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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
And many of us have probably been in similar situations.
Years ago I knew I needed to make a career pivot but was debating between going back to school for broadcasting, and an opportunity I had to go work in an interesting role for the City. Completely different paths and I was conflicted.
I played both scenarios out, applying to MRC for broadcasting and interviewing for the position. Nowhere along the way did i tell the city about my conflict as that would have taken me out of it, and I wanted the option as I wasn't sure. It went all the way to the offer, and when that happened, and in the moment I had to sign that offer or not, I realized it wasn't the path for me.
I remember calling the (from a payphone!) and letting them know and they were PISSED and said that I had lead them on. But until that moment I didn't know for sure.
The ONLY thing I fault Johnny for is, if he was not sure, he should not have told the Flames what the deal would need to be for him to accept. I think that is the one part where he misled them. If you are going to make that offer, you need to know you will sign it, otherwise do not. But there could also have been some agent pressure there, as the agent would have been motivated to get the deal done with the Flames as they were going to pay the most.
Ultimately Johnny did what is right for his family and himself, and I have no issue with that. I think he could have gone about it a little better, but whatever. At the end of the day it may end up being the best thing for him and the Flames.
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This is a really good post and some great examples. Being a deaf person I often encourage people to walk in my shoes a little bit, and then they will understand how difficult it can be. For example, if I'm out with a group of friends and they're all chatting and having a good time, it is pretty hard for me to lip read everybody and keep up with the conversation; So then they might be a little confused about why I'm not participating. But if you give them a pair of earphones and turn the music up and then ask them to lip read and keep up with what's going on, it is pretty hard. To top it off, if I don't understand somebody right away sometimes they get frustrated. Imagine that I have to put up with that all day. It helps to try and walk in Johnny shoes a little bit, he was probably very conflicted. On top of that being a young guy, as you said he probably could have handled it a little better. I bet you if he had to do it over again he would do it differently, and he would have probably been more upfront with the organization about his feelings. The funny thing is.., Johnny's probably a really good guy, but somehow people want to paint him as someone who is thoughtless and was trying to hurt the organization. It's like I said being a deaf person, sometimes people are talking to me behind my back, and they think I'm being rude, when I actually, would be happy to smile and interact with them.