MySmallWorldof4
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I know, but it is a day trip. We really don't want to spend 4 hours in the car. We are only down there for 5 full days.
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MySmallWorldof4
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Ugh, I get the same remarks. I stopped saying I am vegan. I just go with plant based. I think some people just associate politics with veganism. It is apolitical for me. I just prefer eating this way. I don't care what anyone else eats. Live and let live.
93boomer
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We did when our DD was little but I can’t remember the exact location. I know we walked down a path from our hotel. I will see if DH remembers and let you know. It was very nice.
Tony the Tigger
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Same in NJ. Although, back then, they told us it had to go to a more year-round model eventually to compete with other countries. Still waiting.
MinnieM123
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I think what's important here is that people show some respect to others. One of my brothers is vegetarian (has been for many years), and I'm not a fan of some of the things he likes. However, if he makes something and explains to us what's in it, I always thank him for the effort he put into creating the dish. He knows I may not love it (I'll always try it), but he also knows that I at least respect his choices, even if different from mine.
MySmallWorldof4
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I called Geico and our deductible is $250 and not $500, so we will be getting reimbursed some of what we paid Safelight.
MySmallWorldof4
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Totally!
Tony the Tigger
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His old job went to a good friend of ours, who Brian got hired years ago, who Brian trained. Plus - they hired a second person (a friend of the boss' son) to share duties. So yes, Brian's old job is now being done by two people.
I do not typically think this way, my first reaction is always to take personal responsibility, take any criticism to heart and learn from it for your next job, but I am actually not surprised this happened.
Remember I told you guys they weren't going to let him work for two months because they didn't want to have to give him benefits?
He kept applying anytime a position opened up with benefits. They promoted him to Club Level Manager (a job for which he had been the assistant manager years ago - working opposite schedule with the manager.) I thought this would be cake. He was excited and was cleaning things up, finding lost inventory in the stands, letting employees know there would be no BS (and his employees always love him more than his bosses.)
Last week was two back to back big events (the first like this since he took the position in the first week of July.) A busy soccer game and a busy football game. While I was in New Orleans, he was working 15 hour days for 4 or 5 days in a row. I worry when he does that because of what just happened with his eye. Diabetes is an opportunistic disease, and this job routinely runs his system down.
The night before the event, his boss called him into the office and reamed him. Something about not ordering enough turkeys, blah blah blah. There were leftover turkeys afterwards. They didn't run out of anything. They didn't have any incidents or issues.
Now, one of the other bosses had his girlfriend in mind for Brian's position, and outright expressed doubt Brian could handle the position when he got hired. That made me think there was a target on his back at that time.
That boss told Brian's boss that the events "weren't run up to standard."
And when they fired him, his boss said, "At least we never had to give you benefits." Seriously? WT..?
Got that covered!
So do I. But he has been trying to leave that place for years, and it's been very, very difficult. He'll be 50 in 2 years. They want 25 year olds they can pay low salaries.
I never thought of that, because we go there FOR Disney food. But it's definitely a good idea. Can make some special dishes like my pasta y fagioli!
Again, I was definitely worried when I saw he would still have these marathon weeks of crazy hours with the new position. It is not good for him. Even he has used the phrase "blessing in disguise" a few times already - assuming he lands on his feet. He left that place two years ago to go to Margaritaville for a reason (and that just turned out to be bad timing with the building being sold and a new mgmt company cleaning house.)
He's already got applications everywhere. He'll be applying for unemployment. He has a couple more checks coming. He's been enrolled in a study of diabetics for a few months now which gets him a small check every time he goes to check in. He's talking about starting his own cleaning company. He's basically open to anything. (Working for/with me really doesn't do us any good; it wouldn't increase the household income by what he used to bring in.) And there's a guy who books catering jobs who has already been notified, and will be putting him on jobs here and there. That's always been a fall back when he's out of work. So at least there will be a trickle. But this cycle for years now is hard in various ways. And he's in a weaker position going on interviews after losing a job just as season was picking up.
This really feels like a set-up. I just can't figure why they would want to do that in the first place. Otherwise, why wouldn't they offer him a different (even lesser) position for the season? Why wouldn't they sit him down and say, "OK, these were your first events. Here's what went right, and here's where you can improve." The next event is 8/31. Who is going to be trained that fast?
MySmallWorldof4
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The cabins have a really nice kitchen. There is a cooktop. The microwave is convection. Never underestimate take out from the counter service of Trail's End. It is pretty good.
It would be hard for me to believe that it was done purposely. I think maybe the boss who wanted his girlfriend to do the job was a spiteful person. Probably found any excuse to get rid of him. And he said it was a good thing that health benefits hadn't kicked in yet???? What the heck? And was he using the health benefit against him? Isn't that illegal?
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StarWarsGirl
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@Tony the Tigger I'm sorry to hear about Brian getting fired, but it really does sound like it's for the best. It sounds like it was a horrible place to work. No one deserves to be treated like that by their boss.
MouseDreaming
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Congratulations! That woman deserves a trophy! Flowers and something nice might do.
MySmallWorldof4
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How is the new record story going @Tony the Tigger . Hope that is going well.
MouseDreaming
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I am so sorry. I know how excited both of you were. I hope he finds something soon.
Tony the Tigger
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Good to know!
Options: keep as is, 3 nights in the cabin at $225 each, completely covered by points, new experience, bring the dog, have at least $100 more in points for I guess one nice meal.
Cut Sunday and just drive up to a La Quinta to be ready for earliest possible check-in on Monday (Labor Day.) Save $249 (incl tax) to use for meals. Since it’s only Sunday night to Wednesday afternoon, that pretty much covers most of it (especially if we take the cooking suggestion.) We have no Sunday park tix anyway. It was going to be a resort day. Bring dog.
Switch Sunday to All Star for $87, save about $150, but leave dog home.
Switch to the Port Orleans that takes dogs, save about $50 per night = $150 towards meals. No kitchen.
Switch to our usual CBR, save just under $100 per night = $280. No dog.
Switch to AoA for $120, POP for $100, All Star Music for $87. Save up to $150 per night = $450. No dog. Significant $$ there, though.
MouseDreaming
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This. I have to say, I am really hoping that it turns into a "best thing that happened" story.
Tony the Tigger
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Correcting myself:
Forgot to deduct about $60/$70 cash for La Quinta.
Negated by $50 nightly pet fee.
Forgot to deduct about $60/$70 cash for La Quinta.
Negated by $50 nightly pet fee.
Tony the Tigger
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Same.
Tony the Tigger
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Oh! Can also nix the whole thing and go first week of September for Food & Wine, possibly off site. We couldn’t do that before because of his work. Or can even go on my bday 8/31. OK, I have some “what if” planning to do after the dentist today lol.
MySmallWorldof4
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I would switch dates and combine it with your birthday. Would you have a sitter for Kylie? It would save money by not taking her. That $87 a night sounds pretty good and would save a lot of money. You could save the extra points for another trip.
MouseDreaming
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I say keep it, maybe do a little more cooking. And while you are cooking, I think B might want to look into lawyering up. By bringing up the benefits, that boss opens up a whole new avenue. Seriously, consult an attorney, because it sounds like this had to do more with the cost of insuring B, than his performance, and the turkey is just a thin veneer covering. Might not be, but unless I am missing something, it may be a pattern there.