Playing Scrooge

EDITOR:

The topic of my letter is simple. The new owners of Carson Valley Inn are acting in a manner counter to good business practices and are treating the citizens of your community in a manner usually held for livestock and slaves. The company is firing employees three days before Christmas and, in at least one case, are notifying them via voice-mails on their home answering machines.

You see the new owners of CVI in an effort to turn quick profits with their recently closed deal have elected to terminate a large portion of the staff at the casino. They timed these firings to occur on or about Jan. 4 but are notifying the employees prior to the holidays and then asking these same employees to put a happy face on and work through their termination date.

I don't know about you or your readers but for me this is an act of sheer outrage. I feel like I am experiencing a real life "Christmas Carol" with the new owners doing their best to play Scrooge. What kind of company does this before Christmas?

The new owners obviously have enough cash on hand to begin complete remodels of the casino floor and restaurants. You would think they would be good human beings and adjust their firing schedule to occur at a different time other than the holidays? What would an extra month of employment for the walking dead have cost them? At least that way they wouldn't be doing the double insult of terminating employees and then asking them to give up their holidays to work.

So why would somebody from Southern California care what a casino in Carson Valley does to its employees? Because, my mother was one of those employees that was terminated. She lost her job three days before Christmas but was still asked to work her full shifts on both Christmas and New Year's eves for the "good of CVI." Why did she lose her job? Because the new owners need to cut costs while they ramp up spending on a remodel.

The new owners of CVI through their actions have displayed a complete disregard for the human condition. They have chosen greed and profit over people and community. I hope the citizens of your community recognize this act of betrayal and vote with their wallets.