Cold Fishing Trip AGAIN!!!

[Marilyn]

I wore a transcope patch to prevent sea sickness, or I'd have never made it. Now I'm getting a fever blister on the edge of my lip. I know it was triggered by this trip. Just hope it's not going to be a big one. I use Abreva to minimize the effect, but I really don't know if it helps much.

Oh, well, all I can say is live and learn, and never again!!!

[judy]

Obviously, this was a business related day. Having been a teacher, and not involved much in corporate life, I don't really get the whole thing.

It seems to me that if the weather is bad, the fishing should have been postponed
and something more fun planned. I guess it doesn't work that way. Who makes these decisions?

I would never make it as a corporate person. You know I would have called the CEO and insisted that the plans be changed. If I got a "no," I would have called him an idiot, just like I called that judge last year. Then, I would have been fired and have to collect unemployment while looking for another job in this economy!

I give you credit Marilyn! You have the stamina for this.

[Marilyn]

This trip was a fishing tournament put on by a professional organization. Many of my customers are on the board for this organization. I'd already paid the entrance fee and booked the guide service. The tournament was supposed to happen in September, the day after Hurricane Ike hit Galveston, so had to be rescheduled. I was hoping they would reschedule in May or June of '09, but no, they decided to do it in November. We have some beautiful days in November and the day before would have been perfect, but Saturday was not a good day.

Last year, was a day of heavy thunderstorms, so my team backed out. We got no refund and had to pay the guide his expenses for getting his boat ready and buying the bait.

One thing, I gained a lot of respect from my guy customers for being a trooper and going through with the trip this year. I am paid well for what I do, so when something like this happens, it's kinda like I'm earning that pay, so really shouldn't complain.

No one would have really given me a hard time for backing out though. My upper management would have understood, and so would my customers, so I don't plan on doing this again. From now on, fair weather, or we don't go.

[judy]

You have had 2 years of bad weather for this trip. I'm glad you have the option to change it if next year's weather is not good either. You really can't blame the guide for charging even if it is canclled. They prep for it and should be paid for that.

Hopefully, next trip will be on a lovely day and you'll all enjoy it thoroughly, plus you'll be getting paid!

[Marilyn]

Originally Posted by judy

You really can't blame the guide for charging even if it is canclled. They prep for it and should be paid for that.

Hopefully, next trip will be on a lovely day and you'll all enjoy it thoroughly, plus you'll be getting paid!

Oh, please don't get me wrong, the guide treated us very fairly. He made the effort, had legitimate expenses and the weather was not his fault. He was definitely due what we paid him.

I get paid salary plus sales commission, so am not paid directly for something like a fishing trip. The idea is to build relationships that increase sales. Over the years, we've built up a pretty good following in the area by delivering extremely good service. Usually getting to take customers on a fishing trip is fun for us and for them. The weather just doesn't cooperate sometimes.