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Originally Posted by Parallex
Nothing to do with what I said (or the actual topic at hand). What does Jimmy Vesey owe anyone in the NHL? Nothin' (yet). Guy wanted his Ivy league degree (don't blame him for that one bit) now that he's set to graduate he wants to go work where he can get work that he wants to go to just like every other guy in his class. But what? He has to sign in Nashville because some guy who probably didn't even get out of his seat said his name four years ago? I don't ship that.
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Well using your analogy I would equate it to an unpaid internship. There is an arrangement between professional organization and prospective employee. The organization proscribes development goals for the player and gives regular feedback as to what it will take to achieve regular employment. They even provide training sessions (summer camps) in order to assess, inform, and goal-set with the prospective employee. There is no guarantee of employment at the end of the internship, nor is the employee required to accept an offer, but there is an arrangement, an affiliation if you will, that is built on good faith, which often leads to regular employment. However, the one big difference is that the player doesn't work directly for the team until they have signed that professional contract, so basically they're getting tutelage and guidance from a professional organization in the hopes that they become a viable employee while they are still in school. Being that the NHL is an elite network of professional hockey clubs, the arrangement between prospect and club should be one of mutual respect and professionalism. If the club mistreated or misled him somehow, I could see why he wouldn't feel obligated to tell them his intentions, but that's not what happened. This is basically using the internship from one company to leverage a position with another company behind the first company's back. It's cutthroat, and not against the rules, but wholly unethical and frowned upon.
The kid is going to realize one day that being disingenuous with your business relations is the quickest way to have NO business relations. If you're not trustworthy, nobody will want to do business with you or hire you.