warehouse associate

stage manager

specialist tours manager

senior tax accountant

security guard

Feld Entertainment, Inc.

A typical day at work didn't exist in my role at the organization.  The vast amount of responsibility and touch-points in and outside the organization that my job possessed made for unique and exciting days with each passing one.

I learned how to think and function like an entrepreneur at Feld Entertainment.  After 14 years there, the biggest takeaways and skill-sets developed for me were:  effective research, analytical thinking, relationship-building, negotiations, and a marketing prowess second to none in the live events/entertainment industry.

Leadership is not one of Feld's strong-suits.  It is not formally or procedurally developed nor rewarded.  Management of data and information is, but of people - not. This is probably the biggest downfall of the organization (or at least department I worked in) because you can have some of the worst leaders in positions of leadership without them having to possess the direly necessary training and traits that make for great leaders, and thus, truly great organizations.

Yet, one of the best parts of the organization were/are its people (particularly in the Event Marketing & Sales Dept.) - the family atmosphere that is created and established among a collection of individuals who come together for a common vision and who know how to collaborate, support, and serve each other (but still compete when necessary) with dignity and genuine likeness is remarkable.

I come to work, I try to prep for things I know I need to do while simultaneously expecting an urgent call for other matters but I had a team and we are good about watching each others backs and taking on extra responsibilities of a fellow, swamped coworker from time to time.
I learned how the workflow is processed, what was to be covered by ourselves and what to escalate, the questions to ask from the user to fulfill their needs promptly, and a plethora of other tasks from configurations to printer maintenance.
Our direct managers were always looking out for the team and still do, but our more senior managers tended to ignore or shirk at the requests from us that they did not want to here. We took it with a grain of salt however and adapted to changes that were adopted, even if a few were thought to be poorly thought out.
The hardest part of the job for me, was the number of jobs I took on, I controlled equipment purchasing and orders, I was responsible for all of the printers and copiers in the building (well over 100), and my standard duties of running work orders and desktop support.
I enjoyed the moments of down time that happened briefly during the day just to relax and have a coffee (cocoa, in my case) and have a chat with my coworkers, although an XBox would have been nice...

I work five to six days a week, 60-80 hours a week. This would be awesome if i was payed hourly, but i'm not. It would be annoying if i was salary, but a I'm not. my pay check is 100% commission based, meaning i only get payed for a max of 10 hours a week. The other 50-70 hours during the week I'm slaving away. Lift this, move that, unload this, re-load that, make cotton candy, collect cotton candy, ect. All of this for free, so i can have the "privilege" of trying to sell cotton candy to people for a whooping $12 a bag, of which i receive 10%. my average paycheck this year has been about $400 a week, which wouldn't be to bad for a job that requires no skills other than shouting, but as i have already stated, i work up to 80 hours a week. The staff are all completely incompetent and most of my co-workers speak another language. I have also been told that i wouldn't get a promotion because i was "to good" at my job, and it would be a waste to promote me to a higher position. so instead they gave the position to my girlfriend, with zero experience in this line of work. Dont get me wrong, i was happy for her, but i still fail to see how this was a sound business decision.

I lived, traveled, worked, and played with my family. Every one in my family was employed, from myself to my 7 year old. It was the ideal circumstance. 

Working in such a place is terrifically stimulating, as circus is a living art. People fly, talk to animals, and do daring things. People of many nation, ethnicities, etc., came together to create and maintain something extraordinary day after day for the joy and entertainment of others. 

Management was dynamically subtle due to the nature of our environment. There was never a "typical" day. We traveled and lived on the rails. Work place culture is very hands on and focused. There are no idle parts. Everyone from crew members to performing artists are interdependent on each other. 

The hardest part of the job was always the strangers who crafted distasteful myths about our way of life, in particular, our animals. 

I very much enjoyed speaking to the press and am very comfortable in any medium of the press. It gave me the opportunity to share my joy and knowledge of the circus environment.

The covid-19 pandemic truly hurt this industry and company. 90% of the work force was let go in one day. It was just a horrific unprecedented and unexpected situation, and even though hard decisions were made, I do think HR and management did the best they could for everyone given the circumstances.   
All that aside, I am truly grateful for the over 6 years of work experience in this company. My immediate supervisor and work team were all great people to work with and overall I had a solid life-work balance.  There is a tendency to promote within, and to hire by personal reference, so overall it is like a huge transnational tight and sometimes dysfunctional family, who works like a well oiled machine. Some processes could be updated or improved. After trying something new,  you learn why some are done the same way for so long. Some departments are easier to work for than others but overall I'm sure I'd apply again once the industry is back to normal. I am proud I was part of it for so long. Needles to say, I miss it. 

I have worked with the FELD Consumer Product (FCP) division of FELD Entertainment since 2010 as both an independent contractor and a member of management for the Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey Circus where my duties included following the instructions of those facilitating the loading and unloading of equipment from semi trucks and train wagons. I lived and worked with a crew of roughly 30 to 50 individuals with the stated goal of providing excellent customer service and enhancing the customers experience at the Circus. Preparation for the show involved a wide array of assignments carried out individually and as part of small teams in order to meet a hard deadline. Coordinating with co-workers, staff members and management was paramount to the success of an enriching experience for consumers.

The majority of my work at Feld Entertainment consisted of media relations, promotional campaigning, constructing trade agreements, and administrative assistance. Due to the constant phone calls and emails, you sharpen your communication skills immensely. Feld has an open door policy and everyone in the office is there to help you. All of my co-workers were welcoming, helpful, and fun-loving people. 

The summer job for the interns was to help the DFW marketing director with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Presents Dragons in the DFW area. Toward the end of summer when the show was in town, we worked long hours but the time seemed to fly by because of the work that needed to be done and the people we were surrounded by. The most enjoyable part of the job was knowing that I was helping to bring the circus to children and families and that they would end up with a fun experience.

The Entertainment industry has collapsed right now with Covid19 with 90% of Feld employees and departments terminated (not laid off) and once the industry gets back on it's training wheels former employees can apply for newly created job titles. Prior to Covid touring production staff and crew worked 50 to 70 hours per week with no work life balance at all once also the travel from city to city and hotel check in and out is also factored in on top of those hours.  Post Covid those long work hours could be even higher as positions are combined with more responsibilities waiting for the industry to get back up again,,.. (speculation).

It's not a bad job, it's just extremely stressful a lot. The benefits are good, the pay is good for my experience, they train you well if you have a background in automotive or heavy equipment, and traveling the country & world is extremely fun. But the hours and work environment aren't the best. 
More than once I worked 70+ hour weeks because they scheduled shows too close together and there was too much damage to the trucks. lots of 16+ hour days in places where it can reach negative temperatures or triple digits. however, if you say anything at all about the temperature or hours, you are looked at as weak and you can't do the job. 
Working at Monster Jam is looked at as more of a lifestyle than a career by most of the veterans who have been there for 5+ years, and if you don't devote almost every day of your life to it, then they think you shouldn't be there. Yet, as I said, it's not a bad job and there are a lot of perks that come with it, You just have to be able to handle stress well. 

They work you like a dog (60-70 hrs a week), expect you to give them million dollar ideas for the price of a pat on the back. Work a lot for free as well. Load in and load outs were unpaid, as well as travel days. Only good thing was traveling, and stand rent and room rent ammounted to $65 a week (and you of course shared the room with someone else). Eating was close to impossible as there was typically no time to eat if you were in a busy spot, and by the time you were off work restaurants in your area were closed depening on the city. Takes quite a while to get the hang of learning how to survive on the road. If you are a self drivin individual you can make good money, but if you run into a unhonest operator you can lose everything you work your a** off for cause it's their word against yours and now you owe them $1000. There were a few times where you worked 24 hour shifts. Typically when you follow a show from one country to another. 

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