the owners....*sigh* here in lies the whole problem. a trust is the owner, that consists of 3 -6 people, i only ever met 3 of them, one them was meant to have resigned, yet still comes to meetings and walks away with R300 end of the night. staff really need a pay increase, but since i am paying the trustees to attend meetings about the trust business that should be supporting a local community in dire need of income and support they are taking money that could go to staff. i cant stop the payments, but trying to make the trustees see that what they are doing does not benefit a business that relies on the locals to keep the business running. tough position, i will see what happens when the trust get asked some difficult questions, such as why they reveal financial details to the community outside of a private a meeting that is only to be brought up at the quarterly reports back to the community. the in fighting and petty children fighting is hurting us in a reputation manner that the trustees just do nto realise. anyhow we soldier on, well i soldier on. Maybe i should be the Bear Gryls of the hospitality industry.