I had to manage someone in that situation once

I couldn't do much for him package-wise but I did try to get him "prestige" roles (chairing this or that committee, more exposure to external stakeholders and so on) which was something I knew he wanted. He stayed and was arguably at his best for the next couple of years (I then moved on; a year later, so did he). It's tough, though, when someone has mentally left your team to keep them in the fold without bending over backwards so far for them that the others feel they're missing out on Special Treatment. You'd think Big Organisation HR would be across this kind of very obvious human factor but so often they're not.

Posted By: Old Man on August 12th 2020 at 09:18:20

Message Thread

Good piece from Paddy on Lewis.... (NCFC) - loz, Aug 12, 07:24:16
- LFC using journos to push their agenda (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Aug 12, 12:08:24
  - oh but you're above all that aren't you. Better than everyone (NCFC) - Banham canary, Aug 12, 20:05:04
  - I think your Tin foil hat is a little tight.... (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Aug 12, 15:14:00
- Fits with sexy bennets tweet dor a day or so ago (NCFC) - Joe Strimmer, Aug 12, 10:26:29
- Never been keen on the constant use of the word 'respect' (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Aug 12, 08:14:00
  - Scousers? On the rob? Who'd ever believe it? 😉 (n/m) (NCFC) - Worthing Yellow, Aug 12, 10:28:10
    - Steal the sugar from your coffee if you weren't looking (NCFC) - Tombs, Aug 12, 10:33:40
      - How is that even possible once it's dissolved??? (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Aug 12, 10:58:00
        
        Fuck off troll (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Aug 12, 11:03:59
        
        Is this how you teach people who would like to learn new things? (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Aug 12, 11:05:29
        
        Fuck off troll (NCFC) - Tombs, Aug 12, 11:07:56
        
        Nice x (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Aug 12, 11:08:32
        
        Fuck off troll (NCFC) - Tombs, Aug 12, 11:09:34
        
        No (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Aug 12, 11:13:56
        
        Fuck off troll (NCFC) - Tombs, Aug 12, 11:18:02
        
        ... (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Aug 12, 11:22:16
        
        (NCFC) - Tombs, Aug 12, 11:49:35
        
        (NCFC) - Chris Peacock, Aug 12, 12:41:54
  - I had to manage someone in that situation once (NCFC) - Old Man, Aug 12, 09:18:20
    - Yeah (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Aug 12, 11:41:18
- Lewis was obviously expecting a proper offer (NCFC) - SCC 28, Aug 12, 08:09:10
  - That's a twatty thing for the Liverpool people to do to him. Can he sue them? (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Aug 12, 10:57:34
- To paraphrase (NCFC) - inutero, Aug 12, 07:48:35
  - Liverpool were throughly professional. Made a bid and moved onto (NCFC) - thirsty work, Aug 12, 09:17:36
    - Troll a lol lol (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Aug 12, 09:18:27
      - Not really, they probably didn’t want to pay the 20M so grabbed their second target for 12 (n/m) (NCFC) - thirsty work, Aug 12, 09:57:09
        
        I think you'll find he was their first target (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 12, 10:52:03
        
        Greek lad was in talks for longer Read the piece (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Aug 12, 10:22:19
  - yeah, it's getting a bit weird now (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Aug 12, 08:58:25
  - Not really that doesn’t touch on the lack of respect for player and club (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Aug 12, 07:49:47
    - People are acting like this doesn't go on all the time (n/m) (NCFC) - inutero, Aug 12, 07:52:47
      - Well it doesn’t I mean I don’t remember .... (NCFC) - loz, Aug 12, 07:55:06
        
        Or maybe their bid was more in line with what they value him at (NCFC) - inutero, Aug 12, 08:02:03
        
        You would imagine the same could be said of Muff... (NCFC) - loz, Aug 12, 08:08:49
        
        Nobody died, move on (NCFC) - Tombs, Aug 12, 08:55:21
- Worthy of Mouthpiece Mick (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Aug 12, 07:38:42
- Puts to bed the notion that Lewis will down tools (NCFC) - Duck, Aug 12, 07:29:01
  - Also seems to refute it would have been Norwich or agent leaking the bid (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Aug 12, 07:33:04

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