All right, since I am almost of townie here in P-town, I thought it would be nice to give you a little scoop on what places NOT to even dare approach if you're looking for a seasonal job in the town.
There are enough reasons for all of them so let's get started...
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On the third place I would have to say that you wouldn't want to work at the "Clem&Ursies" restaurant even if they begged you to? Why? Because the managers there don't really have a clue on how to run a business. Apart from the fact that people working already there have no sense of where they have to be at any given time, it appears that their managers don't know that either.
From my talks with the people there, they are overworked and underpaid, are not allowed to take the half off company meals off the premises, therefore they have to come in early to eat, otherwise they don't get the food discount. They are treated like trash, not even being granted a few hours free in case they are sick. Disgusting!!!
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Second place is "Twisted Sister's" pizza place. Even if the pizza is amazing there, working in that joint will definitely kill you. Few people there actually make it through the season. The two owners there have a system, they hire about 15-20 people in the beginning of the summer, and gradually fire the ones that cannot keep up with what is going on there. You have to bake pizzas, serve ice creams, do the register, if possible all at the same time. In times when it is not busy the owners do not allow the employees to sit and relax, instead they use the following phrase: "find something to do". Apparently, cupboards there get to be cleaned an average of 50 times a day. Clean place, huh? Wage is awful as well. 8$ an hour, paid in CASH, which is ILLEGAL. Nobody seems to notice, though.
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Winner of the "worst place to work in Provincetown" award goes to Maria Bizzotto and her "Friends of Heart" "animal boutique". In fact, it is a pet store that sells products made in China at prices that tend to skyrocket. I don't even know how to start explaining how bad that place can be.
People that work there start at 8$ an hour, being promised a 10$/hour wage by the time they finish a week of training. There are people for whom training has lasted for more than a month.
Mrs. Bizotto is extremely rude to her employees, does not allow them to have friends in the store. An interesting story with someone working there was that some of his friends dropped by, not knowing about the rule. That person was shouted afterwords by Bizzotto, and been told that if that is to happen again, he might get fired.
People working the register at "Friends of Heart" are promised a 20% share of the sales in case they go over $600 in sales in a single day. What they are not told, until they find out by themselves is that, they get 20% of whatever they sold minus $600 dollars which is almost nothing.
Mrs. Bizzotto has the unhealthy tendency to spy on her employees when she is not present in the store. Separating the stockroom from the store itself there is a mirror. Apparently, that mirror is a "police-like" one way peephole, through which the Italian spies on her employees when she feels like it. People reported seeing her in the alleyways around the store carefully watching what was going on inside.
Oh, well, I'll be back next time with the three BEST place to work in Provincetown if you ever decided to come to our scenic part of the world.
Monday, September 3, 2007
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2 comments:
Ok...looks like you start to get up to speed...So far, the previous posts are kind of..."what am I doing?"
Try and be personal, rather than philosophical. While I had no opportunity to work in Provincetown, I can't help but notice that you are a little inclined to rush to judgement. Things are not as they appear to be...especially here...
However, the overall tone is good! Relax, be yourself, regardless of the language you use...and then you will see results. Try a beer or two before you start writing, just to get into the spirit... :)
How do you know all this about Maria Bizzotto? Have you worked at Friends of Heart? I notice she often hires international employees--maybe they're easier to abuse? Ha ha. She does seem rather intense, but that's probably what it takes to be a good business woman. I thought she had a co-owner or was it her husband or someone who managed things sometimes and was kind of nice? The merchandise is pretty marked-up but that's common for a tourist area like Cape Cod.
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