Comments on: Beazley tries to Muzzle Employees

By: probationfail

probationfail — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:42:38 +0000

@daddycow: Where did you learn of said raise? Haven’t heard a word of it – it would have been announced at the board meeting, if it were true. Regardless, isn’t the CEO due for a raise when the rest of the staff continue to get them? Also, the CEO takes furlough days. Are you saying all raises to all staff should be put on hold? If you are a staff member, I bet you got your raise.

Enlighten us on the new people who don’t have any experience.

By: daddycow

daddycow — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:48:59 +0000

so we just learned that our fearless ceo got a raise and they are shifting people around, eliminating other employees and bringing in people that do not have any experience. this is a terrible situation. i hope the employees who are filing the lawsuit will hurry up and expose what is going on here. we have to take furlough days still and the ceo gets a raise. wow

By: imatruthseeker2

imatruthseeker2 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:54:35 +0000

I work at the Fair and I can certainly understand why BobisUnfair and ProbationFail do not want to reveal their identity. But the truth is most of us are figuring it out anyway. My guess is that it is Jeff Willson and Robin Wachner. They are the ones who carry the shovel behind Steve trying to clean up his manure. Sort of like Steve did for the horses in his earlier years as the caboose in the fair parade. But of course this is a more serious situation.
However Steve has managed to fool them because he has many more years in the fair biz and dishonest living. If you think by protecting and praising Steve you are protecting your jobs. Think again. You do good work. Don’t let him destroy that for you. With the sale looming the truth is no one is safe. No one. And what happens when Steve is thrown out? Is he going to take you with him? Fat chance. So no matter who you are, you might want to rethink your strategy. If you truly are looking out for yourselves protecting Steve or singing his praises is probably not your best move. Don’t we all really want to preserve the fair and all that it means to the community? That should be our goal. Steve is replaceable. The Fair isn’t.

By: FairOrNot

FairOrNot — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:41:07 +0000

When you disclose who you are Bob_Is_Unfair, then I too will follow suit.

By: localoccitizen

localoccitizen — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:52:31 +0000

Great Bob_Is_Unfair, in the spirit of your request, I ask that you also reveal your identity. Will make your boss Beazley very happy as you are a supporter. not only do you not have any downside in disclosing who you are, you have up side. You should gain favor with the management team (that’s how they roll over there; to the obedient go the spoils…) by supporting their style, direction and ethics…this disclosure will also increase your credibility. My guess is that you don’t have the courage to stand up to scrutiny. I further surmise that you are either one of the principals being analyzed or working hand in glove with the subjects. I find it disturbing that you are trying to out bloggers that don’t agree with your perspective. People who are in the right typically do not worry what others say. The truth protects them. However if the conversation has truth in its condemnation this makes subject nervous, paranoid and angry. I suspect this is where your perspective is at this point by your tone and statements. Not trying to be rude, but reading between the lines…

By: Bob_Is_Unfair

Bob_Is_Unfair — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:10:57 +0000

Since you are a former employee, why don’t you tell us who you are? You have nothing to lose? Or would your claims go out the window when your lack of credibility is revealed with your name?

By: FairOrNot

FairOrNot — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:29:48 +0000

I am visiting this website at the urging of a current employee. Being a former employee myself it is not a surprise to see that the hostile environment is still ever present at the Fair.
While it is true about Mr. Beazley, he cannot sell the Fairgrounds nor can he buy it outright, well unless he had that kind of money lying around, but he certainly has the means, influence and resources as CEO to get the Fair sold. But he solely cannot sell the Fair that is up to the Governor.
As for the ‘loyalty oath’ unless you’ve worked at the Fair you would not be privy to that information because it is verbally said. So trying to prove that will be very difficult but make no mistake, management is very much aware of that issue.
As for the employees being protected by the union I doubt very much that the union even cares at this point since there agenda does not serve the greater good of employees.
There is something going on at the Fair but to uncover the truth I concur that these issues are better served in court. And fortunate for us (taxpayers) if money is being spent recklessly that will be exposed as well.
I would add one thing more, reports can show no loss in revenue and that attendance was up, but I would venture to say those numbers were fabricated…And, success is not always measured by the number of Fair attendees.

By: Bob_Is_Unfair

Bob_Is_Unfair — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:35:45 +0000

Sorry, I’ve been gone a couple days and I come back to so much absurdity that it must be addressed.

lovethefair: the reserves you are talking about, weren’t they spent on two new buildings and a covering on two others? I’m sure that would deplete a certain amount of reserves. And you act as though droves of employees are fleeing. One probationary employee (Bob) was let go, and one other (Mark) resigned.

And regarding, raising the rates for vendors, Mark can tell you that he was involved and instrumental in raising those rates. In fact, he was the director of the department and the rates had to be approved by him, so to blame Beazley after the fact is pathetic. But, as anyone who works there knows, Mark never saw an situation that he wouldn’t try to take advantage of and his management philosophy has always been “better to ask forgiveness than permission.”

localcitizen: You said Beazley took furlough money to pay for Al’s Brain. With millions in reserve (see Staff Reports at ocfair.com), I don’t think he would need to.

Shane10Johnson: You seem to have no idea what you are talking about. Explain how the Fair has been run into the ground. Seemed like 2009 was pretty successful.

By: lovethefair

lovethefair — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:29:55 +0000

probationfail:the ceo runs a dictatorship and is drunk with power and those who oppose his ways or disagree with him are ousted, demoted, redirected or sent to the kill floor so to speak. the changes he has made over the past year are voluminous, and most of them without merit, rather just to feed his power appetite. the governance plan is self serving and unnecessary but it is way for him to wield more power for himself. he is in the process of working out deals so he can oust vendors and tenants and take them over. don’t be mistaken there is no one else’s interest this ceo is looking out after other than himself. so it isn’t just unions that lie and bully. we work for someone who does the same. we miss becky and her genuine concern for others and how she kept the fair a true community event. that flavor is gone.. and gone quickly. what a shame.. if bobisunfair is concerned than she should maybe wait for the next breaking news. that should shed some light for everyone. but this is not a problem that will go away too soon.those who are organizing their cases willbe dragging this out in the legal system for awhile. it’s really too bad because it distracts from the work we have to do on the fair.

By: probationfail

probationfail — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:10:17 +0000

Hey Truthseeker. Steve is neither the person seling the fairgrounds (that would be the governor) or the buyer (that would potentially be the new non-profit foundation formed by some board members). How would Steve or even the board profit from a non profit? The fair has very thin margins. Their is no profit here. They have gone on the record to state that they want to save the fair by purchasing it and running it, rather than have the state sell it for a different purpose. If I were Steve or the board I wouldn’t come to this website of lies and leave comment or defend. It is a politically inclined website with the intent to bully the fair into hiring back Bob Mosley. See ya.