Packets & Planning

A few weeks ago Michael and I got our packets in the mail! So now we have all our information and its more planning.  Our start date is officially April 28th and we have to arrive at the office Gardiner, Montana between 7am and 10am which is very early in the morning, so it will probably add another day to our trip.

They sent all sorts of fun information, that I will share with you:

Pay and Hours:

We will be charged a room and board deduction which covers food, housing, internet and utilities.  This will be figured out based on hours worked, but it will not exceed $193 pus tax for every two weeks.  In addition, a deduction is taken out for Medcor which provides health care for seasonal employees.  We should get our first paycheck about three weeks after we get there and then we should be paid every two weeks. Lastly, once we finish our contracted time working in Yellowstone (my employment is over on the 23rd of September, I think Michael's is over a little later I believe) we will receive a bonus of $3 a day for each day we are employed including days off!

The number of hours will vary based on staff needs, but it should vary from 32-48 hrs a week with two days off, though six-day weeks may be required sometimes. 

Housing:

The Lake Hotel employees stay in 1 of 4 dorms across the road from the hotel.  They are Osprey, Goldeneye, Pelican and Teal.  Osprey, Goldeneye, and Pelican are two-story buildings with 50 rooms each.  The rooms have semi-private bathrooms, which seems like maybe two or so rooms share a bathroom.  Each has a lobby area, laundry room and pay phones, though no kitchens, so no cooking at all!!  Teal has 16 rooms with private bathrooms.  They include a twin bed, a small dresser and small closet.

There is also an Employee Recreation Hall with work-out equipment, internet, and a sports court.  There's also an outdoor basketball/volleyball court.  The Employee Pub behind the Lake Lodge so that will be nice to hang out with co-workers.

Goldeneye Dorm

Teal Dorm

Pelican Dorm

Osprey Dorm

We also found out that our address will be:

(Name)

General Delivery -Lake

Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190

if we want to receive UPS it is:

(Name)

YNP Lodges

Lake Hotel Personnel Office

Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190

(make sure you put General Delivery- Lake!)

Dining:

The Employee Dining Room (EDR) is a cafeteria-style facility that will provide three meals a day.  They are open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner.  They even have a salad bar! So we can be healthy while we are there. In addition, they can pack you a sack lunch if you order it the day before.  So we can take them hiking with us!

A few facts about Lake Yellowstone Hotel:

Number of Employees: 290

Number of Guest Units: 296

Elevation: 7784 ft or 2373 m

Services Available: Post Office, Gas Station, General Store and Medical Clinic

So that's it for now, now we just have three weeks of work left until we are leaving! Then there's just the fun planing and traveling around to see everybody until we are off on our adventure on the 22nd!!