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Title: Hippy Do-Gooders ...
Post by: apc2010 on May 09, 2023, 05:01:01 PM
So at an hotel I have worked at since we started Djing....we have been though 5 different wedding planners and 2 general managers ....Last night the current  planner was chatting to me ...now she is a nice enough woman BUT think Sue Pollard ..when she started was told not to dress like a "hippy"...eventually they made her wear a uniform ...(this is a 5 star hotel .!! )...she then proceeded to have half her head shaved ... noooo:  then coloured ... noooo:  she wears baseball boots still ... noooo: (she is late 50s)..

So last night we were chatting about how long I had worked there ...etc...she then tells me how this year she is "sharing" the Dj work between a few of us ... eeek: like it is a good thing ..!!!..she then lists another 4 Djs ..one works for me ..!!!!(can be booked tho me )...the other has been banned from that hotel for years ..(she belives in second chances  ::) ) ...the other one hardly speaks English and is known to be scruffier than her ..!!!!...

BUT she is telling me like it is a good thing .. eeek: Angry9:

I had to bite my tongue not to say .."you are basically giving MY money to someone else ..WHY the f88k are you telling me ..?/ " .....

And when they book they insist on ME (not one of my Djs) ..not no more .. ;D

I think sometimes the world is passing me by and I dont understand things anymore  ....it is the ALL get a medal culture at work ...

Title: Re: Hippy Do-Gooders ...
Post by: Nick on May 09, 2023, 05:18:00 PM
How long before she is fired?
Title: Re: Hippy Do-Gooders ...
Post by: Steve on May 09, 2023, 05:25:14 PM
How long before she is fired?
Hopefully tomorrow
Title: Re: Hippy Do-Gooders ...
Post by: apc2010 on May 09, 2023, 06:15:00 PM
How long before she is fired?
Hopefully tomorrow

There is a new general manager (the one who made her wear uniform ) who is a "proper manager" I like him  .. Thumbs:  so we will see ... 

And this not dressing appropriately ...it is a formal occasion a wedding ...even if the guests are casual ... noooo: 

Just seen a FB post of one of competitors at work in jeans and T-Shirt... noooo:

I need a Werther's Original and a hot cup of horlicks I think ..... noooo:
Title: Re: Hippy Do-Gooders ...
Post by: Steve on May 09, 2023, 10:25:06 PM
How long before she is fired?
Hopefully tomorrow

There is a new general manager (the one who made her wear uniform ) who is a "proper manager" I like him  .. Thumbs:  so we will see ... 

And this not dressing appropriately ...it is a formal occasion a wedding ...even if the guests are casual ... noooo: 

Just seen a FB post of one of competitors at work in jeans and T-Shirt... noooo:

I need a Werther's Original and a hot cup of horlicks I think ..... noooo:
Put some JD in the Horlicks, better still just drink the JD
Title: Re: Hippy Do-Gooders ...
Post by: apc2010 on May 16, 2023, 01:25:47 PM
She shaffed me again last night ... noooo:  I parked my battle bus next to venue to unload ..I always move it before wedding and bring back at the end ....last night she said "just leave it there ,it's fine "...

So general manager comes down while she is chatting to me ..says "whose car is that ..?move it now " ...she says not a word so I look like an arse ... Banghead Angry9:
Title: Re: Hippy Do-Gooders ...
Post by: Barman on May 16, 2023, 01:26:43 PM
She shaffed me again last night ... noooo:  I parked my battle bus next to venue to unload ..I always move it before wedding and bring back at the end ....last night she said "just leave it there ,it's fine "...

So general manager comes down while she is chatting to me ..says "whose car is that ..?move it now " ...she says not a word so I look like an arse ... Banghead Angry9:


pathead:
Title: Re: Hippy Do-Gooders ...
Post by: Steve on May 16, 2023, 03:20:37 PM
She shaffed me again last night ... noooo:  I parked my battle bus next to venue to unload ..I always move it before wedding and bring back at the end ....last night she said "just leave it there ,it's fine "...

So general manager comes down while she is chatting to me ..says "whose car is that ..?move it now " ...she says not a word so I look like an arse ... Banghead Angry9:
Just remember the 'best served cold' thought.
Title: Re: Hippy Do-Gooders ...
Post by: apc2010 on June 26, 2023, 09:43:41 PM
She does it again .... noooo: Gave one of MY bookings to another Dj ....the bride has been messaging me for about a month ..(she was told by hotel I was her Dj ).....

This time ..I am gonna play dumb (insert comment ).....and get details from bride...and as I am "too busy"..fail to pass them on to the new Dj .... noooo:
Title: Re: Hippy Do-Gooders ...
Post by: Steve on June 26, 2023, 10:17:28 PM
 noooo: noooo:
Title: Re: Hippy Do-Gooders ...
Post by: Barman on June 27, 2023, 06:13:48 AM
noooo: noooo:
noooo: noooo: noooo:
Title: Re: Hippy Do-Gooders ...
Post by: Grumpmeister on June 27, 2023, 08:25:26 AM
She does it again .... noooo: Gave one of MY bookings to another Dj ....the bride has been messaging me for about a month ..(she was told by hotel I was her Dj ).....

This time ..I am gonna play dumb (insert comment ).....and get details from bride...and as I am "too busy"..fail to pass them on to the new Dj .... noooo:

I may be being overly cynical here but each time this happens keep a note of which DJ she is giving your bookings to. If it ends up being the same one then I'd try and see if she has any personal connection to them.  rubschin:
Title: Re: Hippy Do-Gooders ...
Post by: apc2010 on July 05, 2023, 12:21:31 PM
She strikes again ... Banghead  now I often get fed at the hotel ..(know the chef/waiters etc)....but always discretly ....

So last night I was not playing attention to meal ....she says to me .."go get your food now "......

I walk up to buffet ,get my plate ...as I do ..the BRIDE comes up behind me and gets her plate.... eeek:  I put my plate down and walk away mortified ... redface: noooo:


She says .."oh thought she had eaten ".. Banghead 

BUT did find out why she has uniform .... eveilgrin:  last year she did a wedding where the bride's mother runs a huge travel company ....

after the wedding she put in a "2 page" complaint about her ... Thumbs:  saying she was scruffy and unorganised.....amongst other things ... Thumbs:

the mother sends the hotel alot of tourists .... noooo:
Title: Re: Hippy Do-Gooders ...
Post by: Barman on July 05, 2023, 12:28:34 PM
She strikes again ... Banghead  now I often get fed at the hotel ..(know the chef/waiters etc)....but always discretly ....

So last night I was not playing attention to meal ....she says to me .."go get your food now "......

I walk up to buffet ,get my plate ...as I do ..the BRIDE comes up behind me and gets her plate.... eeek:  I put my plate down and walk away mortified ... redface: noooo:


She says .."oh thought she had eaten ".. Banghead 

BUT did find out why she has uniform .... eveilgrin:  last year she did a wedding where the bride's mother runs a huge travel company ....

after the wedding she put in a "2 page" complaint about her ... Thumbs:  saying she was scruffy and unorganised.....amongst other things ... Thumbs:

the mother sends the hotel alot of tourists .... noooo:

 lol: lol: lol: noooo:
Title: Re: Hippy Do-Gooders ...
Post by: Nick on July 05, 2023, 02:38:45 PM
 :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Hippy Do-Gooders ...
Post by: apc2010 on July 27, 2023, 11:02:48 PM
Tonight/s bride booked loads ..Dj .singer ..sax player ..floor fireworks .fairy lights etc..


Now each was booked separartely by this planner (hippy thinking etc)..sharing  etc....

BUT this is stupid ..my competitor who provided fireworks and love lights ..has all of the above ....and could have/would do a package deal ...thus saving either the Hotel (her employer) or passed on to bride ... noooo: 
Title: Re: Hippy Do-Gooders ...
Post by: apc2010 on February 27, 2024, 02:27:09 PM
On a Dj fb site a Dj suggested we all plant a tree for each wedding we do ..for the environment and the couple …..does anyone know where I can get huge bags of popcorn ….  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Hippy Do-Gooders ...
Post by: Barman on February 27, 2024, 03:21:26 PM
On a Dj fb site a Dj suggested we all plant a tree for each wedding we do ..for the environment and the couple …..does anyone know where I can get huge bags of popcorn ….  ;D ;D

Simply ask who is going to water them in their early years...  ;D
Title: Re: Hippy Do-Gooders ...
Post by: apc2010 on October 30, 2024, 12:16:20 AM
So at an hotel I have worked at since we started Djing....we have been though 5 different wedding planners and 2 general managers ....Last night the current  planner was chatting to me ...now she is a nice enough woman BUT think Sue Pollard ..when she started was told not to dress like a "hippy"...eventually they made her wear a uniform ...(this is a 5 star hotel .!! )...she then proceeded to have half her head shaved ... noooo:  then coloured ... noooo:  she wears baseball boots still ... noooo: (she is late 50s)..

So last night we were chatting about how long I had worked there ...etc...she then tells me how this year she is "sharing" the Dj work between a few of us ... eeek: like it is a good thing ..!!!..she then lists another 4 Djs ..one works for me ..!!!!(can be booked tho me )...the other has been banned from that hotel for years ..(she belives in second chances  ::) ) ...the other one hardly speaks English and is known to be scruffier than her ..!!!!...

BUT she is telling me like it is a good thing .. eeek: Angry9:

I had to bite my tongue not to say .."you are basically giving MY money to someone else ..WHY the f88k are you telling me ..?/ " .....

And when they book they insist on ME (not one of my Djs) ..not no more .. ;D

I think sometimes the world is passing me by and I dont understand things anymore  ....it is the ALL get a medal culture at work ...


She did it again …gave a booking to another Dj I sent her … Banghead. Coz he doesn’t get enough work of his own …

Well he is gonna get a shit load less now if he excepts the work ..not only by me but by all the other companies who employ him ..!.Coz I will tell them ..!..!..
Title: Re: Hippy Do-Gooders ...
Post by: Steve on October 30, 2024, 12:25:10 AM
So at an hotel I have worked at since we started Djing....we have been though 5 different wedding planners and 2 general managers ....Last night the current  planner was chatting to me ...now she is a nice enough woman BUT think Sue Pollard ..when she started was told not to dress like a "hippy"...eventually they made her wear a uniform ...(this is a 5 star hotel .!! )...she then proceeded to have half her head shaved ... noooo:  then coloured ... noooo:  she wears baseball boots still ... noooo: (she is late 50s)..

So last night we were chatting about how long I had worked there ...etc...she then tells me how this year she is "sharing" the Dj work between a few of us ... eeek: like it is a good thing ..!!!..she then lists another 4 Djs ..one works for me ..!!!!(can be booked tho me )...the other has been banned from that hotel for years ..(she belives in second chances  ::) ) ...the other one hardly speaks English and is known to be scruffier than her ..!!!!...

BUT she is telling me like it is a good thing .. eeek: Angry9:

I had to bite my tongue not to say .."you are basically giving MY money to someone else ..WHY the f88k are you telling me ..?/ " .....

And when they book they insist on ME (not one of my Djs) ..not no more .. ;D

I think sometimes the world is passing me by and I dont understand things anymore  ....it is the ALL get a medal culture at work ...


She did it again …gave a booking to another Dj I sent her … Banghead. Coz he doesn’t get enough work of his own …

Well he is gonna get a shit load less now if he excepts the work ..not only by me but by all the other companies who employ him ..!.Coz I will tell them ..!..!..
Good plan but surely the real problem is the hotel management.
Title: Re: Hippy Do-Gooders ...
Post by: apc2010 on October 30, 2024, 12:09:57 PM
So at an hotel I have worked at since we started Djing....we have been though 5 different wedding planners and 2 general managers ....Last night the current  planner was chatting to me ...now she is a nice enough woman BUT think Sue Pollard ..when she started was told not to dress like a "hippy"...eventually they made her wear a uniform ...(this is a 5 star hotel .!! )...she then proceeded to have half her head shaved ... noooo:  then coloured ... noooo:  she wears baseball boots still ... noooo: (she is late 50s)..

So last night we were chatting about how long I had worked there ...etc...she then tells me how this year she is "sharing" the Dj work between a few of us ... eeek: like it is a good thing ..!!!..she then lists another 4 Djs ..one works for me ..!!!!(can be booked tho me )...the other has been banned from that hotel for years ..(she belives in second chances  ::) ) ...the other one hardly speaks English and is known to be scruffier than her ..!!!!...

BUT she is telling me like it is a good thing .. eeek: Angry9:

I had to bite my tongue not to say .."you are basically giving MY money to someone else ..WHY the f88k are you telling me ..?/ " .....

And when they book they insist on ME (not one of my Djs) ..not no more .. ;D

I think sometimes the world is passing me by and I dont understand things anymore  ....it is the ALL get a medal culture at work ...


She did it again …gave a booking to another Dj I sent her … Banghead. Coz he doesn’t get enough work of his own …

Well he is gonna get a shit load less now if he excepts the work ..not only by me but by all the other companies who employ him ..!.Coz I will tell them ..!..!..
Good plan but surely the real problem is the hotel management.

Is strange .because it is run well(hotel) ..slightly old school but works well ..I think the problem is ..no one really complains ..?..?..because it is a wedding  they don’t generally has a comparison to how they should run ..?

Title: Re: Hippy Do-Gooders ...
Post by: apc2010 on November 29, 2024, 06:42:58 PM
Well ,went to collect cheque from her today …as we are chatting ..she announces ..she is giving us a pay rise next year …. ::)


Now I welcome this ..happy etc …but this is not her money …surely her job for the hotel is to get the best deal for them and their customers …??..?…

But hey ho..ker ching …  cloud9:
Title: Re: Hippy Do-Gooders ...
Post by: Steve on November 29, 2024, 08:19:53 PM
Well ,went to collect cheque from her today …as we are chatting ..she announces ..she is giving us a pay rise next year …. ::)


Now I welcome this ..happy etc …but this is not her money …surely her job for the hotel is to get the best deal for them and their customers …??..?…

But hey ho..ker ching …  cloud9:
:thumbsup: She's had an epiphany
Title: Re: Hippy Do-Gooders ...
Post by: Nick on November 29, 2024, 08:40:24 PM
You make it sound like a medical procedure