(09-18-2019, 05:13 PM)Setsuna00 Wrote:

(09-18-2019, 02:44 PM)scottyg Wrote: The thing that bothers me as much as anything with this is that Jalen keeps talking about his brothers and saying he's trying to be a good team-mate.  But asking to be traded is the equivalent of abandoning them all.

Wrong. You must not understand the concept of family. I wouldn't want my brother to hate his job. I'd want him to find happiness elsewhere. Which I feel his teammates are the same. They are also adults and men. They know they are responsible for their performance on the field. They like Jalen but they are players too who want to do well if he's there or not. You seem to be the one who feels abandoned. Look to the FO to take responsibility for that.

Poor metaphor.

Now if you and your brother are contractors, and sign a contract to build a new stadium, and you are getting paid several million dollars to get the job done.  Your brother is VERY good at what he does, and you're no slouch, either. About halfway into the project, your brother decides that he'd rather work on building a stadium in a different city, because he doesn't like the way the city or whoever is footing the bill for the stadium decided to do something that doesn't really affect the construction. He's not happy, and he's made sure people know as much.

If your brother walks, you won't get the job done on time, or at the quality level promised when the contract signed. You'll be responsible for picking up his slack or trying to replace his talents, but to get someone caught up to his level may take a few years, or may not even pan out. If the job goes south, your professional reputation takes a hit, too. 

You still cool with your brother leaving you hanging? As long as he's happy, right?

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