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Originally Posted by Table 5
Again how is firing someone via technology that gives you audio AND video worse than firing them over something that only gives you audio? If anything, Skype is much more personal and accountable. And no, flying isn't the answer. Wasting thousands of dollars and half a week to just talk to someone in person for 5 minutes is a huge waste of time and resources.
I can tell some of you work in a corporate environment where you probably have to call together a board-meeting just to change the toner....but not everything in the working world has to be so complicated. Something doesn't have to be hard or expensive for it to be professional. The whole point of technology is to make things more efficient. Internet Conferencing is to the Phone, what Email was to the Letter. Or are you guys still corresponding with clients via carrier pigeon?
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While that may be true, the whole reason they had to go to these lengths was the fact that he was in Europe, likely on planned-well-in-advance Oilers business.
One day the GM realizes that he may be able to get another coach "with potential" to say yes, and then the GM realizes he has to fire the current guy asap before he can hire that next guy, and before the SCF starts. So the GM has to scramble to deliver the news.
The lack of a long term vision and planning in leading the former coach down the "your safe" path, then call him out of the blue and fire him, via skype because this organizational decision, and decision on thie guys employment was something that was determined only after this guy took off on a plane half way around the world to do work for the team, just reeks of short term thinking.