Arrowhead anxiety: Turnover off the field causes concern

[Dr. Gigglepants]

Secrecy, intimidation, fear and a watchful eye have become hallmarks of working for the Chiefs, say some current and former employees.

BY KENT BABB THE KANSAS CITY STAR

Todd Haley walked into the public relations office at Chiefs headquarters on a Thursday in early December. Four days before he was fired as the team’s coach, he wanted to talk about what life was like inside this organization. But he didn’t know who else might be listening.

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http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/14...nover-off.html

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This article goes into a lot of detail on the changes that came into effect with the Pioli regime. Sounds like a shitty ass place to work now.

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by Omega

Bingo.

Have we even heard Pioli criticize Cassel ONCE in three years?

Yeah it'd be smart for a GM to call out one of his players in public.

[WhiteWhale]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

They're not running it like a professional business, they're operating it like a covert government agency or the Mafia.

There's a BIG difference.

I see your point.

That's nothing like the corporate world at all.

[WhiteWhale]

Originally Posted by Reaper16

The big deal is simply that Pioli and Matt Cassel aren't held to the same exacting standards of so-called accountability as every other employee in the organization is. That's the big deal.

I think that is a sophistry.

[FAX]

That's a good idea and all, Mr. gblowfish. But I prefer to be paid for my snitching. At the very least, I expect to get my own sentence reduced.

I just had the unfortunate experience of listening to Babb on 610. Afterwards, it occurred to me that the biggest and most interesting aspect of this story is the Haley part. All the rest can be chalked up to a bunch of Lamarites feeling disenfranchised by the new regime ... and, of course, the fact that Arrowhead is obviously infected by some low-life bastard who leaves candy wrappers lying about willy-nilly (and that gives the scum-sucking cretin credit for a willy).

The Haley part is interesting, though. He tells Babb to expect a call from a number he won't recognize (ostensibly due to a concern over the alleged cell phone bug problem) and that there isn't a "safe" place to talk at the facility. 4 days later, he's fired.

1 plus 1 equalates to dos in my book of wacky, yet easy to remember, formulas. It's this side of the story that needs to be investigated ... preferably by some hippie chicks with large bosoms.

FAX

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Bo's Pelini

Yeah it'd be smart for a GM to call out one of his players in public.

You can be critical of a player and not call them out.

How many times have we heard someone in a press conference say "he knows he needs to play better," etc?

[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

They're not running it like a professional business, they're operating it like a covert government agency or the Mafia.

There's a BIG difference.

Well the GM does look like Tony Soprano..

[Hammock Parties]

It's threads like this one that make me miss 'Hamas.' He'd be roasting Pioli over an open spit right now.

[seaofred]

Maybe Pioli was mad that they spend $3 million a year on coffee, which kept him from being able to sign a better backup Safety when Berry went down.

[Reaper16]

Originally Posted by Omega

It's threads like this one that make me miss 'Hamas.' He'd be roasting Pioli over an open spit right now.

Word from Hamas, sourced from my Facebook wall: "I can no longer support this team under this regime. Wow, just wow."

[Coogs]

I'm not sure I understand the significance of the gum/candy wrapper in the stairwell, and I have not read through all 670 some posts looking for the answer.

But instead of just leaving it there for a week, then picking it up and making an issue of it at a meeting, wouldn't the logical thing to have done been going to the custodian for that area... or the head of the custodian department... and let them know what your expectations were as to the cleanliness of the facility? Maybe even in a private setting?

[stonedstooge]

Originally Posted by seaofred

Maybe Clark was mad that they spend $30 bucks a year on coffee, which kept him from being able to sign a better backup Safety when Berry went down.

FYP

[Urc Burry]

Hasn't Haley always been superstitious and paranoid? I dont buy it

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Coogs

I'm not sure I understand the significance of the gum/candy wrapper in the stairwell, and I have not read through all 670 some posts looking for the answer.

But instead of just leaving it there for a week, then picking it up and making an issue of it at a meeting, wouldn't the logical thing to have done been going to the custodian for that area... or the head of the custodian department... and let them know what your expectations were as to the cleanliness of the facility? Maybe even in a private setting?

No. Pioli saw an opportunity to wave his big corporate dick around and make a scene.

Would you expect anything less from a guy who wears oversized jackets?

[stonedstooge]

Originally Posted by Coogs

I'm not sure I understand the significance of the gum/candy wrapper in the stairwell, and I have not read through all 670 some posts looking for the answer.

But instead of just leaving it there for a week, then picking it up and making an issue of it at a meeting, wouldn't the logical thing to have done been going to the custodian for that area... or the head of the custodian department... and let them know what your expectations were as to the cleanliness of the facility? Maybe even in a private setting?

Not how things are done in Auschwitch

[gblowfish]

Originally Posted by Coogs

I'm not sure I understand the significance of the gum/candy wrapper in the stairwell, and I have not read through all 670 some posts looking for the answer.

But instead of just leaving it there for a week, then picking it up and making an issue of it at a meeting, wouldn't the logical thing to have done been going to the custodian for that area... or the head of the custodian department... and let them know what your expectations were as to the cleanliness of the facility? Maybe even in a private setting?

Captain Queeg wants to know who ate the strawberries.