Decisions... decisions

[zebraman]

Originally Posted by Ch1town

http://cbs4denver.com/investigates/r....2.670612.html
What would you do?

I don't know. Hard to say without knowing what percentage of his job duties require him to be onsite. Sounds to me like his employer is trying to be reasonable by allowing him to still go on the road to ref a few times a year but not quite so many.

AD's that I know spend a lot of time in face-to-face meetings and I would venture to say that the number of days he spends out of the office are becoming a problem.

We all do have to juggle our full-time job with the demands of officiating. He'll have to make a choice.

[SamIAm]

Based on the presumption that the athletic director would have some sort of supervisoree role over the basketball coaches, I can see an issue with the AD's absence at games. But, if that were the case, I wonder why it was just noticed. (It could have been noticed early, but didn't get media attention until now.)

[Adam]

Originally Posted by SamIAm

Based on the presumption that the athletic director would have some sort of supervisoree role over the basketball coaches, I can see an issue with the AD's absence at games. But, if that were the case, I wonder why it was just noticed. (It could have been noticed early, but didn't get media attention until now.)

From the article, his immediate supervisor signed off on it. Also from the article, the district's athletic programs have done very well over his tenure. So, if you're concerned about results....
If, however, you're concerned about process over results, then you could make an argument that he's not doing his job.

Again, with his track record, I'm sure he could find another school district in Colorado that would be willing to accomodate his outside schedule.

[JugglingReferee]

I am with the admin on this one. If they feel he is away too much, they have every right to demand that he be present more often.

However, the person does have a good track record and does seem to raise the school's presence, which is likely part of his job description.

I think it's obvious this person can get a job many places, but if he has been at this school for quite some time, his success over the years breads the success (to a degree) that he now experiences, even while not being present as often as the super wants. To reproduce this effect somewhere else isn't guaranteed, nor will it happen evernight if it does happen elsewhere.

[Adam]

I agree they have the right to insist he be present more often during the normal school year. I just think it's silly.