plenzmd1 Posted April 21, 2013 Posted April 21, 2013 Brandon is a scumbag You know this somehow? Could it not be the case he was let go for cause and the Bills called it a retirement out of respect. Now, i dont know that to be the case cause i don't know the the facts yet, and neither do you. Wait for the suit to progress before making judgement based on one side of the story. Says right in the story he was being restricted on game days, not traveling with the team as much, maybe he was not getting the job done anymore. Having said that, not making his effective date of termination allow him to be eligible for the insurance after 30 years sure sounds cold classless move, even if the guys performance was slipping.
eball Posted April 21, 2013 Posted April 21, 2013 Good lord, the knee jerk reactions around here are unbelievable. Have none of you actually existed in the real world? You read one piece based on an interview given by HoJo's attorney and automatically presume everything written is gospel? Christ. Pretty much any personnel decision can be made to look cruel and heartless if told from the employee's perspective. Let's allow this to play out.
Coach Tuesday Posted April 21, 2013 Posted April 21, 2013 You can't fire anyone anymore. You fire someone over 50 you get hit with an ADA claim, almost no matter what. It's a joke.
Helpmenow Posted April 21, 2013 Posted April 21, 2013 Wait till you're 50's to find out what employers will do. This stuff happens all the time. Go after them Dave I wouldn't trust the bills on this one
kabnt2005 Posted April 21, 2013 Posted April 21, 2013 It's about time this came out. I know Hojo and knew something had to be brewing after he "retired", I had never heard all of the details though and was waiting for it all to blow up. Well liked guy, did a really good job for the team for 35 years. Came up through the ranks and worked his ass off to get where he was.
Helpmenow Posted April 21, 2013 Posted April 21, 2013 Is dave's wife ill? Just wondering here. Fire somebody after 35 yrs?
plenzmd1 Posted April 21, 2013 Posted April 21, 2013 Is dave's wife ill? Just wondering here. Fire somebody after 35 yrs? Did not know there was tenure in the private sector
Wooderson Posted April 21, 2013 Posted April 21, 2013 Is dave's wife ill? Just wondering here. Fire somebody after 35 yrs? No, not at all. I know the family really well and he's a great guy. I'm not really sure about the reasons for him being let go, but I do know that the family was not happy about it.
Helpmenow Posted April 21, 2013 Posted April 21, 2013 (edited) Did not know there was tenure in the private sector sure do Edited April 21, 2013 by roush
PromoTheRobot Posted April 21, 2013 Posted April 21, 2013 (edited) Try getting hired at at job when you are over 50 these days. PTR Edited April 21, 2013 by PromoTheRobot
BuffaloBill Posted April 21, 2013 Posted April 21, 2013 35 years! That's gotta be second only to Ralph on team longevity. Sad to see a career that long with one company end with a firing.. On the surface I agree. Some employers do really crappy things to employees. It is hard to say in this particular situation though as we are only getting one side of the story. The Bills front office is not exactly a bunch of recent college grads especially since Buddy was the one who probably made the call in this situation. Perhaps the Bills are guilty. If so, that is a very sad statement about an organization that yearns to have the respect of its fans. My guess is that there is more to the story and they are not guilty.
machine gun kelly Posted April 21, 2013 Posted April 21, 2013 If true, I hope he gets a nice settlement. It sounds like he just wanted a couple more years and get his medical insurance. PTR is right, it is next to impossible for a 54 yr old guy who's been at the same place since he was 19 to get another job. We don't know so if he wins in court, he had some proof.
Malazan Posted April 21, 2013 Posted April 21, 2013 I want rant and rave for the heck of it too and make up crazy conspiracy stories about an equipment manager, but it's too early in the morning. I'll be back later.
White Linen Posted April 21, 2013 Posted April 21, 2013 You can't fire anyone anymore. You fire someone over 50 you get hit with an ADA claim, almost no matter what. It's a joke. You can in NC.
DrDawkinstein Posted April 21, 2013 Posted April 21, 2013 Thank god the Hojnowski reign of terror is over at OBD! Now we can finally become a winning team!
Helpmenow Posted April 21, 2013 Posted April 21, 2013 Try getting hired at at job when you are over 50 these days. PTR . Got lucky here
Mark80 Posted April 21, 2013 Posted April 21, 2013 (edited) So, this guy was so upset that he was so obviously fired for discriminatory reasons that he took 7 months to file a suit? I'm not buying it. Seems to me to be another lawsuit happy person trying to get free money any way they can. Edited April 21, 2013 by Mark80
Recommended Posts