Then a guy put his hand in the air to ask why do we have to pay a service charge at a restaurant? In his view, you’re paying folk 2 be “NISE” and that’s ridiculous! Marvo agreed but added that if ppl are being paid 2 be “NISE” then they can face the opposite if penalties are accrued and proven. These types of rules need to be established from the start.

There’s a distinct difference to the BIMAP lecturer between offering “Can I help you….” as opposed to “HOW MAY I HELP YOU?“

Another member of the audience also feels teens think Good Manners are a sign of weakness, so she recalled when she refused to let some do a tour of her workplace until they greeted her and asked how she’s doing!

The kicker was when ‘Eddie‘, an independent contractor related a racist experience which was one of many he claims happened mostly along the island’s West Coast!

‘Eddie‘ started relating how at some well-known villas, Sir ‘Whatever‘ was so pleased with his work that the gent recommended the contractor to Sir ‘So&So‘, but warning ‘Eddie‘ that So&So‘s wife is the ultimate B**ch, and very racial!

‘Eddie‘ felt it was an exaggeration until when the first thing that met him was not only Lady “So&So” but her Property Manager, since she spoke to ‘Eddie’ via the Mgr – never directly! She told the Mgr to let ‘Eddie’ know she did not want the product placed a certain way as this would obstruct her view during afternoon tea!

After watching her blister a maid for spilling water from a vase with a flower arrangement and calling her “YOU STUPID BLACK DOG!” (‘Eddie‘ asked the girl later why she takes that abuse – she says she is paid $140 per day, double for Sat’s and triple on Sun’s) At that point, ‘Eddie’ kinda lost it and told her directly to her face that if she wants the product to work well then she has to let him place it where he knows best as it takes no ‘brain surgeon‘ to realise that that is why he was paid to do the job and she is stopping him from performing the task to the best of his ability!

She snarled do what you feel, and Sir ‘So&So‘ apologised for his wife and paid ‘Eddie‘ in full – by Christmas last year he got a Xmas card with $500 in it!

Marvo, quite understandably, was a bit shocked at the whole episode – from how Eddie handled things to what he endured… But she nevertheless stated that calling the woman a Brain Surgeon or an idiot is a no-no despite her piggishness. One should never take on problems as a personal assault, rise above the racism and do your job to the best of your ability, get paid and SPLIT!

If Lady ‘So&So‘ did not speak to ‘Eddie‘ directly then talk to the Property Mgr directly as if the woman did not exist! It is an ongoing process to improve one’s self, Marvo admitted, she feels she is only quarter way and still has more to go – she considers the consequences as her goading stick. Ignore the words and deal with the ISSUE – she urged, very much like Barack Obama!