Hi - I've been a fulltimer in a park for about a year. It's been a wonderful place but I planned to move on in November. I've noticed that in some parks, staff can become nasty and backstabbing about fulltime residents, even though they depend on them through the lean months. I think it's an over familiarity that breeds contempt - but it's not always the case.
I am a single woman alone and a female staff member of the RV park has a son who works as a groundskeeper. The son has really racist decals on his car. The decal is a WWII German helmet with the two lightening bolts of the SS on a skull. He also has the words "Waffen" written at the bottom. For a long time, I didn't know who the car belonged to since her son started working here a few months ago. Yet, as a relative of a holocaust survivor, I notice those things. I asked another groundskeeper who the car belonged to and he said it belonged to the son of the female staff member.
I should have walked away - I didn't. I asked if the kid was a member of racist extremist group. This park is owned by the Native Americans but this kid is not Native. The groundskeeper said the kid put the Indians down a lot although he worked for them. The mother of the kid works at the front desk and when she found out I had asked if he was a member of a racist group, I came to get my mail and she tried to hit me. The manager had to hold her back from physically assaulting me until I could get out. She was in a total rage - like she was nuts. The manager called me and apologized for her behavior. I reported the incident to the Tribal council who owns the park. The manager is apparently angry now too, because she didn't fire the woman but tried to convince me to not report it to the Tribal council. I could not do that. Last night, the manager (a woman and non-Native) told me that if I was uncomfortable in the park, I should leave. She was very nasty. I told her I was uncomfortable because her employee tried to hit me - anyone would be. She had her hand on my RV door and pullled it back and slammed it in my face as hard as she could. I caught it before it hit me in the face. I'm leaving the park but how do I deal with this when I leave? Who should I contact?
I am a single woman alone and a female staff member of the RV park has a son who works as a groundskeeper. The son has really racist decals on his car. The decal is a WWII German helmet with the two lightening bolts of the SS on a skull. He also has the words "Waffen" written at the bottom. For a long time, I didn't know who the car belonged to since her son started working here a few months ago. Yet, as a relative of a holocaust survivor, I notice those things. I asked another groundskeeper who the car belonged to and he said it belonged to the son of the female staff member.
I should have walked away - I didn't. I asked if the kid was a member of racist extremist group. This park is owned by the Native Americans but this kid is not Native. The groundskeeper said the kid put the Indians down a lot although he worked for them. The mother of the kid works at the front desk and when she found out I had asked if he was a member of a racist group, I came to get my mail and she tried to hit me. The manager had to hold her back from physically assaulting me until I could get out. She was in a total rage - like she was nuts. The manager called me and apologized for her behavior. I reported the incident to the Tribal council who owns the park. The manager is apparently angry now too, because she didn't fire the woman but tried to convince me to not report it to the Tribal council. I could not do that. Last night, the manager (a woman and non-Native) told me that if I was uncomfortable in the park, I should leave. She was very nasty. I told her I was uncomfortable because her employee tried to hit me - anyone would be. She had her hand on my RV door and pullled it back and slammed it in my face as hard as she could. I caught it before it hit me in the face. I'm leaving the park but how do I deal with this when I leave? Who should I contact?