then I resigned, this was my letter...
"Hello,
we haven't met and now probably never will but congratulations on your recent appointment as general manager. I hear you were the best of two applicants, well done.
Though this will be no surprise I thought I would offer my official resignation as a tour guide at ___. My various skills it seems are appreciated, encouraged and remunerated to a greater extent in nicer places of the world.
My time in one of British history's most interesting sites has been an honour. Retracing periods from Saxon, through to Norman rule, onwards to the English Civil War and beyond was always a joy. The fact that you are sitting not too far from where Geoffrey of Monmouth once taught should have you on your knees drooling if you are to have any respect for the place.
My stay in the company of ___ and ___ however has been a constant frustration. The ___ only want money and would turn the castle into a theme park if they could. The ___ seem dead set on avoiding any semblance of historical factuality which intrigues me, from the look I'd say many of them were there with the Saxons (or at least the Jewish expulsion).
Thus I have decided to build a home in the sun, away from useless idiot clerks that the U.K. seems to value and promote so highly (say hello to ___ and ___ for me).
Take care of the guides, their timidity and lack of fight annoys me to the highest degree but they are your greatest asset (and for next to nothing in pay) but sadly the last consideration in your Monday morning sit downs. Get ___ some decent products in the shop, fight for an expanded marketing budget so ___ doesn't have to do those bloody cheap kids trails. Don't buy ___ another fucking costume!
My work attire shall be returned when I am next in the vicinity, I have a pair of boots that the castle wore out. I would like them re-soling before this happens, as agreed many months ago by the management and then (naturally) never acted upon.
Enjoy your time as manager. Give my regards to the rest of the team, I do think about them from time to time. Generally when looking through the scope of a rifle.
Regards
___
a.k.a. ___
Formally the best tour guide at ___"
I even made the card my resignation was sent in:
