Looks like Douche-baggery runs in the Fam. Miami Heat fires 30 employees after

selling out their season tickets.

Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/30/1754155/with-heat-season-tickets-sold.html#ixzz0vCqitWSe

 

Wow, but what are they suppose to do? If you work at a gas station pumping gas and they run out of gas, you're gonna get fired!

 

So who manages the accounts then, if they fire everyone? My season ticket rep contacts me occasionally. Do Heat fans not get that courtesy?

 

They could just have the unpaid interns make some calls.

 

They were hired to sell the tickets, the tickets were sold. I just hope that since the team made the money they were after, they at least pay a decent severance to those employees that lost their jobs.

 

It kind of shows that the franchise is not "all about family" like they claimed. The franchise increased in worth HUNDREDs of millions of dollars. They can't keep loyal employees as part of the family?

Maybe they can fire comissioned sales staff, but organizations always need these kinds of people. It makes it unattractive to work there.

 

The bad karma just keeps building up.

 

Bad karma doesn't mean shit in the game of basketball, from what I've learned... Hence the L*kers.

 

Sounds pretty harsh. And I bet combined they make about what LeBron or DWade will make a month. Oh well. You never like to see people lose their jobs, but at least the article said they were going to help those people find other jobs.

 

They were just looking to cut some fat.

 

I wonder if Miami will go all Titanic on that ass. Lord knows they are showing that kind of hubris.

Oh and fuck Miami, may the only win 50 games and get punked in the 2nd round. Amen.

 

I'd be curious if this is common or not for teams that sell out their season tickets. I assume most those positions are temporary anyways, this is just a lot earlier than they'd normally be let go.

From a business perspective, it makes perfect sense.

I doubt they actually fired the whole staff. Just most the call center type people. I'm sure there's still a skeleton crew managing the season ticket stuff.

 

Yes, the problem is Karma works out over many lifetimes. Some of it is instant or within one life though so there is still hope.

 

so when the blazers were sold out all the time did they not have ticket sales staff? seems like it would be better for the sales staff for the franchise to underperform i guess.

 

If the only thing you care about is maximum profit with minimum humanity sure. Maybe they can offshore the call center to a Chinese prison its the American (Corporation) way!

If they were temps its no big deal. I'm just spouting off with zero facts S2 style Boyeeee!!!!

 

Having bothered to read the article now, sparse details and all, I found this nugget:

Maybe they aren't total tools after all. This thread proved one thing. The Heat have already pulled off the unimaginable...

they seem to be as hated if not more then the Lakers by Blazers fans. Wow!

 

nope. Fuck the L*kers.

 

it sounds good but I was also placed with a 'placement service' when I was laid off. Doesn't mean squat, especially in this economy.

 

Not a douche move IMO.

If the Miami staff were paid like I was when working for the Blazers sales team, they would have been making minimum wage plus commisions. Last month the would have made major bank, then working a minimum wage job. Everyone I worked with either had a college degree or was working towards one. Getting fired would be ideal since the commisions is where you make the bulk of your income. Now, they can collect unemployment or find other work.

 

The way I see it:

the Heat organization firing their sales staff is a good business decision

Lebron James choosing Miami makes him an asshole