Awkward situation - advice?

juanez · #1 02-09-2005, 03:54 AM

So, I'm a part time poker dealer trying to get a FT gig at one of the local casinos that will be opening a new poker room soon. I've auditioned and have been told by the Poker Room Manager that I'm "on the list" of dealers to be hired "for sure" after background checks and piss screenings are completed, etc. Life is good.

Now, I have been dealing once a week at a "pretty private" NL tourney. I call it "pretty private" because you can bring friends as long as they are cool - there are new folks there every week, as well as the same old folks. About half of the players are casino employees and the rest are friends of the employees. There are usually 3-4 full tables.

Now for the g000t part: I'm setting up my table for the tourney last week and the General Manager of the casino (not the Poker Room Manager) where the new poker room is going to be walks in. He's a regular weekly player and we get along fine, but we're certainly not buddies or anything. He knows I'm trying to get hired at his casino. He walks in.....with my ex-girlfriend. [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]

I almost crapped my pants.

We didn't exactly have a real nice breakup - in fact it was rather ugly. Frankly, I suspected that she was messing around on me for months. One day I woke up and my cock was on fire - I realized that I needed a large dose of antibiotics, if you know what I mean. You don't get the clap from a toilet seat, so the shiit hit the fan and I was not real nice when I told her to hit the f*cking road. And I think rightfully so.

So at the tourney I say “Hi [ex’s name]” when she walks by. She turns white, says “hi”, and that was it for the rest of the night. She and the GM both bust out and leave within an hour.

Anyway, apparently my ex-whore and the GM of this casino are good friends. I had no clue. I knew that she worked as a cock-tail (no pun intended) waitress at this casino like 10 years ago, but apparently they are buds. The GM has a seriously hot woman of his own and from what I hear, my ex-whore is just a friend.

I can only imagine that the ex-whore had only terrible things to say to the GM on the ride home after the tourney.

So, since I’m trying like hell to get a job at this guy’s casino, would you approach him at all? Maybe casually try to see if the whore filled his head with crazy shiit and say that there are two sides to every story?

Or would you just chill, slow play the situation, and react if something comes of it?

So far it looks cool and I’m thinking the slow play approach is best…but I haven’t actually been hired yet so I’m stressing a little about this. I think I might be being a little too paranoid, but women can be vindictive and truly evil. [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

pshreck · #2 02-09-2005, 03:58 AM

This sounds like something that happens in tv shows but never in real life.

No offense but this is just a job as a dealer... why does it make that big a difference one way or the other? I wouldn't talk to the guy, that is getting too personal with him, and I think would only worsen things. Plus how do you tell him that the girl he is with is nuts without pissing him off.

Just let it go. And try to shorten story posts.

Dynasty · #3 02-09-2005, 04:07 AM

Going to your employer to talk about an ex-girlfriend and inquire what she may have told him is not a good idea. Just leave it alone. A typical employer won't care about who this girl used to date and what she might say about you.

juanez · #4 02-09-2005, 04:22 AM

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Probably good advice on both points. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

sthief09 · #5 02-09-2005, 04:25 AM

pretend it was the other way around. some guy is trying to work for your casino and his ex-gf has some bad things to say about him. then you realize it's his ex-gf and ignore everything she has to say

cardcounter0 · #6 02-09-2005, 05:17 AM

You probably weren't mentioned. What is she going to say?
Hey, that is the guy I gave the clap?

bholdr · #7 02-09-2005, 05:43 AM

You,. my freind, are fu**ked. sry.

youtalkfunny · #8 02-09-2005, 07:37 PM

Lucky for you, the job in question is "poker dealer".

It must be hard to find people for this highly-technical position. I don't know of anyone who ever applied for such a job, who didn't get it. If the room isn't hiring, it isn't hiring; but if it IS hiring, they seem to take anyone who walks in and asks for the job.

Boris · #9 02-09-2005, 07:42 PM

The solution is clear. You have to screw your ex's mom.

nolanfan34 · #10 02-09-2005, 08:24 PM

Dynasty and stheif had some good thoughts, let me add a few more.

I'd also say don't bother saying anything. First, if this guy is a decent manager, he's going to have his poker room manager hire good qualified people, which they seem to think you are. Second, if you bring this up to him, all you're doing is planting the thought in his head that you're someone who is concerned - and doesn't mind discussing - personal problems in a place of business. I think that would be far more harmful than anything she could have said.

Plus, if by some chance he says something to you about it, you can take the high road and say it's all water under the bridge, in the past, etc.

My 2 cents.