birdwatcher
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The report is in that the consultants, who really did not know what he was doing and involved a third party (chamber director) which I think is into everything that will or may be done-not a good vibe there. Anyway, owner informed us that our event center that is next door will be closed all items will be sold in an estate sale and house will go to market ASAP-now get this owner still wants the person who is there to take events, we also know that the house will not sell quickly. The owner will be visiting first week in April to take care of the items and give us some info on this report. The Inn will not be sold neither will the Victorian garden (which we are caring for now since the gardner was not taking good care of it) for no extra charge and its not a small garden its a corner lot with 7 beds, walkways etc...
The owner as you all know from past postings micro-manages from accross the country and has had free reign to "let her mouth loose" (almost verbal abuse sometimes screaming and demeaning the person) to the employee that has been here the longest 4 years and I am aftraid that I will be the wipping post once this other employee leaves-my DH handles owner much better because of the "man" issue, but I will have to speak to owner too and I will not take what the owner has dished out for the 5 years that owner owned it (4-5 Innkeepers, 3-4 directors)-Im sure you all get this. We are earnestly looking for another Innkeeping position so that we don't end up with ulcers, or more likely me, cause everything that owner says I take personally and we know that leopards don't change their spots and the age of owner (86) makes it likely that the demeanor will change is almost null and void.
We have decided that when owner visits we will put all out there and be honest to let us do our job and not be such a control freak that our hands are so tied that we cannot do anything without the "approval" of the boss. Now don't get me wrong, major decisions such as purchasing large items, things that are important that involve a large amount of $$ should be made by the owner-but other trivial and small things we should be able to tell owner this is what we are doing and thats it, not a long discussion or argument as to why, when, were and NO then changing mind or telling us we never said anything about what owner is ranting about. Meaning that there is no "trust" in the job we are doing. Another concern is this third party-this should not have happened, now this third person will be giving owner advise and becoming the "spy" to tell her what we may or may not be doing-this is not exceptable.
My question is should we give the owner a contract through the end of season and then after this we can re-nagotiate it , what in all should we include in this contract and should lay all the cards on the table? We always walk on egg shells and because of the micro-management we try to give owner the least amount of information that we know the owner will start to cry and moan about it eventhough we dont own the Inn we try to do what will bring people here and help to make this Inn the success it was in the past.
thanks for listening
The owner as you all know from past postings micro-manages from accross the country and has had free reign to "let her mouth loose" (almost verbal abuse sometimes screaming and demeaning the person) to the employee that has been here the longest 4 years and I am aftraid that I will be the wipping post once this other employee leaves-my DH handles owner much better because of the "man" issue, but I will have to speak to owner too and I will not take what the owner has dished out for the 5 years that owner owned it (4-5 Innkeepers, 3-4 directors)-Im sure you all get this. We are earnestly looking for another Innkeeping position so that we don't end up with ulcers, or more likely me, cause everything that owner says I take personally and we know that leopards don't change their spots and the age of owner (86) makes it likely that the demeanor will change is almost null and void.
We have decided that when owner visits we will put all out there and be honest to let us do our job and not be such a control freak that our hands are so tied that we cannot do anything without the "approval" of the boss. Now don't get me wrong, major decisions such as purchasing large items, things that are important that involve a large amount of $$ should be made by the owner-but other trivial and small things we should be able to tell owner this is what we are doing and thats it, not a long discussion or argument as to why, when, were and NO then changing mind or telling us we never said anything about what owner is ranting about. Meaning that there is no "trust" in the job we are doing. Another concern is this third party-this should not have happened, now this third person will be giving owner advise and becoming the "spy" to tell her what we may or may not be doing-this is not exceptable.
My question is should we give the owner a contract through the end of season and then after this we can re-nagotiate it , what in all should we include in this contract and should lay all the cards on the table? We always walk on egg shells and because of the micro-management we try to give owner the least amount of information that we know the owner will start to cry and moan about it eventhough we dont own the Inn we try to do what will bring people here and help to make this Inn the success it was in the past.
thanks for listening