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.

[gblowfish]

What would be funny is a flash mob outside of the practice facility during minicamp to take cellphone pics of the practices. That would be a hoot.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by gblowfish

What would be funny is a flash mob outside of the practice facility during minicamp to take cellphone pics of the practices. That would be a hoot.

This needs to be a Chiefsplanet event.

Chiefs say: WTF IS GOING ON?!?!?

[DaWolf]

I wonder if some of these measures aren't tied to the whole tampering charges thing with Detroit. I am purely speculating here, but the timing fits if you look at when Thum suddenly resigned in 2010, and how shortly after that, the report came out that the Chiefs had filed tampering charges against the Lions. You remember Gunther came out and said that the Chiefs keep "wanting to dump their players. I would like to be there to catch a lot of them because I know a couple of those guys."

So, let's just speculate here, let's just say that Thum and Gunther were buddies, and Thum had been talking to Gunther about guys on our team. Let's then say that Pioli going over Thum's call log was in order to uncover this, and also to prove the tampering, that the league office ended up siding with the Chiefs on. Thum is forced to resign, and a few months later the story comes out that we did in fact file charges based on the evidence, some of which were the call logs. That ruling nets us some draft compensation.

If that were indeed the case, would we be looking in disgust at Pioli going over the call records?

[tk13]

Originally Posted by DaWolf

I wonder if some of these measures aren't tied to the whole tampering charges thing with Detroit. I am purely speculating here, but the timing fits if you look at when Thum suddenly resigned in 2010, and how shortly after that, the report came out that the Chiefs had filed tampering charges against the Lions. You remember Gunther came out and said that the Chiefs keep "wanting to dump their players. I would like to be there to catch a lot of them because I know a couple of those guys."

So, let's just speculate here, let's just say that Thum and Gunther were buddies, and Thum had been talking to Gunther about guys on our team. Let's then say that Pioli going over Thum's call log was in order to uncover this, and also to prove the tampering, that the league office ended up siding with the Chiefs on. Thum is forced to resign, and a few months later the story comes out that we did in fact file charges based on the evidence, some of which were the call logs. That ruling nets us some draft compensation.

If that were indeed the case, would we be looking in disgust at Pioli going over the call records?

I made that same suggestion earlier in the thread. Well not the part about looking at Pioli in disgust... but about whether these alleged techniques had anything to do with the tampering case.

[DaWolf]

Originally Posted by tk13

I made that same suggestion earlier in the thread. Well not the part about looking at Pioli in disgust... but about whether these alleged techniques had anything to do with the tampering case.

Ahh, sorry about that. This thread is too damned long to keep up...

[donkhater]

You know, when it gets down to it, I really couldn't care less if the offices at One Arrowhead Drive are a nice homey place to work. All I care about is if the Chiefs win games. If Pioli is a huge, egomaniac and the Chiefs win games, great. If he is Mother Tereasa and he wins games, great. This is such a daytime soap opera IMO.

[WhiteWhale]

I don't get the big deal.

Obviously Clark wants the office ran like professional business rather than the 'friends and family' atmosphere of Carl and Lamar.

I suppose I can understand the attachment fans have to these folks they know nothing about based on the unprecedented success we've had over the past 20 years.

[stonedstooge]

Originally Posted by donkhater

You know, when it gets down to it, I really couldn't care less if the offices at One Arrowhead Drive are a nice homey place to work. All I care about is if the Chiefs win games. If Pioli is a huge, egomaniac and the Chiefs win games, great. If he is Mother Tereasa and he wins games, great. This is such a daytime soap opera IMO.

Shit rolls downhill in an organization

[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.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by WhiteWhale

I don't get the big deal.

Obviously Clark wants the office ran like professional business rather than the 'friends and family' atmosphere of Carl and Lamar.

I suppose I can understand the attachment fans have to these folks they know nothing about based on the unprecedented success we've had over the past 20 years.

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.

[stevieray]

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.

...and it starts the second you enter the gates.

[Hammock Parties]

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.

Bingo.

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

[stonedstooge]

Originally Posted by Omega

Bingo.

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

If he would or did, it would be through a leak

[gblowfish]

You can work for the Chiefs as an unpaid snitch. You're a "Marketing Intern," but your real job is being part of the Pioli Secret Police, ferreting out disloyalty and messy stairwells.

The Walls have Eyes.
The Ceilings have Ears.

BTW: You can tell the "marketing interns" by their matching brown shirts and red & black arm bands.

They also call Mr. Pioli "Il Duce."

http://www.kcchiefs.com/arrowhead/job-board.html

[stonedstooge]

Originally Posted by gblowfish

You can work for the Chiefs as an unpaid snitch. You're a "Marketing Intern," but your real job is being part of the Pioli Secret Police, ferreting out disloyalty and messy stairwells.

The Walls have Eyes.
The Ceilings have Ears.

BTW: You can tell the "marketing interns" by their matching brown shirts and red & black arm bands.

They also call Mr. Pioli "Il Duce."

http://www.kcchiefs.com/arrowhead/job-board.html

I'm sure Scotty has a plant on ChiefsPlanet. Guys like him try to control all angles