Simpelton
In the Starting Line-Up
- Joined
- Feb 12, 2017
- Messages
- 3,884
- Reaction score
- 5,302
I agree that the guy who posted it to social media was not being honorable, but at the same time I have no sympathy for the original poster either. And when we drunkenly rant in the GDTs we aren't wearing a title that represents a franchise.The biggest dill hole of this entire story is Chung's friend, even though a lawsuit seems absurd. But it appears to be two friends - or at least acquaintances - having a little trash talking text exchange which was within one context thought to be private. When I'm watching games, my blood pressure is through the roof and I'm pretty much just angry and an ash0le to be around myself...so making a comment like this isn't really the way I'd think about things level headedly. As a fan you have peak adrenaline and stress and having these thoughts are pretty normal, especially if you're a real fan.
So the guy who posted it on social media is a huge b1tch. I do kind of feel bad for the guy who got fired from his job because he got "ratted out" for something rather silly. We watch sports as entertainment and our IQs shrink by about 80 points when we watch the game. Want proof? Look at the Game Day Threads!!!
If you're an executive of a company, EVERYTHING you say you say that gets back to the head office will be viewed in the light of how it reflects on their company. This is not new. The only thing that's new is how easy what you say can get into the media stream and blow back on you. And because it is not new, this is something he should have anticipated, and in failing to anticipate the consequences, the wound is IMHO self-inflicted.
But the phenomenon itself is literally as old as the Bible, with Elisha's servant Gehazi saying something stupid to Naaman that diminished the significance of his miracle healing and earning a curse for his trouble, thousands of years before Twitter was ever invented. This is not new. If you can't watch your tongue, there's just jobs you should not have. And I'd say a public-facing position like ticket executive is probably one of them.