Easy to get spoiled--a good opportunity for enhancing an attitude of gratitude

It's always a little tricky to calculate what you will get credited toward paid hours.  Each production company seems to work a little differently.  Some include the lunch hour towards the 10 hour flat rate day pay, others do not.  Some pay for the RT bus ride if they have to transport extras out to a location.   Some add a 30 minute grace period after the shoot is wrapped to account for turning props back in and getting through the paper work sign off.  Some will give you $10 if you have a "walk away lunch" meaning you literally walk away to find lunch and pay for it on your own dime, as it is not being provided on set.  Some give $14. 43 for OT pay, others give $13.35.

With just a few experiences of getting the best of everything (paid for the commute, given the 30 minute grace period, paid the higher rate for OT, having the lunch break included in the 10 hours, etc)  It's very easy to get grumbly when you don't get any of those things.  You start to just expect them. And that is where I think people's bad attitudes start to emerge.  I try to take a very spiritual approach to the whole thing by not getting attached or expectant to receiving these perks.  Just staying focused on enjoying the process, being glad for having this opportunity and not expecting anything beyond the baseline--which really is the agreement when you take the job.  So when any one of these perks does happen, it truly feels like a gift and I can genuinely be happy and thankful for it.  It's a much better position to be in than a constant one of disappointment and disgruntlement--which seems to be the case with a few of the people on each set.