My dd is now ft, was a CP from 9/16-5/17. She had some awful roommate issues. I'm sure she wasn't blameless but it was a miserable time for her. I have heard that the ft/pt CMs tend to get the short end of the stick as far as hours go. CPs are overworked and exhausted. Meanwhile, ft CMs can get as few as 30 hrs! Makes some of them pretty grumpy! Now, this is Disney's fault. They over-hire CPs, then overwork them. I thought my dd had a good program time, but evidently she kept it from me. Come to find out, she, was yelled at, demeaned, made fun of. Add that to her roommate issues and it wasn't a great experience.
I wish there was more info out there regarding DCP. Everyone looks at it as this great honor. I tend to thing of it as indentured servitude! Disney charges CPs a high rent, works them to exhaustion. Yes, having worked at Disney is great on a resume. But, I just wish more people did more research. I can't tell you how many people I've seen posting that have 1. never been to WDW/DLR, 2. have no idea how DCP works. Then, their kiddo gets there and they are hugely surprised by the realities!