Run in's with Recreation Dept.
 

Have any of you heard or know of persons or groups that have had problems with the Rec. Dept. ??


I received an interesting answer "throw the book" my question what or is "the Book"

Only issues I've ever heard of was when a group ran over its time and staff had to almost forcibly remove them. Over all, I'd say the staff go out of their way to be helpful. Guests, on the other hand, have not always been nice when they couldn't have their way.

Did you have a problem?

There is a lady on the desk at Laurel Manor who is less than obliging. I always feel about eight years old when I have to speak to her. Other than that, no problems, always thoughtful and helpful people.

One works at the Seabreeze front desk also

When I deal with nasty people, my goal is to irritate them more than they irritate me.

I just put them on my Ignore List and that seems to really get their goats. Do not give then any control over you.

A troll in real life is another matter. Better to get some extra bacon so to speak by being nice rather than ending up with something else. And the bacon in the Rec Center situation might be some more time on the billiards table or the exercise equipment.

We were playing tennis in the middle of a match at Colony a few months ago on a court we reserved when a Rec Dept guy walked onto our court and wanted us to move so he could stand in the shade while checking in pickle ball players. Note, there was shade on the pickle ball courts. We told him no, we were not going to stop our match to move all our stuff just so we couldn't have shade for our change overs.

He stomped off, and came back 5 minutes later, stopping play again, to ask for our ID cards. Three of us had them, one had left hers in her golf bag. He got very huffy and said he'd have to cite her and fill out a form. We told him to send his supervisor out with the form and she would sign it.

His supervisor came out about 20 minutes later to apologize. No form necessary.

They aren't supposed to stop a game in play (or get you out of a pool) to show ID. That happened to us once, and we said we would show IDs at the end of the game. The woman got bored and left. This was at Hibiscus. That has been our only negative encounter with a Rec Dept. employee.

I have encountered many librarians on power trips since 1988 or so. I suppose every profession has people who need to take control of things.

never ever had a problem, I find them very helpful and nice.

I haven't ever run into anyone who was a real problem. What is the problem that you are having, OP???????????????????????????????????????????????? ????

They were less than accommodating when I wanted to start an indoor mumbly peg league. Other than that, no problems.

Tennis, itself, is a negative experience for me.


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I will take it a couple of times (everyone has their bad days) but if it happens more than that, I ask them "Are you always this pleasant?" Don't let them get away with changing the subject, make them answer. Normally, they apologize and you have no further issues with them.

Usually, these people have already been warned by management about their behavior but it takes time to change somebody's demeanor and the more you just let them get away with it the longer it lasts.