Does havasu Discriminate against NON-WHITES

[Kilrtoy]

Furthermore homes built in th elast 5 years give or take would make OC jealous when comparing price per SQ Ft....
Not at all. My little home is worth about 800,000 and when I take into consideration what it costs to heat and cool I like it even more.
v-lovin the OC drive [/QUOTE]
Im not here to debate, But ...
nevermind.
Merry CHRISTmas

[Howie Feltersnatch]

Looking at what they went to, I could almost understand IN WHOLE,
But there is some Home designs that would make Beverly Hills jealous, but you would have to leave the main strip. Furthermore homes built in th elast 5 years give or take would make OC jealous when comparing price per SQ Ft....
Yeah.. In the hotel business it's all about how much you can get per room per night. The big bucks are in the big draws - business centers where lots of douchebags in 1K suits fly in & out regularly, pay rack & oil up their equally douchebag clients in the hotel bar & restaurant. Havasu isn't that market.

[Kilrtoy]

Yeah.. In the hotel business it's all about how much you can get per room per night. The big bucks are in the big draws - business centers where lots of douchebags in 1K suits fly in & out regularly, pay rack & oil up their equally douchebag clients in the hotel bar & restaurant. Havasu isn't that market.
This is TRUE, But the wife wears 1k suits and NO im NOT A BIG BALLER

[GHT]

Well there's her problem! She is way over dressed. Just give her $5 bucks and have her buy an outfit at WALMART! If she can wait til Wednesday, I think the new fashions will arrive and she'll be the talk of the town! It doesn't help either that she goes cruisin on up in a fully loaded deisel truck either! Maybe consider a run down ford escort, something that doesn't say " Hey, I have a DCB! Do I really want to work for/with you?". GOOD LUCK!
Now that's funny... I would imagine finding a job in Havasu would be difficult if you didn't know the right peeps

[Howie Feltersnatch]

This is TRUE, But the wife wears 1k suits and NO im NOT A BIG BALLER
That wasn't my point - neither am I and neither are most people. Most Ballers are rolling on somebody else's dime anyway. My point was that havasu is a sub-prime hospitality/hotel market - nothing more. That assessment can sometimes extend to other segments of the economy as well.

[PlyaPlya22]

What do you think?
Now before you type away, Think about what im asking!
Who is helping you in all aspects of havasu and who is in the background that you never see......b
Come on now Killer...it's the "man" behind the man!!

[Mr. Crusader 83]

YES, cant even get an interview......
and they have 4 openings in her classification and have had them for almost 12 months now....
HEY KILRTOY. I FEEL YOUR PAIN!!! ME AND MY GIRL MOVED OUT THERE ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO NOW. WE LIVED THERE FOR A YEAR AND 1/2 SHE WENT ON INTERVIEWS LEFT AND RIGHT. AND ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH THE INTERVIEWS THEY WOULD SAY YOUR FROM CALIFORNIA. " WE DONT LIKE TO HIRE CALIFORNIANS BECAUSE THEY COME AND GO AS THEY PLEASE ". WE ENDED UP MOVING BACK TO CA. BECAUSE SHE COULDNT FIND WORK AND WAS TIRED OF SITTING AROUND. A YEAR AND A HALF OF INTERVIEWS AND LET DOWN. THAT SHIT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN IN CALI.
A LITTLE ADVICE FOR FINDING WORK IN HAVASU. GET AZ LIC PLATES AND DRIVERS LIC ASAP. AND LIKE CARL SAID DONT ROLL UP IN A $60K FORD F9500000
GOOD LUCK GUYS

[Havasu Cig]

I know someone from CA that is getting ready to do that same business soon. Think he will run into problems?
Probably...
My uncle has done well for himself and was looking to put some money into something else but gave up on Havasu after the road blocks he ran into. He owns several board and care homes in So.Cal. which are heavily regulated so he is aware of the usual hoops you have to jump through, but he said havasu was just rediculous (sp).

[slowinhavasu]

We were just at the surgery center, didn't see one other then person of color. They are VERY picky there. Most all who work there were hand picked. And yes there service was over the top, best we have had here in town.
This town is very much who you know not what you know.
If your wife is walking in, in a 1k outfit she will never get an interview.
Our pay scale is way out of wack. Most couples here have to work to pay the bills.
I beleive that there is still a lot of descrimination here. Being a very light skinned Mexican, people will say things to me that they would never say to your face. I here it all...
Good luck......

[bigkatboat]

I've been here a few years and I don't think it's Havasu, but a small number of it's citizens. Some of the older people here have a 'closed mind' about 'people not "like" them', but most others don't suffer that mental problem. I do think many of the business owners here are actually afraid of hiring 'smart' or 'educated' people, and many treat employees badly, letting them know 'who's boss!" every day. This is making small business growth slow in Havasu, because bright, energetic workers are being "used up" and without replacements, the business just goes stagnent. Havasu (businesses) are very afraid of rising labor costs, they refuse to let it happen, and the state of Arizona won't change it's laws. How can business owners expect competent, prompt, trustworthy, workers on $6/$8 per hour? In and Out Burgers starts @$8, and local businesses expect people to 'dress for work', and 'handle cash', and even, 'offer personal service' for $6 per hour. I feel Havasu is open to everyone, everyone WITH MONEY! Havasu does have rediculous requirements for business construction, that's why I'll never build a shop in Havasu city limits. Of course, Havasu will bend over all of it's tax payers if you are a big corporation and want CHEAP LABOR!