Re: O'Brien's resignation

[Ryan W <ubiquitous_am_i@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hey, Mike, read the whole thread before busting in
mid-stream with a worthless, uninformed comment. 
True, my example regarded laid-off employees, while
O'Brien, on the other hand, fell on his sword. 
However, Lapdoggy had maintained that employees, after
being let go, do not/cannot stay on (and Lapdoggy, if
I'm misconstruing what you said, feel free to correct
me) with the employer and that it's best that they
move on.  I disagreed and provided that controverted
example.  So, yeah, it had something to do with it.  

As for O'Brien's resignation becoming common knowledge
prior to leaving; yeah, that might have caused
problems, but I guess I'm assuming, since those
problems would have been so foreseeable (and if you'd
have followed the thread, you would have reconized
that Lapdoggy brought up the same issue) that
management, presumably interested in winning, would
have taken steps to conceal it until after the season
(much like they concealed their attempts to purchase
the team).     

Ryan

P.S. I'm not posting again till we win. (Not as
drastic as a hunger strike, but it's the best I can
do)

--- Michael Byrnes <mbyrnes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 2/22/04 5:37 PM, "The Boston Celtics Mailing List
> Digest"
> <Celtics-Digest-Owner@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > Then you obviously haven't been with too many
> > companies.  Often, when older employees are being
> > 'downsized' or their positions consolidated, they
> are
> > asked to stay on for 6 months to a year so as to
> train
> > the newer, cheaper employees and to maintain
> company
> > continuity.  
> 
> What does this example have to do with anything? 
> O'Brien went to management
> and offered his resignation - your example is
> management laying someone off.
> And, it's also fairly common in some businesses for
> emplyees who have given
> their notice to be asked to leave immediately.
> 
> In any case, keeping O'Brien around "for the season"
> would have become a
> disaster just as soon as word leaked out that he was
> gone.
> 
> Michael  


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