Hi edhelka, Thanks. Unfortunately this is an employer who only listens to her own voice and who is very controlling. The other employed gardener's in the past did not stay long either upto about 2 years or less, just speaks for itself really. As some as suggested look elsewhere but as I have found out in the past these people are not disability friendly, the richer they are the worst they are.
Hmm I’ve known some pretty rich people in my time, and worked for some of the … some of them were absolute treasures and the best bosses ever … others were complete arses.
The thing is, I found that in general that it was the landed gentry with oodles of inherited dosh who were the lovely ones, making the cuppas, remembering how I like my coffee and not leaving the washing up for us to do … and cheerfully working alongside us, sometimes way into the night if the occasion called for it … I really felt valued and appreciated.
In the main it was the self-made rich folk who were thoughtless, demanding unappreciative w@nkers …. And that difference is just so dispiriting 😒
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hmm I’ve known some pretty rich people in my time, and worked for some of the … some of them were absolute treasures and the best bosses ever … others were complete arses.
The thing is, I found that in general that it was the landed gentry with oodles of inherited dosh who were the lovely ones, making the cuppas, remembering how I like my coffee and not leaving the washing up for us to do … and cheerfully working alongside us, sometimes way into the night if the occasion called for it … I really felt valued and appreciated.
In the main it was the self-made rich folk who were thoughtless, demanding unappreciative w@nkers …. And that difference is just so dispiriting 😒
I think it’s a bit different to that … I think most of the ‘gentry’ realise that they are where they are because of a mere accident of birth … whereas the self-made ones really think they’re something special.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Sounds like it's time to start looking around for another job if they won't get anyoune else in to help you. In the meantime perhaps write down how long it takes you to do each job, then if they say "do x" which you know will take, say, 4 hours, you can say "what shall I leave out, y or z" from the other things that take the same amount of time. You have a limited number of working hours - don't be tempted to put in extra for an ungrateful boss.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
Might it be worth putting some kind of 'case study' together to show how various other similar gardens are managed and how many full time gardeners they use? It might be a way of pointing out to your employers that they are in cloud cuckoo land. At least you will find out if they give any kind of toss.
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Unfortunately this is an employer who only listens to her own voice and who is very controlling. The other employed gardener's in the past did not stay long either upto about 2 years or less, just speaks for itself really.
As some as suggested look elsewhere but as I have found out in the past these people are not disability friendly, the richer they are the worst they are.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Vulgar New Money.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Sadly it sounds as though they don't.