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Author Topic: Age of Managers Joshua Lott Expert Film Handler Posts: 246 From: Fairbanks, AK, USA Registered: Nov 1999 posted 09-07-2001 10:46 PM                        I was curius as to how young some other people are that are General Managers/ Managers/ Projectionists. And how big the theatre is that they run? I am 22 years old and am the General Manager of a high volume 16 screen theatre.  |  IP: Logged Bill Enos Film God Posts: 2081 From: Richmond, Virginia, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 09-07-2001 11:43 PM                     The youngest shift manager we've had was 18. He did a pretty good job for a while. Unfortunately he had a very short fuse and got into a brawl with a surly customer his own age, that was his last night. My youngest projectionist was 16. He stayed for 2 years, left & went to college, came back for 3 years & moved to Seattle. He was also the best, even when he first started.  |  IP: Logged Steve Scott Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1300 From: Minneapolis, MN Registered: Sep 2000 posted 09-08-2001 12:14 AM                     We had asistant managers who were 17, but all of our managers are at least 21. We actually had this 20 year old guy transfer from the asistant position here to the General Manager position at a 5 plex west of Minneapolis that our chain owns. He's got an hour-long drive over there, but he runs the place rather well! ------------------ http://www.mullerfamilytheatres.com  |  IP: Logged Rachel Carter Expert Film Handler Posts: 248 From: Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 09-08-2001 01:29 AM                     I became a manager of a 3 screen cinema when I was 18 (worked there since I was 13), moved to another 3 screener as a GM when I was 19 and now am in the process of moving to a 7-plex as a manager (I'm 21).  |  IP: Logged Sean McKinnon Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1712 From: Peabody Massachusetts Registered: Sep 2000 posted 09-08-2001 02:30 AM                        Im 18 and Im a manager at a 20 screen ------------------ --Sean McKinnon Manager Loews Cineplex Entertainment Liberty Tree Mall 20 Danvers, Mass www.enjoytheshow.com  |  IP: Logged Mike Jones Expert Film Handler Posts: 108 From: Birmingham, MI, USA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 09-08-2001 02:40 AM                     I feel old so far. I'm a manager and projection manager of an 8 screener and am 21. Soon be transferring over to our new 12 screener.  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Haglund Film Handler Posts: 81 From: Irvine, CA, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 09-08-2001 02:48 AM                        I'm 19, GM of a 5 plex and a 3 plex and the only payrolled projectionist for our 3 theatres.  |  IP: Logged Sean M. Grimes Expert Film Handler Posts: 247 From: Lunenburg, MA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 09-08-2001 03:12 AM                        I first became an ass. manager at 19, General Manager of a 13 plex at twenty two. It's not about the age. Just the experience. And also if you can earn and give respect to your staff, even if some of them may be twenty years older, and more wise, than you are. I know people in their sixties that are still learning. We should never ever stop.  |  IP: Logged Aldo Baez Master Film Handler Posts: 266 From: USA Registered: Mar 2001 posted 09-08-2001 03:17 AM                    I'm 22, and I'm a manager at a 10 screener, I'm also the head projectionist. While I'm not the general manager, the only thing I don't do is the show schedule and inventory, everything else is handled by me. I became head projectionist and manager at 19.  |  IP: Logged Bob Maar (Maar stands for Maartini) Posts: 28608 From: New York City & Newport, RI Registered: Feb 2001 posted 09-08-2001 07:00 AM                        I am in my sixties and I can verify that I learn from the posts I read evceryday.  |  IP: Logged Bill Fitzpatrick Film Handler Posts: 5 From: Labrador, Queensland, Australia Registered: Aug 2001 posted 09-08-2001 07:12 PM                     Over here in Australia we are following the same trend with Managers? getting younger (or is it me getting older?). At 55 and over 35 years in the industry it is now impossible to put all that experience to use as the industry won't employ anyone over 25 in a management role. I no longer work as a projectionist, I find all the automation makes the job very boring and somewhat sterile as no pride in presentation is encouraged these days. We only have 1 really major over here, Hoyts are no longer considered a major and the new boy Readings are still growing but have a long way to go before they can challenge Village. Not a lot of independents as they are kept out by the biggies.  |  IP: Logged Brian Hogan Expert Film Handler Posts: 119 From: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Registered: Jul 2001 posted 09-08-2001 10:21 PM                     i became part of the management team at an 8 plex at 19. then they offered me a manager position at an 18 plex when i was 20. im 22 now and still truckin in the management team. my new GM just transfered from a 24 plex to my current theatre... he is 24. gotta love this stuff!  |  IP: Logged Manuel Francisco Valencia Expert Film Handler Posts: 151 From: Oklahoma City, OK, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 09-09-2001 04:13 PM                     I am 19 and the booth manager at a 20 screen. I just got in yesterday from the Tulsa IMAX because the GM there is no longer with us. So for all of you in the area put in your application now.  |  IP: Logged Jim Ziegler Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 753 From: West Hollywood, CA Registered: Jul 99 posted 09-09-2001 06:35 PM                     Are you at the Tinseltown?  |  IP: Logged Timothy Ervin Film Handler Posts: 84 From: Oklahoma Registered: Jan 2001 posted 09-10-2001 02:55 AM                     I started in this business when I was 16, was a Relief /Assistant when I was 17 and a GM when I was 18 and have been in theatre management ever since. I am 29 now. Ugh!  |  IP: Logged

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