I’ve gotten off the track here, what with taking care of The Banshees and a visit from Piper.
But here’s another strike from our Trip to the Resort Up North. I think I can manage to keep with my “no-commentary” policy on this one. Even though I’ve previously blown it, I will try to be strong here.
(The first four are here, here, here, and here.)
So we asked Resort Dude what would our hours be, what the work day would look like, what our days off would be, blahdie blahdie blah — the basics, you know?
He said, “Oh. Uhm. Well. It’s certainly not a traditional work week.”
We said, “Meaning?”
“Well. Okay. Uhm. Well, it’s basically seven days a week.”
“Oh.”
“Weekends are very busy.”
“Oh.”
“But the beginning of the week is slow.”
“Oh.
“So you get a little bit of time to breathe.”
“Oh,” we said. “And are there set hours?”
“Uhm. Well. It’s like maybe 10 or 12 hours a day.”
“Oh.”
“Sometimes more.”
“Oh.”
“But in the winter, it’s really slow. You’d have, like, a month off.”
“Oh.”
Oh my word, I’d be hard pressed not to run screaming from the place long before the discussion of the work week. In fact, I think you ought to get major points for staying there and remaining civil through the first dinner.
Could he be more vague?
Random Thoughts — Hi! Yes, I’ll take those points, if you don’t mind.
So you work yourself into a coma; just plan it so the coma coincides with the winter, right? Ay-yi-yi.
Apparently, one of his other testimonies to Christ is a form of modern-day indentured servitude.
Kate P — Yes, the WINTER coma is key here. No other comas allowed, apparently.
Cullen — He said he wanted people who could “catch the vision” of the place. (Can’t believe I left that part out.) Frightening. You know, it’s fine if he sees his place as his mission field, so to speak, but don’t expect that potential employees will see it that way, too. It would have been a cool job/adventure to us had it worked out; not a mission field. Sorry.
Dude, you’re not a charity; you’re not a 501-3c. You’re a for-profit business, so you need to please get over yourself.
“Catching the vision” in this context was euphemism for “working for free while Resort Dude makes money.”
Neato.
I’m confused, were you guys supposed to be partners or workers or what?
Dave E. — Oh, he would have been our boss.
Well, the life you describe is one that resort OWNERS often have, at least until they can afford to hire workers to cover for them and/or schedule some “no guests” time. To expect that from employees is so insane it’s comical.
He wants someone to cover for him so he can spend more time not kissing his girlfriend, not stocking his cottages with necessities, not going into debt, and taking more cookery lessons from the Almighty. It was your big service opportunity and you MISSED IT.
I am now going to hell. All because I missed it.
I suck.
Just a guess but I think they’ll have to settle for less from their prospective employees.