Sharrieff,
Whoa, where did all this outsized font suddenly come from? I can't make
it go away. It's hard to read. Is this my computer's problem or yours?
If somebody knows a better way of firing people than all the firings I
have seen, I'm all for it. Let them lay it on the table when the table
is cleared. It's just that I don't know this way. More power to those
who do. Let them enlighten us.
In the meantime -- I know nothing and I judge nobody.
-- Tony West
S. Sharrieff Ali wrote:
WTF TONY!
"Myself, I have fired and I have been fired. Both are part of the
great circle of life. The primary goal for both parties, most of the
time, is to move on in a way that is least injurious to both parties.
Blame-placing in job terminations is like blame-placing in divorces:
sometimes necessary, but seldom desirable. Those who feed the fires of
blame are unlikely to be true friends of either employer or employee;
they turn out to be third parties who are exploiting the situation for
motives of their own"
-- Tony West
S. Ali:
I really don't think it is a fair assessment to say "Those who feed
the fires of blame are unlikely to be true friends of either employer
or employee; they turn out to be third parties who are exploiting the
situation for motives of their own". This is the precise bullshit
folks have been saying to me off-list suggesting by defending John's
wrongful termination I personally wanted Lewis Wendell's job! The
fact I could do it better never was a motivation! ;-)
Fighting injustice is a noble pursuit. In this case, it is not just
about John Fenton, it is about the UCD service delivery to our
community, our civil rights as residents, and much more.
Tony writes: "Blame-placing in job terminations is like blame-placing
in divorces: sometimes necessary, but seldom desirable."
There are human resource departments in companies all over America who
represent the rights of employees in wrongful terminations, there are
unions and hearings set up for fact-finding. Did you notice, there was
never a mention of a "human resource department" review of John's
case? Just where was John's recourse? Who represented John against
management?
Hell, I wasn't joking when I asked Lewis Wendell "Would you suspend
other employees based on allegations in the press?" I wasn't joking
when I said "Who would want to work for the UCD?". Their running the
UCD like it is just another corrupt family business! Based on the way
I have seen folks leave the organization in the past, Greg Montanaro,
Paul Steinke, DL-Wormley to name just a few, I have been more than
suspect of the UCD management and Board.
To stand by and condone injustice is giving an invitation for it to
visit you at your door. I simply believe it is wrong to suggest
lawyers, courts, and individuals who protest injustice are exploiting
the situation for purely selfish reasons.
I truly believe those who died in the civil rights struggle in America
did so for the benefit of future generations.
