The clubhouse manager
Let’s go have a talk with the club manager, he or she
will be glad to see you.....
- Is the operating schedule
pretty regular with the seasons, or is it changing constantly at the whim of the
club house committee?
- How long have you
been employed here? How about the kitchen staff? The length of time for the
chef? What about the wait staff? How is their seniority? How about the locker
room steward? Do you have a locker room steward?
- How does the locker room look? Is it clean and neat and well constructed, or
does it look like an afterthought that’s being maintained that way?
- How about
the handicap board? Well maintained, or numbers uneven and falling off?
- Take a
look at the bulletin board. Is it up to date and filled with notices of upcoming
events or filled with notices of events that took place three months ago?
- Is it
up to date and are there upcoming events that would be of interest to you? How
are these events attended? How are the social activities attended?
- When is the
last time there was a major cleaning or major renovation of the clubhouse?
- When
is the next renovation planned?
- How dependent is the club on its’ restaurant
or grill room for revenue?
- How dependent is the club on outside functions? What
kind of quirks are built into the building and what kind of problems do they
create? i.e. Electrical services, plumbing services.
- Are there central services
or multiple locations?
- Are there adequate drawings of the facility for outside
service people to service the people?
- If not, how much does it cost to keep this
place maintained?
- What is the frequency of members receiving assessments,
maintenance charges and dues?
- Are they keeping up with the operating budget, or
is the place ever so slowly falling apart?
- How often does this club change its’
house chairman? It does have a house chairman, doesn’t it?
- What is the biggest
complaint from the club members that you as the club manager can
do absolutely about? How long has this problem existed and do you think any
house committee will ever provide you the resources to fix it?
- Do you consider
this a golf club or a country club?
Now if this has gone in any
kind of comfortable and civil manner you've been invited to lunch or cocktails
and are getting a very clear look into the running of the club house and where
it and its function fit in the eyes of the community members. If it hasn't gone
as hoped and the discomfort level continues to rise you'll definitely want
to know why and question if your comfort level will improve after you purchase
that lovely little home at 23 Fairway Drive.
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