Man this sucks. Abrupt Dismal of Carol Alexendar

Started by manasia, June 11, 2012, 09:46:41 PM

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manasia

June 11, 2012, 09:46:41 PM
The race is not always to the swift,
Nor the battle to the strong,
Nor satisfaction to the wise,
Nor riches to the smart,
Nor grace to the learned.
Sooner or later bad luck hits us all.

Tacachale

#1
June 11, 2012, 10:03:19 PM
Outrageous. Just outrageous. That's all I can even say.
Do you believe that when the blue jay or another bird sings and the body is trembling, that is a signal that people are coming or something important is about to happen?

tufsu1

#2
June 11, 2012, 10:18:57 PM
Its getting harder every day to defend some of the actions of the administration....Brown really needs to take things "to the next level"!

vicupstate

#3
June 11, 2012, 10:32:45 PM
He fired her 28 days before she was to retire?  Way to burn through political capitol for no benefit.
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brainstormer

#4
June 11, 2012, 11:02:06 PM
Does anyone else get the sense that Brown is listening to awful advice from his cabinet team?  I don't see all of these terrible decisions coming directly from him, unless he isn't the person that I thought he was.  It just seems like one terrible decision after another.  Apparently he has surrounded himself with some hotheads that he needs to quickly deal with or else he will lose all respect in the community.  Perhaps catering to the redneck "I hate guv'ment and taxes" crowd is just a stupid way to run a city.  ::)

Jagsdrew

#5
June 11, 2012, 11:58:55 PM
As much as I want to stick up and support the mayor...bwtn the fiasco with SMG contract and now this, he's really hurting his hopes for re election. I really like the mayor too
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Timkin

#6
June 12, 2012, 12:24:24 AM
Quote from: Jagsdrew on June 11, 2012, 11:58:55 PM
As much as I want to stick up and support the mayor...bwtn the fiasco with SMG contract and now this, he's really hurting his hopes for re election. I really like the mayor too

^ +1    I am becoming more and more deeply disappointed with the new  ( well, one year old )  administration.

Bativac

#7
June 12, 2012, 07:27:15 AM
Brown seems like he got in over his head and is relying far too much on the people around him to advise him on decisions, or to just make those decisions themselves.

I'm not impressed so far. Maybe he can turn it around. Is he listening? Does he care?

strider

#8
June 12, 2012, 07:45:48 AM
Just to insure some look at the other side of things:

Is this theater, whether is it s net positive for the city or not, a huge financial drain on the city?  Has it been for 14 years?  Do we know if the administration is at fault or are we only getting one side and the folks in control of the theater have been saying that this is the way they do things and not wanting any change?  Too many unknowns here.

As far as Ms. Alexander, yes, this sounds like a bit of a slap in the face to her, but the reality is all they really did was remove her early and give her a month of paid leave.  Happens like this in the corporate world a lot.  If they had just fired her and tried to stop a retirement benefit, for instance, we would be reading about the lawsuit, not just how badly they treated her.

There is much more to this story than we are getting and I bet is doesn't show theater management in as positive light as this story tries to.
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tufsu1

#9
June 12, 2012, 08:09:06 AM
Quote from: Bativac on June 12, 2012, 07:27:15 AM
Brown seems like he got in over his head and is relying far too much on the people around him to advise him on decisions, or to just make those decisions themselves.

Like many new administrations, I think a lot of his staff has very little local government experience....but from what I'm hearing, that may be changing soon

Tacachale

#10
June 12, 2012, 08:33:09 AM
Quote from: strider on June 12, 2012, 07:45:48 AM
Just to insure some look at the other side of things:

Is this theater, whether is it s net positive for the city or not, a huge financial drain on the city?  Has it been for 14 years?  Do we know if the administration is at fault or are we only getting one side and the folks in control of the theater have been saying that this is the way they do things and not wanting any change?  Too many unknowns here.

As far as Ms. Alexander, yes, this sounds like a bit of a slap in the face to her, but the reality is all they really did was remove her early and give her a month of paid leave.  Happens like this in the corporate world a lot.  If they had just fired her and tried to stop a retirement benefit, for instance, we would be reading about the lawsuit, not just how badly they treated her.

There is much more to this story than we are getting and I bet is doesn't show theater management in as positive light as this story tries to.

And I bet if there's more to the story, it makes the administration look even worse than this article does.

No, the theater is not a financial drain, and it never has been. Yes, we know the administration is at fault for firing a long-time director who was about to retire, because they fired a long-time director who was about to retire. Let's put it this way - the Ritz got along great with the city, under two different mayors, for 13 years. Then this. It's as sad as it is bewildering.
Do you believe that when the blue jay or another bird sings and the body is trembling, that is a signal that people are coming or something important is about to happen?

fsujax

#11
June 12, 2012, 08:36:00 AM
^^Just as are many of the decisions this administration is making. Bewildering is a good way to put it.

JeffreyS

#12
June 12, 2012, 10:35:24 AM
I get that this conversation is about a larger issue but the Miss Alexander seems much ado about nothing. She gets her full retirement one month early with that months pay.  I know we want every transition to work exactly on everyone's schedule but sometimes it doesn't.
Lenny Smash

ben says

#13
June 12, 2012, 10:53:21 AM
Does anyone else see a connection between Obama before and after election and Brown before and after election? Change change change, progressive growth, rebuilding/urban renewal, f'ing awful team of advisors, misstep after misstep, misuse of political capital, trampling on the goodwill of his base, charismatic and liked by many, but his decisions and actions are turning his avid fans against him. More comparisons can be made.
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tufsu1

#14
June 12, 2012, 10:57:39 AM
Quote from: ben says on June 12, 2012, 10:53:21 AM
Does anyone else see a connection between Obama before and after election and Brown before and after election?

in a word....NO!
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