Carly's Journal

I'm really weird in that I can sense when people are lying - I don't know why or how, but I know instantly when someone tells me a lie.. I can hear their breathing change and even the look in their eyes. I was the one who told Austin that he cheated on me... If I hadn't have known he would have happily kept it from me forever. Anyway, Lloyd told lies about little things... and even though I'd confront him about it, he'd continue lying.... For the past 8 months he had me believing that he was in a 3 year relationship with a really nasty girl - who just got up and left him a few weeks before meeting me... So many more details like how she treated him, and what they'd do together.. and what not.. Anyway, the other day I was curious to see what she looked like.. so I asked what her last name was so I could myspace her... He got 'really' funny about it and made up a last name which I knew was a lie straight away. This started to worry me a bit, because I assumed he had something to hide if he wasn't honest about it - anyway I told him to stop lying to me, and that if he continued to I'd have to end it.. because more than anything else I hate liars. He swore on my life that he would be honest. Even after saying that he gave me another 'false' name and then said that he 'couldn't remember it'... I was just like "I'm sorry Lloyd but you don't just forget someone's last name who you've been with for 3 years"... I had had enough, and I told him I was over his lies ... so I went for a drive, didn't tell him where I was going... I only went to the shops and had a coffee with my mum, so I was probably out for max 2 hours. Anyway, I came home, started to read a book outside near the dam. He charged up to me and grabbed me around the waist and said "I'm so tempted to throw you in the dam right now".... I was like "What the hell? What have I done?" and he goes "You didn't tell me where you were going, I don't know who you've been with!"... and I say "LLoyd, you're the liar here... what are you accusing ME of".... He walked off, came back with a bucket of water and threatened to pour it on my head.. to which I called him a pig.. and he replied "At least I'm not a slut".. That really hurt. I couldn't even reply... knowing that I've never been anything but honest and upfront about every aspect of my life with him - and he had the nerve to call me the most offensive thing anyone has ever said to me. So, I proceeded to our room - and I packed his things.... this was 5 days ago.

The other day he came to see me at work, and told me he'd 'changed' and that he'd be honest from now on - he then told me that the reason he got so paranoid about giving me her last name - was because he was never actually 'with' her.. they were always just friends and he just kept the lie going to me. He said it got harder and harder to lie to me, but he was too scared to tell me the truth. Why he couldn't have just been honest from the start baffles me... maybe it was some sick way to gain pity, to have me thinking that he was treated so badly - and I wanted to prove to him so bad that he could be treated the way he deserved to be. Lies upon lies...and it makes me sick that I felt sorry for him when he'd "open up" about her always cheating on him... which of course was all lies too.

I hate hate hate lies... I think it's the fastest way to kill a relationship, because not only is it being so unfair it makes you lose all trust in that person. I've thought about giving him another chance... but I can't forgive him.. I don't want to turn into the possessive paranoid girlfriend because I have to question him millions of times to finally get the truth. Plus, I don't fancy being called names.. or threatened... or pushed around by someone who supposedly loves me.

But anyway, my parents are talking about moving back to Adelaide.. I probably wouldn't care either way... at least I'll have my friends in Adelaide.. here I have no one, and it just makes things worse sitting around because I think and stress about everything more. Blah....

But what a load of shit. Screw their job.

u gonna be upto anything tonight?

well if i was free i'd love to grab a hot or something with you but i'm busy till 9:30

To Robert & Peter,

12/08/08

With this letter Carly and Lloyd resign from the Warehouse Tavern.

Throughout the 6 months we’ve been employed by the Fraser Scott company there have been countless issues which have constantly been ignored by you and your staff.

Some of these issues include:

-  Important health and safety issues throughout the kitchen (ie: no storage space, no hot water hose for effective cleaning, cheap faulty equipment  etc). Also when the exhaust fans have shut down and we’ve been directed to continue working under these dangerous conditions - where temperatures reach over 45 degrees - and the room is filled with smoke.

- Working 14 hours straight and not being able to have a break - due to a lack of staff members which the company can’t afford to employ.

- Assigning your employees a job title which they are incorrectly paid for. For example Lloyd being the Sous Chef - who runs the kitchen in Cory’s absence - gets paid the same wage as a dishwasher.

- Sexual and Verbal harassment from the head chef, Cory Ryther. Incidents include commenting on the majority of female staff’s bodies and what he’d like to do to them. This alone has made the Warehouse an extremely intimidating and disgraceful place to be a part of.

- The fact that we’re blamed for the negligence of the kitchen, when our Head Chef isn’t even present for 90% of service time;  every day of the week. Time and time again Cory has informed us that ‘anything goes, if he doesn’t see it” - so this lack of leadership and procedure cannot leave us to blame in the event of an incident.

-In Lloyd’s case of being accused for being intoxicated and under the influence of drugs whilst at work is highly disrespectful considering other Managers such as Jade attend work still recovering and bragging about the drugs and alcohol her and her friends were consuming the night before.  Both Lloyd and I are non- drinkers, drug abusers or smokers. During our 6 months of service never have we called in sick or left the kitchen unattended, even when Lloyd couldn’t walk properly for 12 weeks. This punctuality and devotion to our work is obviously not noticed.

The Warehouse Tavern has gone through countless staff members, Manager’s who aren’t even qualified in their area of expertise according to their resume. And the Warehouse will continue to lose good staff because of the careless “deal with it” attitude of our management.

Quite simply the Warehouse is a sinking ship, and we’d rather not be aboard whilst it goes down.  

We apologize for the short notice, but we were told we could be replaced within an hour, so we’re sure it will be no inconvenience.