Yesterday Tomorrow and Fantasy

First off, let me say that I've had an absolute blast during my program.  I've made some really cool friends and I've had some great experiences.  I love my job, my managers are great and most of the people I work with are awesome.  That being said, my program will forever be a negative one.  The reason is simple: I have never experienced such a high level of being unwanted before this program.  They say this program is a great way to get your foot in the door at Disney, but they don't tell you that door pretty much only leads to hourly roles with the company.  To get anywhere higher, you have to do a Professional Internship.  They tell you you're a valued member of the company, but that value comes from the fact that you're a non-union employee that they can pretty much use however they want, with almost no regard for your feelings or desires.  They tell you that, yes, some Cast Members do not like CPs.  What they don't tell you is to prepare for the open disdain and downright rudeness that most Cast Members will display toward you.  I've had CMs from my location actually look the other way upon passing me in the Utilidor.  Most won't speak to you unless you happen to be a part of a group conversation, and they'll never initiate the conversation.   Most mind-boggling of all is that a good number of CMs I've received hate from were at one point in time CPs themselves.  If something positive happens to you (pay raise, cross training, pretty much anything that's out of your control as a CP), rather than saying something to a person in a higher position, they will proceed to loathe you indefinitely. CPs have no seniority, they have no say in their schedule, and are pretty much hated by everyone they work with.  I almost feel ashamed at times to tell a regular CM that I'm a CP, because you're never quite sure how they'll react to it.  Bottom line, whatever doors may open up for me because of this program, I will never forget the general disdain directed at me and CPs in general.