I Hate Seattle

I must say i'm very pleased I stumbled across this gem of a webpage. It's about time the truth got out about this nasty and demonic city. (Nothing religious, but come on, even an Atheist has to feel a bad aura about this joint).

Well I am a native of Brooklyn, NY. I was raised back and forth from Brooklyn and Seattle. Now my attiude is Simple. I tell the truth and say things upfront. Not exactly the Seattle way of telling the truth, and that is tell the truth with a lie. I won't go into my whole life stoty but here I would like to relate a story to you that happened in the summer of 2008. March of that year I had been laid off from a certain apartment building down the street from Pike Place Market. I was a security guard in the building. Great crew, good pay for a young twenty one year old and the supervisor was pretty chill with his employees. Yet due to some budget issues five people from the crew were cut. Myself being one of them.

For a month and a half after looking for a job and doing temp concert security gigs, I got a call back from the Pike Place Market PDA(Preservation and development authority) requesting me for an interview for an in-house Security Guard position. In the back of my mind I was excited due to the fact that it was much better paying than my previous employment with great benifitis plus a Union. Wasn't so keen about dues and not the type of guy to strike all the time(Hey gotta pay bills) but at least it would help me keep my job. I go to the interview, pass with flying colrs and get the job a week later along with another woman. Now here is where the fun begins. My first or two of work was really cool. Getting to know some of the security crew and all of the new guy things you do when you get a job, but after that point it grew worse. Much worse.

I worked on the night shift which is my favorite shift. On my shift we had Reeves the supervisor, John the supervisors friend and Roger a shift lead(Not real names). Now all three of these guys were very protective of themselves and very hostile towards new people. Especially Reeves. Now Reeves was from South Africa and a former bodyguard in the ANC for Nelson Mandela. All the time he would drone on and on about Apartheid and how much of a struggle it was for freedom and this and that, also he would say this country is highly racist and almost worse than S.A. because we Americans hide our racism. My head would spin from these conversations he had for numerous reasons.

One, this country even in the height of KKK membership and racism would never be on par to South Africa during the apartheid era. I'm sorry but it's true. Now the U.S. had lynchings and it's share of race riots but the were never condoned by the U.S. Government at least out loud. Sure the U.S. was extremely racist for a long time but South Africa was 200 years behind America on race and that's even by 1940's standards. South Africa much more racist than America, because their racism was state sponsored. I always thought to myself that if you hate this country why are you here? Please go back to South Africa. How dare you complain when you're not even a citizen. Any other country had Reeves said this and he would be under investigation. Not to mention Reeves drove a brand new Suburban and a tricked out honda, live in a nice house and had plenty of money. Not something very prevelent in South Africa now a days. While on my end I take care of a very sick Mother, took the bus to work and lived in an apartment.

Also Reeves must have been a radical Islamist. He would preach to us that "this country should be destroyed" and "we will be punished for what we do to Muslims" and for his Magnum Opus of all comments, "I wan't to shoot Israeli and US soldiers" and "Jews control the world". Just great, this guy is a security supervisor at the Market and he wants to "SHOOT SOLDIERS!" Wow, very comforting to know he controls a major tourist trap for eight hours. Now, I love all people and know great Muslim people. They're are good in bad in every race and religion, but if most heard what he was saying their opions would turn. Plus being Jewish this was uncomfortable to me. I'm suprised Reeves was never deported or jailed for saying these things, i'm all for freedom of speech but that was going to far.

As for the other two, they were just Reeves ass kissers. Both of them were mean spirited people. As my work prgressed their All of them, especially Reeves would knit pick at things I did to put me down, such as not setting up the parking spots right, to lock ups, to how I dealt with people. He was a classic workplace bully. He would always stab you in the back and then when he was nice to you he would incorperate something bad to say. As for myself I worked damn hard to hang on their but I caved. Totally my fault, but why put myself through the stress. I wanted this job to make good money, have health for my Mother and I and hve a decent living. Unfortunately it was all ruined by this guy and his chronies. A few months later I quit and left a message for the security manager about Reeves actions and behavior towards me. A few days later Reeves called me back and cursed me out, saying that I am not a man. Last I heard or saw from him. Well, I am a man, it's you Reeves who are not a man but an arrogant prick who prides himself on being mean, hateful, soulless and nasty and karma will catch up to you my friend. As for the other two dudes they just went along with him like sheep.

Now that I look back at this, i'm happy I left PPM. For one they now have problems with the union and demand higher pay for doing nothing. I understand your concern but come on, look at these times we're in, be glad you are employed with a union to protect you so don't abuse it, and yes most direct PPM workers are lazy. I met some good people there but for the most part most are. If workers at Pike place keep abusing their employer i'm sure the U.S. Parks Service would love to get their hands on the market and replace the PPM inhouse security with Law enforcement park rangers. On top of that then replace the people who work directly for the market and replace them with Government employees. The U.S. Government would love to have it as a national park
and frankly i'm surprised it's not.

As for me I landed a good gig doing customer service and have great co-workers. In the near future I want to go into the Army as medic or the Coast Guard and get my BA in something. Sorry for the long story but my writing goes on forever once I start and if it seems one sided I apoliogize. Hopefully I have demonstrated some of the mentallity that Seattle has to offer. By the time i'm 25 i want to go back to Brooklyn with my Mother and settle there again. Miss the Deli's. I can't stand it here. Only a few things such as my job, friends and education are holding me back here. I'm sure the future is bright for me.

Cheers and God Bless.