Hell, I just pushed my bike from Arnold's, up Woodlands Road, to 24/7.
I'm smelling pretty bad, m'self. It's not just the foreigners!

It is, my dear.

The mean spirited Bermudians here just want to try to shout you down and make you stop.  But... it doesn't work that way on this 'Island'.   

I notice that nobody had the decency to accept your apology, although they were quick to jump on you for what is clearly hyperbole.

No wonder SmokingGun has more karma than anybody here.  He alone steps up and offers a simple word that sooths rather than inflames.  Karma to you Smokes.

Thanks Mike & Wassup. Truth is I never take it too personally when someone has been done bad by someone else unless I had a direct responsibility for it then I'd be pissed. Just not at the victim. I know where they are coming from but for sure I'm no saint as can be seen by the paint splatters that I wear. I've harped on this exact subject for years. Too many guest workers get abused and the only outlet they have is a website to post their grievances on? What does that tell you....

reading Ad Girls post made me think that perhaps you had the same employer!  spookily reminiscent of each other.

The way I read the whole exit questionaire, and specifically Adgirls answers, is that they way the questions are worded then obviously some of the answers will require a "tongue in cheek" reply.

Without trawling through previous exit answers, I would guess that a lot of them have exaggerations in them, some may be necessary, some may not.

The only thing I took exception to was the detailed description of the employer, and his personnal habits, and the only reason I took exception to this, was that it was pretty much guaranteed that someone would be able to figure out who the employer was. If you want to be specific about someones personnal habits, then please don't identify them.

The comment relating to Bermudians in management, I took with a pinch of salt. We all have our gripes about people here, however this is Bermuda. They do things differently here, much like Canada is different from the UK etc etc.

One of the biggest problems I see with expats, is that they are not prepared to change there methods and adopt the Bermuda way. There are many things I disagree with, but I cannot change them, so I get on with life accepting that that is how things will be. If I was so unhappy with things then I would leave, but I'm not. I have found an equilibrium, where the good things about Bermuda equal the bad things. Same as anywhere else in the world and any job for that matter.

I really think a good or bad work situation is what can tip that balance... I was fortunate to meet some terrific people and had a lovely Bermudian housemate but still having a horrendous boss made Bermuda life more of a struggle. My choice was to stick around and take it or leave behind the good stuff. You're right that getting along with everyone helps where that is possible - in the end we all have to decide what we can ignore or otherwise. My boss telling me to lie to clients and belittling a temp for being black was the point where I could no longer stay quiet. Things got considerably worse from then but I'd do the same again - I gotta live with myself. Having some far nicer Bermudians in my life at the time sure helped keep things in perspective.

haha... until it's after 5 and they make their way to the bar.