Saturday June 2nd 2007

	The Ugly Revisited 8:07 am-Turk Comments (0) « Hide Default Permalink Previously posted on my seven month anniversary at the new hotel: I expect a few things from the people who employ me. Reviews and Raises. I expect that after a persons been at a hotel they get a review six months in. I like getting told how I’m doing now and then as it shows me that the managers/owners may actually give a shit about how the hotel is run. It seem like they (management) would want to evaluate the employees they have at least every now and then. The raise of course would be tied into the review. Now I’m not expecting a raise every six months. I personally would be happy with a raise every year. This is a retraction of sorts of the above statement. I just find it hard to forget my own history. To forget the way things are run at the worst hotel ever. For the record the last time I got a raise at the worst hotel ever it still was a Holiday Inn and it was not run by the worthless fucks that run it now. So my way of thinking is that I have to beat around the bush with the people who run things. I have to threaten and beg. These were the things one has to do to get a raise at the worst hotel ever. It was something I was doing at the new hotel. I started a campaign of sorts in the form of emails to my boss at the new hotel. The idea was to drop hints at what I wanted, at first. Then later as I progressed in my campaign I would then threaten and beg. First line of attack was a reminder on how long I have worked for them. To: FDM Date: Apr 24, 2007 11:34 PM Subject: Start Date? FDM, Can you give me my start date. I can guesstimate. But I would like to know the exact date. What I got back was short and to the point. No bullshit at all. And I figured there would be bullshit. To: Turk Date: Apr 25, 2007 8:37 AM Subject: Re: Start Date? Start date 9/27/06 So the next step in my campaign was to remind about my need for insurance. To: FDM Date: Jun 1, 2007 6:26 AM Subject: Insurance? FDM, I’m eight months in now and was wondering what the official status of employee insurance is? I know you mentioned it may get axed. But I’ve yet to see any memo stating so. Because I’m of course interested in getting insurance if it has not been cut as a benefit. The response again was to the point and free of any bullshit: To: Turk Date: Jun 1, 2007 2:38 PM Subject: Re: Insurance? The company no longer offers insurance to employees, due to cost. You will have a pay rate increase of $0.50. It will show on your check on Friday. I will see you on Monday. Not only did the message answer me it also completely stopped my campaign. I hadn’t even got to the wanting more money phase of my campaign. It was a few phases before money would even come up. It also made me realize that I have made a series of bad judgment calls. The first mistake on my part is to assume that this new hotel will become anything like the worst hotel ever. The second mistake I’ve made is the thought that I need to beat around the bush with these people. They are not the managers and owners of the worst hotel ever and I should not treat them like they are. My way of thinking has took a huge hit. I need to rethink everything about how I think about hotels. I basically have to relearn everything there is to learn about how a hotel works. I have to stop comparing the new hotel and it’s mangers and owners with the worst hotel ever or I’ll never survive there.
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Thursday May 31st 2007

	Firefox Beats IE 12:48 am-Turk Comments (0) « Hide Default Permalink Firefox is the winner. At least according to Google Analytics. I think it’s cool that Firefox is beating IE. At least on my site. Click the picture below for a little more details.
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Wednesday May 2nd 2007

	This And That 11:59 pm-Turk Comments (0) « Hide Default Permalink It’s been a bad week first off. On saturday my good pc died (maybe). Then my car died. Which was coming and I ignored the problem. Cut to tonight. I’m running late. Getting into my brothers car (which I’ve had to borrow) my pants split out at the crotch. So I burn more time as I go in and change pants. Then interstate is tied up because of a car accident and I take the detour not thinking. I’m ten miles out till it dawns on me I have no fucking clue were it is I’m going. So I drive till I can find a place to turn around. Then I take the back roads into work. So when it’s all said and done I get to work over thirty minutes late. Did I mention it’s a full moon tonight?
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Friday April 27th 2007

	Good, Bad, And Ugly 12:12 am-Turk Comments (2) Show » Default Permalink It’s been exactly seven months since I started at the new hotel. I use this post to determine how long it’s been. At the time of that post I had worked my first day at the new hotel. I’ve decided to do a little write up on how things are at this new hotel seven months later. This will be a very simple write up. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. The Good. Number one right off the bat and this is a big one for me. The new hotel is not a shitty Ramada like the worst hotel ever is. It was a huge thing for me to get out of those red shirts. Also very important to me is the owners of the hotel. And when compared to the “people” who own the worst hotel ever the people who own the new hotel are a definitely a good thing. I could write a whole post on how the two are different. For example though these new hotel owners upgrade their hotel. And they do it right. They do not hire retards who placed the lowest bid for the job. A word or two also needs to be said about the front desk staff. I have no complaints what so ever. They are on time and know how to balance credit cards. There are no idiots here. Nor are there any half blind night auditors who work when I don’t. It really is quite a joy to be able to work with people that have their shit together. The Front Desk Manager I will only say this: He is not a pussy. Last but not least under “good” are the guests who stay at the hotel. There is a huge difference in the quality of the guests this new hotel attracts. We do not get any bar time drunks. Nor do we get any of the general scum that the worst hotel ever seems to attract. Which is only echoed by the fact that I have yet to call the police on any of the people that stay at this new hotel. The Bad Just one here. Managers who can’t print folios. Now this may seem like a petty thing. But to me what does it say about the people who are supposedly above me if they can not print their own folios out when they do a transaction in the computer. I’ve often wondered why it is these managers do this. I’ve only ever been able to come up with two excuses. They are lazy. They are incompetent. I just can’t peg which it is here at this new hotel. Lazy or Incompetent? And why does it always seem to be Sales people that do this? The Ugly Why is it I can’t find an employer who really cares about their employees? While these owners do take good care of the building and of the guests, I really feel they are very lacking when it comes to their employees. I expect a few things from the people who employ me. Reviews and Raises. I expect that after a persons been at a hotel they get a review six months in. I like getting told how I’m doing now and then as it shows me that the managers/owners may actually give a shit about how the hotel is run. It seem like they (management) would want to evaluate the employees they have at least every now and then. The raise of course would be tied into the review. Now I’m not expecting a raise every six months. I personally would be happy with a raise every year. I also expect medical insurance. I’m not getting any younger here. It’s just something I need now. These owners at this new hotel have seen fit to cancel medical insurance a few months ago. I don’t understand why they would cut the benefits of the employee. It should be the other way around. They should be adding to the benefits of the employee. As it is I have absolutely no loyalty to these people as it is. Why should I? I drive 17 miles each way. If I can get a job in my immediate area I have no problem at all quiting this hotel for a local one. I need insurance. I need raises. These are things that I have to have to keep me being the employee that my employer wants to have around. Without these kinds of things I’m going to slowly turn back into the way I used to be at the worst hotel ever.
	Good Hotel Print	Views: 793 Popularity: 55%

Saturday March 10th 2007

	Server Maintenance 1:07 pm-Turk Comments (0) « Hide Default Permalink Late notice because I forget to post it until now. Dear Customer, This is a reminder that this maintenance is occurring today. As we continually aim to provide a better experience for our customers, we will be performing a scheduled server maintenance on Saturday, March 10, 2007, from approximately 2:00pm Eastern until 9:00pm Eastern. This scheduled maintenance is to reinstall the server’s RAID card, rebuild the server’s operating system, then restore your site from a backup that will be taken earlier in the day. While the maintenance window allows for work all between 2:00pm and 9:00pm, we will being working close to 2:00pm and expect sites to be operational again within 2-3 hours. Date: Saturday, March 10, 2007 Time: 2:00pm until 9:00pm Eastern Server: pas-com.net (also known as pascomwebhosting.com) Estimated Outage Time: 2-3 hours Services effected: All We appreciate your understanding during this maintenance, if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact. Thank you for your continued support. PAS-COM, Inc. Sorry for any inconvenience.
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Wednesday January 31st 2007

	Nine Years Old 3:09 am-Turk Comments (0) « Hide Default Permalink Nine years. It does not seem like it’s been that long. Just one year away from my site hitting ten years old. Which at that point I guess I join some dubious club of people who have “blogged” for a decade or more (is there such a club?). Looking back a year ago I laugh at how things have changed. A year ago I was so pissed off at how things where going at the worst hotel ever that I was actively trying to get myself fired. I started up Mybossisapussy.com just to take a potshot at my then boss the sheriff. A site now that really serves no purpose. But thats how it goes. This new hotel just is so different. It’s been hard for me to get used to the change. A working and competent front desk manager, desk clerks who come in on time, and desk clerks who also know how to balance. This hotel is also busy. A big contrast to that poor dying hotel. A place that really just needs to be put out of it’s misery. Incompetent Owners and Managers have ruined that hotel. One needs only look as far as TT’s Memoirs to get an insider look at how the worst hotel ever is run still to this day. With any luck when this time come around next year I will be able to write about how the worst hotel ever died. I really do look forward to that day. The day those Owners and Managers have failed and finally give up and close the doors of that place.
	Site Bday, The Sheriff Print	Views: 599 Popularity: 56%

Monday January 1st 2007

	Happy New Year 12:34 am-Turk Comments (1) Show » Default Permalink So wrong. What American accent do you have? Your Result: The South   That’s a Southern accent you’ve got there. You may love it, you may hate it, you may swear you don’t have it, but whatever the case, we can hear it. The Midland   The Inland North   Philadelphia   The Northeast   North Central   The West   Boston   What American accent do you have?
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