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Semi OT: Pioli's Paranoia?
We've all worked in jobs (particulary in high-tech) where our employer was a bit on the anal side. This article paints Pioli on par with the CIA.
I wonder how much Pioli has implemented in KC that was done in Foxboro?
My take is that he is going a bit overboard and many of the axed employees have an agenda.
This one is funny..
This one too...
Arrowhead anxiety: Turnover off the field causes concern - KansasCity.com
We've all worked in jobs (particulary in high-tech) where our employer was a bit on the anal side. This article paints Pioli on par with the CIA.
I wonder how much Pioli has implemented in KC that was done in Foxboro?
My take is that he is going a bit overboard and many of the axed employees have an agenda.
Since Scott Pioli was hired as general manager in January 2009, life for many inside the Chiefs’ front office has been marked by massive staff turnover, fear and insecurity about how closely they are watched. Numerous current and former staffers paint a picture of constant worry — and, in a few cases, of alleged age discrimination. Three former department heads sued the Chiefs in 2011, though the team has denied wrongdoing.
Pioli’s background was with the New England Patriots, a team known for its devotion to privacy and bending the rules. As he promised, the environment changed. Some said it changed too much.
This one is funny..
During his first year, Pioli noticed a candy wrapper in a back stairwell and waited to see how long it took to be picked up. About a week passed, and it remained in the stairwell. He placed the wrapper in an envelope, and during a meeting of department heads, Donovan, then the team’s chief operating officer, brandished the wrapper as evidence of the attention to detail that Chiefs employees had grown to ignore.
This one too...
But many saw Pioli as the face of the new way — and of overreaction. Melton said she frequently took the brunt of Pioli’s outbursts on such matters as the temperature in his office, the radio signal in the weight room, and how much the organization spent annually on coffee.
Pioli pored over former president Denny Thum’s call log, a former high-ranking employee said, before Thum was asked to resign in September 2010 after 36 years with the team.
This past year, Haley stopped talking on the phone and repeatedly checked his office for listening devices. After being fired, Haley didn’t respond to interview requests; many former staffers said they signed confidentiality agreements upon being let go.
Arrowhead anxiety: Turnover off the field causes concern - KansasCity.com
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