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I hope your kids learned how to read and interpret sarcasm. ;)

It is almost like you are suggesting there was an upward trend in performance year over year that warranted continued employment. ;)

Ben Johnson was fired for poor performance. To suggest otherwise is either intentionally being done to stir the pot or somebody is choosing to ignore a statistically significant data set with over 120 data points that show a process that was largely out of control. Take the emotion out of it and...

To be fair, Ben was like melatonin. He'd put you to sleep.

And was it respectful?

I may not always agree with your posts, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't sometimes enjoy these blunt fastballs. ;)

If Facebook is any indication with some family members I know who have gone full conspiracy theory on damn near everything they clearly do not understand, no, it's not a bit. :p

He's not negotiating with you or me. That is my point. You simply do not know, and neither do I. The difference is you want certainty. I've accepted I do not know what is or isn't happening and I'm not going to try to fill in the blanks in an attempt to make me feel more in control of a...

Our brains crave certainty. Human beings have evolved to fill in the details of an uncertain situation to help them feel better about something they have absolutely no control over the outcome. Sometimes the filler is reasonable, on occasion even somewhat accurate, but a lot of the time it is...

If you don't trust him, then does it really matter what he says or how he says it? If he used better words and spoke with more flare, that would make you trust him more? Doesn't sound like it. Executives speak like this all the time. I guess I'm just used to it and/or have enough experience...

Did you miss the massive PR campaign that was being waged on Ben's behalf the past several weeks, especially after the wins at UCLA and USC? Some as recent as yesterday that were borderline playing the race card, if not outright doing it? Here is my take: If that PR campaign isn't happening...

Losing your job, at any level, and in any organization, sucks. Here is the crazy thing, however. For many of the people I've known who were fired (i.e. layoff), it ended up being one of the best things to happen to them. They often ended up in a better situation they might not otherwise have...

Then I'm assuming national media, and they are probably just pissed they didn't get to break the story first, would be my guess. Those little bitches love to be the center of attention. :cool:

Maybe 40 years ago, but in today's instant news cycle, the story is always in motion. Nobody cares about the timing, unless you are really old and get upset when people call during supper. :) There is another way to look at this if I'm the guy making the decision. Ben forced my hand...

Has anyone done a wellness check on @USAF? He had utterly convinced himself he was getting Year 5 and foaming at the mouth, ye of little faith. :p

As I've said in previous posts, I've worked with and for leaders who were clearly in over their heads. It is painful for everyone, morale suffers and the ironic thing is, most everyone intrinsically knows it isn't working. Some choose to accept reality, and some choose to do mental gymnastics to...

Locker room configuration is a lot more of a factor than anybody previously thought.

End this crap now.

Hell no.

It all depends on the locker room configuration.