Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 12:39:37 -0800 (PST)
From: "Mathew Palmer"
Subject: RE:
To: "Tom Biederman"
tom... i've been thinking about this before i responded to you. i'm not sure what to think, still.
at what point did you decide you wanted to work on a cruise ship as well? and why ncla?
we've had this conversation before and i can't help but to think the same thing now: it seems you're a little too interested in doing and enjoying the same things i enjoy.
not to re-hash things but there was the issue of the suv and other things. now that i've made a decision to try this, you do, too.
i don't intend to be rude but it almost feels as if you're stealing this experience from me. i hope that you do not take that in the wrong way.
perhaps if you're looking for adventure, you might look there in atlanta first, then try something overwhelming. to be honest, besides the eye candy you mentioned, i do not think there will be much more to interest you on the ship.
for instance, work hours are going to be long, which will require you to be awake! also, training is not easy at all. those who are here and share your position wake at four a.m. and work throughout the day, only getting breaks for meals.
this would be a fun and interesting thing for anyone. however, it is my hope that you back off of this opportunity and allow me to enjoy it while finding your own adventure.
i'll talk to you by phone more... i have to run.
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as i wrote directly to him, i'm not certain when his thoughts occurred and a decision was made to apply for this job. it's a fact that he did not apply until after i arrived here. in fact, tom was not well aware of the duties of the position in which he applied.
i chose to come to this job for several reasons, none real major. however, one of the main issues is to be away from things -- atlanta, friends, stress, etc. -- so that i could attempt to have a more clear head about what i wanted in life. i want to be here to regroup.
i've tried to do that so many times in atlanta... in albany... in statesboro. it's just hard to do when you're surrounded by the very things you want to change.
there are many people i miss in atlanta... sale city... hell, all over the country. however, there's no one that i want on the ship with me right now. i can't stop tom but honestly do not want him on this ship. should he make it through training and into hawaii, it is my hope that he is on the aloha.
i've handled this as well as possible, trying to take into account his feelings and not be 'greedy'. after all, i cannot prohibit someone from applying for a job.
i can, however, question why one would apply for this, a very unigue job. especially when the pay is as low --- not bad, mind you --- when compared to tom's financial status.
as far as the cancer you mentioned, tom, that's the first i've heard. i am truly sorry if you are suffering. however, as i mentioned in my first e-mail to you more than a week ago, i encourage you to try something closer to atlanta, as i have several times before.
this is my experience and thus far it's the best of my life. things here couldn't be better.
perhaps you two should talk face-to-face to settle your differences if you so desire. i know that many times we pass and re-pass without saying things that we really mean. that's a good thing most times but then there always these times when things come to a head and cause hard feelings.
i hope tom chooses the right thing. if this is something he's always wanted to do or even just decided to do, i hope that he'll rethink his decision and at least give me the courtesy of remaining alone on this ship and going to the aloha. having been here and through training, i know that's not entirely possible...
the bottom line is there are plenty of ships in the sea.
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