As many of you may or may not know i have been embroiled in this internal struggle with the values of my employer.
The fire at his property across the parking lot from where i work and live which was also his property has been the deciding factor in my decision finally to leave his employment.
I am his property manager, and as i watched out my office window in tears at the flames and smoke my main concern was the safety of the tenants...not money...or loss of property.
Unlike to my boss, these people are my neighbors, friends and adopted family not just tenants that fill his properties and his bank accounts to fund his vacations, projects and the latest gift to his young wife or kids.
Wayne - a fisherman who loves his boat and the water more than anything in the world.
Barry- Longtime electric boat worker who likes to dance, loves art and cooking and gardening.
Matt and his new wife - Navy sub guy who saw the fire from the submarine, newly married, just recently lost a baby and now lost everything they owned.
Dottie - The most amazingly strong woman other than myself i know. The Ken's Tackle Shop has been in business for 50 years. Ken was her dad. She has run the business alone for 35 years. A Groton landmark known all over the country for its bait and tackle and the many stories of history in the neighborhood. I love you Dottie.
This blog is for these people i love and wish that i could do more for to help them. The building that housed them was 105 years old and had survived many hurricanes, nor easters and many owners. It did not survive this one and if i dont leave his employment...neither will i.
Afterthought: The night of the fire i had the firefighters save dotties store sign for the tackle shop before destruction began. I told her i would house it at the thames for her till she could get it. The next day the boss said to her "I had them take your sign down for you"...she said no you didnt...Chris did...:)
RIP KEN'S TACKLE and god bless all my tenants and help them to rebuild their lives.
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