5b. Codes of conduct in my workplace.

Luckily just the other day I was called up to do my annual training of Business Ethics. It was perfect timing and really helped me when I thought in depth about my code of conduct in the workplace but also the standards that Royal Caribbean expect outside of the theatre too.

The main thing I find very different about working on a ship is the fact that you are never really "off" duty, unless your in crew area. If you are anyway where guests may see you then you must always be acting appropriately and look presentable. Working in a theatre on land is different since as soon as the show is over and you leave, your done for the day and you can dress and act however you please. So I had to also consider some of the codes of conducts that relate to my job outside of the theatre too.

- Always arrive one hour prior to show time and 15 minutes before small events.

- Sign in on the arrival sheet.

- Receive notes from Dance Captain.

- Check notice board for schedule changes /extra rehearsals

- No cast members are allowed in the audience once house doors are open

- No audience members allowed backstage at anytime

- No smoking backstage

- No food/drink backstage unless it's water.

- No eating/drinking in costume

- Always look presentable when in guest area

- Smile and greet the guests

Since Royal Caribbean is such a big company they have set up guidelines on how to interact with the guests too and really try reinforce it upon there employers. There called the Gold Anchor Standards.

G - Greet and smile all guests

O - Own the problem

L - Look the part

D - Deliver the wow

This is another part of my job that doesn't necessarily relate to my job as a dancer, but an extra part that goes into performing onboard a cruise ship and how they would like us to act. 

5a Ethics

Ethics in the workplace.

Although I wasn't at the campus session, I tried to use the same approach with finding words that I felt explained the meaning of  Ethics. I found that many of the words weren't just words to describe work ethics, but also words that I also use in my personal life too. The right and wrongs of the workplace, and the code of conduct we work by, but also your own personal values, like honesty and loyalty. These all come into play in your professional work as well as following the rules of your work place and what is required from you in your profession, making you a better employee.

I recently had some personal issues within my workplace with regards to another cast member. Although it wasn't anything to do with work initially, the effect of her actions to me personally made it difficult to work professionally around her. It made me think a lot about how our personal attitudes and our personal values can come into play within our workplace and affect the overall mood. The fact that my cast member had no compassion or loyalty and definitely did not treat me the way I hope she would want to be treated made me realise that our personal values towards people we work with can then affect the whole balance of the team we work in. 

After realising this I wanted to look at the work place ethics but also a more personal side of code of conduct as I feel  that this also brings a lot to being a better employee.

Work Ethics.

*Attendance - Firstly, an obvious one is attendance. Making sure you attend all scheduled rehearsals and performances.

*Punctuality - Always being on time. Making people wait is not professional, arriving at least 5 minutes before your call time is a good start. "Early is on time, and on time is late"

*Wearing correct attire - A uniform, or turning up to rehearse in suitable dancing attire.

*Being responsible for your body - Warming up, and giving yourself extra time if required to make sure you've warmed up and cooled down after a show.

*Have a good attitude - Be ready to learn in rehearsals and pay attention to what is happening around you.

*Be professional - Be on stage when your meant to be, don't fool around on stage, and be conscience of others on stage.

*Respect the theatre - Be respectful of the other people working with you, stage staff, production manager and understand the importance of there jobs to. 

* Always give a 100%.

Code of Conduct.

* Respect - Respect the people you work with.

* Honesty - Be honest, if you can't make a rehearsal, tell the producer, or dance captain. Never just miss rehearsal.

* Loyalty - Most of the time you will be working with the same people for a while, so have loyalty to one another.

* Treat people how you would like to be treated.

* Be helpful - Help out with extra tasks if possible, help people with quick changes, help a stage staff if something is going wrong.

* Reliable - Be someone that can be relied on.