Wednesday, July 01, 2009
More Media Hysteria Strikes Universal (cont'd)
One of my pet peeves is the way "the media" sensationalizes every accident at a theme park.
It seems that every time someone gets injured, it's a newsworthy event and the injured person becomes a "victim."
This time round, it's an employee at Universal Orlando's Dueling Dragons attraction in Islands of Adventure.
No word on the extent of the injuries. Did he/she slip and fall, break a leg, or get impaled? Who knows. But WESH solemnly reports that, "The victim was transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center for treatment."
Obviously, I hope the injured worker is okay, but give me a break.
How many people get injured on the job in Orlando every day? Lots, I'd guess. But only at a theme park does it become "news."
It seems that every time someone gets injured, it's a newsworthy event and the injured person becomes a "victim."
This time round, it's an employee at Universal Orlando's Dueling Dragons attraction in Islands of Adventure.
No word on the extent of the injuries. Did he/she slip and fall, break a leg, or get impaled? Who knows. But WESH solemnly reports that, "The victim was transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center for treatment."
Obviously, I hope the injured worker is okay, but give me a break.
How many people get injured on the job in Orlando every day? Lots, I'd guess. But only at a theme park does it become "news."
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I've worked at Universal Orlando for several years and am surprised that there are not more injuries to its employees. I'm sure there are ... but we never hear about them. The lack of training and lack of safety procedures ignored in order to save a buck are astounding. The employee handbook is such a joke! It is used only to managements benefit. People are shamefully underpaid for the hard work they do. It is trully disgraceful that more is not known about the "mafia" style practices of advancements and promotions within the company. How decent peoples hard work and efforts to advance are ignored and "friends" of influential people are promoted. I could mention how drugs and alcohol infulence major decisions within magagement but that is another huge story. Universal deserves all its bad luck.
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