Our situation at Lake Paradise turned out to be "not as advertised," regarding the pay and condition of the property. We gave our resignation on Monday and departed this morning. We were not the first to resign and, unless things change drastically quite soon, we will not be the last.
As one friend there said, "I can go to 47 other states and be treated like (#*$."
I like that statement!
Our overnight stop tonight is at Town and Country in Sikeston, MO. We were here in the summer for about a month. We have decided to remain here for a while instead of going all the way back to South Carolina! It will save us a whole lot of money and we like the park and are fond of Alex, the owner. Dave can cycle, I can work and he may even find something in the area work-wise. As a bonus, it is warmer here than where we were this morning! It's almost like coming home!
I believe I have at least one job online as a copywriter and we already have a paying job (gasp!) lined up starting in May.
We traveled almost 370 miles today, it's warmer here and everything works on the rig!
It's been a good day!
Cheers, Betty
-- Edited by TxYellowRose on Thursday 6th of January 2011 07:58:34 AM
dentalassistant said
03:58 PM Jan 6, 2011
Betty, One door closes, another opens! I know something better is just around the corner for you and Dave.
Paul and Jo said
04:16 PM Jan 6, 2011
TxYellowRose wrote:I believe I have at least one job online as a copywriter and we already have a paying job (gasp!) lined up starting in May.
It's been a good day!
Glad to hear that some better opportunities have come along for you. Sometime life just hands you lemons and you just make good and make some juice out of it. However, staying in a rotten place/situation is never good. I'm glad you made the decision to move on.
btw ... can you share a little more about the on-line copywriting? I'm very precise and can proofread and write others into the dust! <GRIN>
Paul
Terry and Jo said
07:09 PM Jan 6, 2011
Betty,
Considering the northern Missouri location wasn't much further south than Indiana was, I'm not surprised that you find it warmer. From what we are hearing here in Oklahoma City, we are looking at lows in the single digits in a few days. You might want to head further south. At least for a while.
I don't know if you wish to enlighten us about the RV park you left, but it would be interesting to know what the issues were than hastened your departure. All you said was that it related to pay and the condition of the park or site. But, your friend also said some about being treated like **** as well. So, if you don't mind, could you tell us about it? We might want to make sure that we never even visit the place.
Terry
53 Merc said
07:48 AM Jan 7, 2011
Like Terry and Jo said. There are several places on my "do not visit list" due to the way workcampers were treated. We volunteer when we want to, and there are several State Parks and Federal locations that made the list also.
What a lot of campgrounds don't realize is that we tend to watch our fellow rv'ers backs. Word of mouth is a wonderful method of spreading the news.
Ivey said
12:00 PM Jan 7, 2011
Me too. My DH and I are seriously considering workamping to help the budget and would like to know what places to steer clear of. I have been keeping a list of great places others have mentioned to stay and now I will start a NOT to stay list also.
Vicky
TxYellowRose said
08:56 AM Jan 8, 2011
Terry,
While I won't get deep into specifics here, the main reason we left was because we felt our contract regarding paid hours was not being honored. This was not a unique situation among the workampers at the park, others also being in the same situation.
The property, while lovely and possessing an enormous amount of potential, was built over 30 years ago. Sites are small (short in length and width) and embedded in trees. One cannot truly say it is big-rig friendly. There are multiple other issues such as that which need updating and policies that should be implemented regarding safety, security and the like.
The on-site management and staff were terrific and doing what they could while, in our opinion, being trussed up like a holiday turkey by the owners, i.e., funds are needed, management needs to be empowered to actually do their job and get things done and so forth.
While we wish the best for Lake Paradise Resort and the good folks involved on-site, we could not remain there in good conscience. I could not market (without compromising my personal and professional ethics) the place in its current condition as the owners desired and, again, there was the pay issue.
Again, we were not the first to resign and, unless things change drastically and immediately, not the last.
We like to feel we made some friends there and hope to see things turn around and the land and amenities blossom once again.
Cheers!
-- Edited by TxYellowRose on Saturday 8th of January 2011 08:57:05 AM
TxYellowRose said
09:05 AM Jan 8, 2011
Paul and Jo wrote:
btw ... can you share a little more about the on-line copywriting? I'm very precise and can proofread and write others into the dust! <GRIN>
Paul
Hiya Paul,
You might want to check out oDesk. It is basically an online temp agency where you can search for and bid on jobs. There is a large variety of assignments - everything from programmers to data entry to writers to customer service and so on. Employers pay the fees; there is no cost involved for you.
There are other similar sites but I pretty much stick with oDesk.
If you go to my blog, you can also click the ad for oDesk and get there using my blog as a portal. Signing up through my site rewards me.
Our situation at Lake Paradise turned out to be "not as advertised," regarding the pay and condition of the property. We gave our resignation on Monday and departed this morning. We were not the first to resign and, unless things change drastically quite soon, we will not be the last.
As one friend there said, "I can go to 47 other states and be treated like (#*$."
I like that statement!
Our overnight stop tonight is at Town and Country in Sikeston, MO. We were here in the summer for about a month. We have decided to remain here for a while instead of going all the way back to South Carolina! It will save us a whole lot of money and we like the park and are fond of Alex, the owner. Dave can cycle, I can work and he may even find something in the area work-wise. As a bonus, it is warmer here than where we were this morning! It's almost like coming home!
I believe I have at least one job online as a copywriter and we already have a paying job (gasp!) lined up starting in May.
We traveled almost 370 miles today, it's warmer here and everything works on the rig!
It's been a good day!
Cheers,
Betty
-- Edited by TxYellowRose on Thursday 6th of January 2011 07:58:34 AM
I'm glad you made the decision to move on.
btw ... can you share a little more about the on-line copywriting? I'm very precise and can proofread and write others into the dust! <GRIN>
Paul
Considering the northern Missouri location wasn't much further south than Indiana was, I'm not surprised that you find it warmer. From what we are hearing here in Oklahoma City, we are looking at lows in the single digits in a few days. You might want to head further south. At least for a while.
I don't know if you wish to enlighten us about the RV park you left, but it would be interesting to know what the issues were than hastened your departure. All you said was that it related to pay and the condition of the park or site. But, your friend also said some about being treated like **** as well. So, if you don't mind, could you tell us about it? We might want to make sure that we never even visit the place.
Terry
Terry,
While I won't get deep into specifics here, the main reason we left was because we felt our contract regarding paid hours was not being honored. This was not a unique situation among the workampers at the park, others also being in the same situation.
The property, while lovely and possessing an enormous amount of potential, was built over 30 years ago. Sites are small (short in length and width) and embedded in trees. One cannot truly say it is big-rig friendly. There are multiple other issues such as that which need updating and policies that should be implemented regarding safety, security and the like.
The on-site management and staff were terrific and doing what they could while, in our opinion, being trussed up like a holiday turkey by the owners, i.e., funds are needed, management needs to be empowered to actually do their job and get things done and so forth.
While we wish the best for Lake Paradise Resort and the good folks involved on-site, we could not remain there in good conscience. I could not market (without compromising my personal and professional ethics) the place in its current condition as the owners desired and, again, there was the pay issue.
Again, we were not the first to resign and, unless things change drastically and immediately, not the last.
We like to feel we made some friends there and hope to see things turn around and the land and amenities blossom once again.
Cheers!
-- Edited by TxYellowRose on Saturday 8th of January 2011 08:57:05 AM