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Madeleine

Madeleine

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...the housekeeper quits.
At least we think she's quit, she hasn't actually TOLD us she's quit but we haven't seen her since we gave her an advance on her FIRST paycheck.
Sigh.
We've tried calling her but she doesn't answer her phone and she has no voicemail.
 
OH NO!! What the hell is the matter with people?
Sometimes a guest will ask me what do we do when we're sick? We still work of course!
Hopefully it's not too busy of a day for you. Take as good of care of yourself as you can and do self check-in by 6:00 then go to bed.
 
Breakfast Diva said:
OH NO!! What the hell is the matter with people?
Sometimes a guest will ask me what do we do when we're sick? We still work of course!
Hopefully it's not too busy of a day for you. Take as good of care of yourself as you can and do self check-in by 6:00 then go to bed..
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I'm cleaning in between bouts of being sick. But, you know, there's no rest when you're sick. Yesterday the doorbell rang a bazillion times and I had to drag myself out of bed only to see people crossing the street. Hello! Give me a frickin' chance to get to the door!
Talking on the phone last night to someone who wanted to tell me her life story. I almost got sick in the office. Just had to rush her thru her divorce, etc. ;-)
DH did the breakfast himself, which is ok because he's the cook. Still tough, tho, because he's usually got me running interference when guests want something and he's trying to cook. Plus, one room here had family elsewhere and they all came over this morning.
 
Sorry Maddie, hope you feel better soon. May you only receive kind, gracious guests during this time. AND that you find a HAZEL to take her place!
 
Madeleine said:
Breakfast Diva said:
OH NO!! What the hell is the matter with people?
Sometimes a guest will ask me what do we do when we're sick? We still work of course!
Hopefully it's not too busy of a day for you. Take as good of care of yourself as you can and do self check-in by 6:00 then go to bed..
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I'm cleaning in between bouts of being sick. But, you know, there's no rest when you're sick. Yesterday the doorbell rang a bazillion times and I had to drag myself out of bed only to see people crossing the street. Hello! Give me a frickin' chance to get to the door!
Talking on the phone last night to someone who wanted to tell me her life story. I almost got sick in the office. Just had to rush her thru her divorce, etc. ;-)
DH did the breakfast himself, which is ok because he's the cook. Still tough, tho, because he's usually got me running interference when guests want something and he's trying to cook. Plus, one room here had family elsewhere and they all came over this morning.
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Urgh...that's the worst! I would consider giving each couple $20 and tell them to find a nice place to have breakfast since the cook is under the weather. It would be worth it to me not to worry about having to pretend to be happy.
Drink plenty of fluids. You don't want to be dehydrated on top of it!
 
I've always found that those who ask for a pay advance continue to do it regularly. I don't give advances anymore.
 
Sorry you are not 100% - may you return to 100% VERY soon. Being sick is the pits!
 
poor madeline! i'm so sorry.
do you ever wonder if people go get hired as seasonal help all around, multiple jobs in various towns, ask for advances and then skip?? i wondered that when i saw 'my' new housekeeper who hadn't shown up for work ...
the girl was shopping in 'the big city' and the restaurant manager i was with said ... ' wait, we just hired her, too! and she didn't show up, but her name is kristel not kate!' us old ladies couldn't catch her once she spotted us and disappeared in the crowd.
that new housekeeper had asked us both for an advance but i was truthfully not in a position to advance anyone since it was just the beginning of the season. the restaurant gave her a very small advance ... but it turns out her ss# and all the info she gave was total b.s. and she never showed up at either job. ugh her job is scam artist.
 
seashanty said:
poor madeline! i'm so sorry.
do you ever wonder if people go get hired as seasonal help all around, multiple jobs in various towns, ask for advances and then skip?? i wondered that when i saw 'my' new housekeeper who hadn't shown up for work ...
the girl was shopping in 'the big city' and the restaurant manager i was with said ... ' wait, we just hired her, too! and she didn't show up, but her name is kristel not kate!' us old ladies couldn't catch her once she spotted us and disappeared in the crowd.
that new housekeeper had asked us both for an advance but i was truthfully not in a position to advance anyone since it was just the beginning of the season. the restaurant gave her a very small advance ... but it turns out her ss# and all the info she gave was total b.s. and she never showed up at either job. ugh her job is scam artist..
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At least this one worked a few days so we just gave her some of what she had coming. But then she asked for the rest of it the day after she missed 2 days because she either had food poisoning, ulcers or was dehydrated and was in the ER. (Maybe. There is still no proof any of that story was true.) Then she said she 'forgot' to come to work this weekend. Why not just email and say you quit instead of jerking us around for an additional week?
And she called us to ask what her hours were this weekend!
I called the payroll people today and removed her from the payroll list because I remembered she said she knew them. I could see her calling in hours she didn't work and getting paid. Even tho we would know right away, it would still be annoying.
 
Madeleine said:
seashanty said:
poor madeline! i'm so sorry.
do you ever wonder if people go get hired as seasonal help all around, multiple jobs in various towns, ask for advances and then skip?? i wondered that when i saw 'my' new housekeeper who hadn't shown up for work ...
the girl was shopping in 'the big city' and the restaurant manager i was with said ... ' wait, we just hired her, too! and she didn't show up, but her name is kristel not kate!' us old ladies couldn't catch her once she spotted us and disappeared in the crowd.
that new housekeeper had asked us both for an advance but i was truthfully not in a position to advance anyone since it was just the beginning of the season. the restaurant gave her a very small advance ... but it turns out her ss# and all the info she gave was total b.s. and she never showed up at either job. ugh her job is scam artist..
Click to expand...
At least this one worked a few days so we just gave her some of what she had coming. But then she asked for the rest of it the day after she missed 2 days because she either had food poisoning, ulcers or was dehydrated and was in the ER. (Maybe. There is still no proof any of that story was true.) Then she said she 'forgot' to come to work this weekend. Why not just email and say you quit instead of jerking us around for an additional week?
And she called us to ask what her hours were this weekend!
I called the payroll people today and removed her from the payroll list because I remembered she said she knew them. I could see her calling in hours she didn't work and getting paid. Even tho we would know right away, it would still be annoying.
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Madeleine said:
At least this one worked a few days so we just gave her some of what she had coming.
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True, but in the future all should agree that they get their pay on payday, not before.
 
Arkansawyer said:
Madeleine said:
seashanty said:
poor madeline! i'm so sorry.
do you ever wonder if people go get hired as seasonal help all around, multiple jobs in various towns, ask for advances and then skip?? i wondered that when i saw 'my' new housekeeper who hadn't shown up for work ...
the girl was shopping in 'the big city' and the restaurant manager i was with said ... ' wait, we just hired her, too! and she didn't show up, but her name is kristel not kate!' us old ladies couldn't catch her once she spotted us and disappeared in the crowd.
that new housekeeper had asked us both for an advance but i was truthfully not in a position to advance anyone since it was just the beginning of the season. the restaurant gave her a very small advance ... but it turns out her ss# and all the info she gave was total b.s. and she never showed up at either job. ugh her job is scam artist..
Click to expand...
At least this one worked a few days so we just gave her some of what she had coming. But then she asked for the rest of it the day after she missed 2 days because she either had food poisoning, ulcers or was dehydrated and was in the ER. (Maybe. There is still no proof any of that story was true.) Then she said she 'forgot' to come to work this weekend. Why not just email and say you quit instead of jerking us around for an additional week?
And she called us to ask what her hours were this weekend!
I called the payroll people today and removed her from the payroll list because I remembered she said she knew them. I could see her calling in hours she didn't work and getting paid. Even tho we would know right away, it would still be annoying.
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Madeleine said:
At least this one worked a few days so we just gave her some of what she had coming.
Click to expand...
True, but in the future all should agree that they get their pay on payday, not before.
.
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Arkansawyer said:
Madeleine said:
At least this one worked a few days so we just gave her some of what she had coming.
Click to expand...
True, but in the future all should agree that they get their pay on payday, not before.
Click to expand...
Could you really tell someone they couldn't have an advance to pay for medication? Altho, as it turns out it was probably all a lie. But still.
 
The fun begins again with the 'unemployment check' callers. People who just need to 'say' they 'applied' for a job to keep collecting unemployment. Oh and the person who said she'd 'consider' the job if she could live here, too, because it is a place of accommodation, right? ha, ha. (Exactly written like that.)
People, I am sick, I am not in the mood.
 
Madeleine said:
Arkansawyer said:
Madeleine said:
seashanty said:
poor madeline! i'm so sorry.
do you ever wonder if people go get hired as seasonal help all around, multiple jobs in various towns, ask for advances and then skip?? i wondered that when i saw 'my' new housekeeper who hadn't shown up for work ...
the girl was shopping in 'the big city' and the restaurant manager i was with said ... ' wait, we just hired her, too! and she didn't show up, but her name is kristel not kate!' us old ladies couldn't catch her once she spotted us and disappeared in the crowd.
that new housekeeper had asked us both for an advance but i was truthfully not in a position to advance anyone since it was just the beginning of the season. the restaurant gave her a very small advance ... but it turns out her ss# and all the info she gave was total b.s. and she never showed up at either job. ugh her job is scam artist..
Click to expand...
At least this one worked a few days so we just gave her some of what she had coming. But then she asked for the rest of it the day after she missed 2 days because she either had food poisoning, ulcers or was dehydrated and was in the ER. (Maybe. There is still no proof any of that story was true.) Then she said she 'forgot' to come to work this weekend. Why not just email and say you quit instead of jerking us around for an additional week?
And she called us to ask what her hours were this weekend!
I called the payroll people today and removed her from the payroll list because I remembered she said she knew them. I could see her calling in hours she didn't work and getting paid. Even tho we would know right away, it would still be annoying.
.
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Madeleine said:
At least this one worked a few days so we just gave her some of what she had coming.
Click to expand...
True, but in the future all should agree that they get their pay on payday, not before.
.
Click to expand...
Arkansawyer said:
Madeleine said:
At least this one worked a few days so we just gave her some of what she had coming.
Click to expand...
True, but in the future all should agree that they get their pay on payday, not before.
Click to expand...
Could you really tell someone they couldn't have an advance to pay for medication? Altho, as it turns out it was probably all a lie. But still.
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Madeleine said:
Could you really tell someone they couldn't have an advance to pay for medication? Altho, as it turns out it was probably all a lie. But still.
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Yes, I could, and I would, especially with a brand new employee. Just went to work and already coming up with a hard luck story to get a pay advance? I am DEFINITELY hardened to stuff like this. I'd tell them to ask the pharmacy for credit.
Now if they'd worked a long time for me, so I know them, and they hadn't asked before, sure, I'd help out. But the first week or two of employment? No way I'm falling for that. Payday is on Friday.
Signed,
Ebenezer Scrooge, Businessman
 
We do our own payroll. Work week ends Saturday, we get the checks to them by Monday. Very rarely they ask if they could possibly get their check on Saturday after they've finished. If we're feeling nice (we usually are), we'll cut the check for them while they wait. It doesn't take long to plug their hours into our spreadsheet, and we can follow up with the data entry in QB later. But we're only paying for hours worked, no advances.
 
Madeleine said:
Arkansawyer said:
Madeleine said:
seashanty said:
poor madeline! i'm so sorry.
do you ever wonder if people go get hired as seasonal help all around, multiple jobs in various towns, ask for advances and then skip?? i wondered that when i saw 'my' new housekeeper who hadn't shown up for work ...
the girl was shopping in 'the big city' and the restaurant manager i was with said ... ' wait, we just hired her, too! and she didn't show up, but her name is kristel not kate!' us old ladies couldn't catch her once she spotted us and disappeared in the crowd.
that new housekeeper had asked us both for an advance but i was truthfully not in a position to advance anyone since it was just the beginning of the season. the restaurant gave her a very small advance ... but it turns out her ss# and all the info she gave was total b.s. and she never showed up at either job. ugh her job is scam artist..
Click to expand...
At least this one worked a few days so we just gave her some of what she had coming. But then she asked for the rest of it the day after she missed 2 days because she either had food poisoning, ulcers or was dehydrated and was in the ER. (Maybe. There is still no proof any of that story was true.) Then she said she 'forgot' to come to work this weekend. Why not just email and say you quit instead of jerking us around for an additional week?
And she called us to ask what her hours were this weekend!
I called the payroll people today and removed her from the payroll list because I remembered she said she knew them. I could see her calling in hours she didn't work and getting paid. Even tho we would know right away, it would still be annoying.
.
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Madeleine said:
At least this one worked a few days so we just gave her some of what she had coming.
Click to expand...
True, but in the future all should agree that they get their pay on payday, not before.
.
Click to expand...
Arkansawyer said:
Madeleine said:
At least this one worked a few days so we just gave her some of what she had coming.
Click to expand...
True, but in the future all should agree that they get their pay on payday, not before.
Click to expand...
Could you really tell someone they couldn't have an advance to pay for medication? Altho, as it turns out it was probably all a lie. But still.
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Reminds me of my parents who couldn't figure out why I wanted to make Friday payday. Absenteeism was particularly bad on Fridays because we paid on Thursdays and they went drinking that night.
Need to pay for medication? Sure, call up the pharmacy, tell them to fax me a total for the bill and the name they want on the check. I'll make out the check directly to them and deduct it from your next pay. Make it extremely difficult. Don't like your rules, don't ask you to bend them.
PS: Feel better.
 
Madeleine said:
The fun begins again with the 'unemployment check' callers. People who just need to 'say' they 'applied' for a job to keep collecting unemployment. Oh and the person who said she'd 'consider' the job if she could live here, too, because it is a place of accommodation, right? ha, ha. (Exactly written like that.)
People, I am sick, I am not in the mood..
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Madeleine said:
The fun begins again with the 'unemployment check' callers. People who just need to 'say' they 'applied' for a job to keep collecting unemployment. Oh and the person who said she'd 'consider' the job if she could live here, too, because it is a place of accommodation, right? ha, ha. (Exactly written like that.)
People, I am sick, I am not in the mood.
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Different state/different rules maybe but here you must accept a job if offered. If offered and you don't accept they will remove you from the unemployment roles unless certain factors exist - don't remember but it has to do with # of hrs if I recall.
Oh brother! Guess you could then say, sure I can apply your salery to what you will owe me $XXX for your accommodations after all you will be taking one of my guest rooms! (banging head against desk)
 
copperhead said:
Madeleine said:
The fun begins again with the 'unemployment check' callers. People who just need to 'say' they 'applied' for a job to keep collecting unemployment. Oh and the person who said she'd 'consider' the job if she could live here, too, because it is a place of accommodation, right? ha, ha. (Exactly written like that.)
People, I am sick, I am not in the mood..
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Madeleine said:
The fun begins again with the 'unemployment check' callers. People who just need to 'say' they 'applied' for a job to keep collecting unemployment. Oh and the person who said she'd 'consider' the job if she could live here, too, because it is a place of accommodation, right? ha, ha. (Exactly written like that.)
People, I am sick, I am not in the mood.
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Different state/different rules maybe but here you must accept a job if offered. If offered and you don't accept they will remove you from the unemployment roles unless certain factors exist - don't remember but it has to do with # of hrs if I recall.
Oh brother! Guess you could then say, sure I can apply your salery to what you will owe me $XXX for your accommodations after all you will be taking one of my guest rooms! (banging head against desk)
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It seems like here all they have to do is call. No one ever fills out an application or sends a resume. They place a call. Period. They 'looked'.
(OK, side note here - we lived on unemployment for awhile so I am not disparaging people on unemployment. Just the people who waste my time so they can tick a box.)
 
copperhead said:
Madeleine said:
The fun begins again with the 'unemployment check' callers. People who just need to 'say' they 'applied' for a job to keep collecting unemployment. Oh and the person who said she'd 'consider' the job if she could live here, too, because it is a place of accommodation, right? ha, ha. (Exactly written like that.)
People, I am sick, I am not in the mood..
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Madeleine said:
The fun begins again with the 'unemployment check' callers. People who just need to 'say' they 'applied' for a job to keep collecting unemployment. Oh and the person who said she'd 'consider' the job if she could live here, too, because it is a place of accommodation, right? ha, ha. (Exactly written like that.)
People, I am sick, I am not in the mood.
Click to expand...
Different state/different rules maybe but here you must accept a job if offered. If offered and you don't accept they will remove you from the unemployment roles unless certain factors exist - don't remember but it has to do with # of hrs if I recall.
Oh brother! Guess you could then say, sure I can apply your salery to what you will owe me $XXX for your accommodations after all you will be taking one of my guest rooms! (banging head against desk)
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Oh, and all the people who filled out the applications and sent such nice cover letters? Not a one of them has responded back to the request for an interview.
 

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