#7 - Zerrett - New Beginnings

[Aceman]

@Loflyer

Who better to know where our deficiencies are and how consistently we didn’t address them year after year?

The same guy that wanted to extend his mates careers at the club despite them being a part of the problem?

[Loflyer]

@LincolnDon617

Just my opinion. But Zach Merrett should spend half the season playing in the reserves as a consequence of his actions in August/September

This is a fair punishment and it really deserves to happen looking at previous events

And everybody has one, fair enough. But this thinking is the definition of Essington. Do you know why Zach wanted to leave? Because he didn’t want to keep bleeding for Essington.

[Loflyer]

@Aceman

@Loflyer

Who better to know where our deficiencies are and how consistently we didn’t address them year after year?

The same guy that wanted to extend his mates careers at the club despite them being a part of the problem?

I can’t speak to that and I’m not sure you can either. I’m assuming his ‘mates’ are Stringer, Laverde and Hind? I can understand why he’d want to have those guys available when he had nobody even remotely good/developed enough to replace them, regardless of relative nuff factor.

[Bacchusfox]

@LincolnDon617

Just my opinion. But Zach Merrett should spend half the season playing in the reserves as a consequence of his actions in August/September

This is a fair punishment and it really deserves to happen looking at previous events

So you pay a bloke $900000 a year, and because you are a nasty, vengeful twerp, you send him to the naughty room.

Seriously an employee gets paid to do a job and you expect them to do the job. Footy players are no different.

[WindyHillWindSock]

I don’t believe you have any idea what conversations took place or in what context they were had.

[Aceman]

Except in other jobs you fire their arses.

One of our management team so much as meets with a rival company they are matched out the door almost instantly.

I’ve had to sack 2 blokes in the last 3 months who had job interviews elsewhere

[sausageroll]

Yeah rightyo.

[stir_fried_ewok]

@willie_dick

Personally don’t read much into what he’s wearing.

I thought Zack’s choice of attire was the biggest footy clothing statement since Jobe wore a hat with FEMINIST printed on it, which carried the underlying message that his wife’s drop dead gorgeous.

[Bacchusfox]

Why ?

If they are good workers (players) you ask the problem, and then sack them if you cannot resolve it.

Unless they have a contract that you might have to honour.

[Aceman]

It’s a non negotiable in many sections of our business. If I went for an interview at one of our big rivals and work got wind of it I’d be marched contracted or not.

[Boris_Bomber]

So DRYPs taking over Fujitsu as a sponsor?

[stir_fried_ewok]

@Aceman

Except in other jobs you fire their arses.

One of our management team so much as meets with a rival company they are matched out the door almost instantly.

I’ve had to sack 2 blokes in the last 3 months who had job interviews elsewhere

…and also “in other jobs” you support your managerial staff if they are offered or are looking for a promotion elsewhere.

not every employer is short sighted and inflexible as they understand we don’t need to work for the same company for our entire working lives, and mobility improves the overall business environment.

[sausageroll]

I’d be hard pressed to think of an example but unless you’re discussing company IP etc, I would think that’s a case of unfair dismissal.

And there is no way if these managers are any good at their job they haven’t all met with other businesses over the course of their career.

Complete arse clown statement.

What industry on earth operates in that manner?

[Aceman]

I’m telling you how it is.

I’ve witnessed and been part of it several times over the years

[Dasher]

This is delusional thinking. We have a self-absorbed, disgruntled former captain who’s paying $1.01 to want to get out again next year.

I don’t want this guy near any decisions that are going to affect the club beyond next year.

[sausageroll]

Doesn’t matter. Merrett at the club is no big deal. Every club has their share of ■■■■■■■■■.

And yeah he is a ■■■■■■■■. Not for wanting out of the club, how he went about it.

That’s a pretty consistent opinion across lots of footy supporters- not just Essendon ones.

[Bacchusfox]

Why ? Are you indentured servants?

Cannot be anything to do with Company secrets, and seems a strange policy to get rid of a good employee because they may have aspirations for dvancement.

[StabbytheRabbit]

Interesting discussion (needs verification) in BigFooty about club captains successfully moving clubs:

• Kelvin Templeton captain of Footscray, then went to Melbourne next season?
• Mark Williams was Collingwood club Captain when he moved to the Bears
• Jezza was Captain-Coach when he quit and moved to StKilda.
• In 1926, Collingwood captain Charlie Tyson unfairly was suspected of playing dead in the grand final and was summarily cleared to North Melbourne.
• Peter Moore was captain when he was traded to Melbourne…

[sausageroll]

Even Acemans industry would have a graceful way to leave.

We are fine with it at our company. You do it the right way so as not to burn bridges.

People need career growth. You can be a pretty ordinary business if you don’t tap into the experience of the market. And that works both ways.

I mean unless every single one of his colleagues took a job at his business straight out of highschool and stayed there - they have all met and left jobs for different reasons.

It’s a weird post. Sounds like some deranged nightmare boss flex post on the internet

[Loflyer]

@Dasher

This is delusional thinking. We have a self-absorbed, disgruntled former captain who’s paying $1.01 to want to get out again next year.

I don’t want this guy near any decisions that are going to affect the club beyond next year.

Fair enough, we’ll see how long people can hold a tune.