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  • It has been a bit of a dictatorship here with Veranda are you know it's either highway are not her way.

  • Veranda is a control freak.

  • She is involved in everything.

  • She will not release a relinquish control ever.

  • She's not a people person.

  • You have no people skills.

  • She just screams out demand.

  • And she's very rude at times, French.

  • And you're not here now there is such a turnoff.

  • What staff?

  • That I don't even know their names.

  • In eight months, I've probably seen over 50 people go.

  • Some people come in for one shift and they listen to her for five minutes and they roll right out the door.

  • I wish I had two clones off May.

  • And believe me, this place would be hopping.

  • I feel that Brooke might have become like the laughing stock of Newtown.

  • So the reputation around town is that, you know, no non.

  • So they call me the crazy lady, which is fine to me.

  • You know what?

  • If I'm crazy because I'm trying to save the business, so be it.

  • I think we're at that point.

  • But this is really our last chance.

  • If we don't figure something out, it's either sell it, get rid of it because we can't sustain it.

  • Before he came to town, I had the brick hotel had a high turnover rate.

  • So I had my team reach out to former employees so I can get some information before checking in.

  • Uh, first, Good morning.

  • I've never met such a large team off ex employees.

  • This is a small show.

  • Oh, yeah?

  • What?

  • There's more.

  • How much turnover is?

  • The with staff when I left had been for almost 50 managers.

  • 15 50 50 managers 50.

  • And the biggest problem with places.

  • What very dark.

  • She's been cooled.

  • I watched her and she's She's mean and she could be a bully.

  • It I've seen her reduce people to tears.

  • Wow, you know, there's so much neglect between not only the staff managers, but her customers as well.

  • Seriously, I couldn't take it anymore.

  • He worked the holiday season, and it was kind of like the last straw for me.

  • What made you quit?

  • I worked all of those parties through the whole month of December.

  • I was lucky to receive some pay back.

  • Like in February with your tips.

  • Yeah.

  • She'll cut you a check in six weeks when she feels like she wouldn't let you go pick up your paycheck.

  • He called the cops on you.

  • Said she called the cops on you.

  • Time seriously Called a place because you wanted your money.

  • Yes, your threat.

  • Seriously, it sounds like a dictatorship, as opposed to a boss that is there to support people.

  • Loved it there.

  • It was very homey.

  • The opposite of now all the locals came.

  • We had a booming hotel business.

  • It was such a great place.

  • And then the quality just steadily went downhill.

  • And I think she had a complete lack of respect for the staff and didn't understand that your staff is a huge asset.

  • What a mess, please.

  • Have you?

  • No, I just I just arrived.

  • I'm curious.

  • Just by the way, you were speaking because I thought he hasn't.

  • Masseria has No, no, no.

  • So calling the cops, you know, high staff turnover standards dropping.

  • I haven't got much confidence.

  • However, I'm gonna tackle it head on.

  • We don't look very optimistic.

  • Do Thank you.

It has been a bit of a dictatorship here with Veranda are you know it's either highway are not her way.

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