Do the same rules apply for all?

[ColoradoMountaineer]

Now that Daejuan funderburk has been dismissed from the team would this have been the case if he had star power? Peyton manning exposed himself costing UT $300,000, Peter Warrick got busted shoplifting along with Jameis Winston. Would Pat white or the major have faced the same fate as Daejuan. Not saying there shouldn't be consequences for poor decisions but are the rules the same for everyone?

 

[xgunnx]

No unfortunately the rules dont always get applied the same to everybody. Its a ugly truth but its not as prevalent as it once was 15-20 years ago.

 

[HurdyGurdyEer]

And while different people may get caught doing questionable or illegal things not all of them demonstrate a day to day tendency to be a headcase.

Two people get nailed for the same stupid/illegal public behavior. One has constantly been a thorn in the coaches side for a number of documented things within the team while the other just did something really stupid and got caught.

Guess which one gets axed quicker.

 

[The Bell Tolls for Thee]

Now that Daejuan funderburk has been dismissed from the team would this have been the case if he had star power? Peyton manning exposed himself costing UT $300,000, Peter Warrick got busted shoplifting along with Jameis Winston. Would Pat white or the major have faced the same fate as Daejuan. Not saying there shouldn't be consequences for poor decisions but are the rules the same for everyone?

It's not just sports. Is your value to the organization worth more than the headache and poor PR for keeping you around? It happens in a lot of places. Now most employers will be harsh across the board when it comes to breaking the law, but contracts have a lot of clauses that include termination as the cost of violating certain rules. I saw it myself with two separate co-workers who violated a term against disparaging your work place on social media. One was not very good, had a poor attitude, and was not well liked by anyone. The other had training that would have been harder to replace and while not loved, was not universally disliked. The former was fired and the latter got a slap on the wrist.

 

[WESTBGVA]

It's not just sports. Is your value to the organization worth more than the headache and poor PR for keeping you around? It happens in a lot of places. Now most employers will be harsh across the board when it comes to breaking the law, but contracts have a lot of clauses that include termination as the cost of violating certain rules. I saw it myself with two separate co-workers who violated a term against disparaging your work place on social media. One was not very good, had a poor attitude, and was not well liked by anyone. The other had training that would have been harder to replace and while not loved, was not universally disliked. The former was fired and the latter got a slap on the wrist.

yes..I've seen two co-workers terminated for "creating a hostile work environment"..they were just a couple of women who liked to spread gossip..

 

[The Bell Tolls for Thee]

yes..I've seen two co-workers terminated for "creating a hostile work environment"..they were just a couple of women who liked to spread gossip..

I'm willing to bet if they had a skill set or training certification that wasn't easy to replace in the current job market, they may have had a different punishment.