clubs, host parties and make sure everyone had the time of their life. Which sounds nice, right?
Sometimes it was. Having people from all over world tell me that I made their vacation fun was one of the greatest rewards of the job. But sometimes, especially after a hour day, I just wanted to go home or escape to a Mexico City Airbnb. But at a resort, if a guest looks bored, no one cares about how tired you are. You have to stay, start a party, and get the bored tourists out on the dance floor!
Generally, resort workers get one day off a week. But if a team member gets sick, or if there are more tourists or work than usual, the days off get canceled. When I once worked two weeks non-stop, some people told me I was lucky that it was only two weeks. But I was surprised to find out that my measly salary as an entertainer was actually among the highest salaries in the resort industry.
Most days were rewarding; I ate and sat with tourists from all over the world and learned about what they enjoyed about the resort and listened to their stories about what it was like to live in their part of the world.
Some guests even taught me how how to say a few things in Dutch, German and Italian. But on busy days, we sometimes skipped lunch because we had to finish planning the theme nights or rehearsing for shows. All, at my resort, entertainment staff were the only employees who were allowed to eat in the buffet. Other employees had to eat in the staff kitchen, where only one or two very basic and sometimes gross meals were available.
