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| "He left the Atlanta Falcons midseason with only a note. He pushed Auburn to fire his former boss, Tommy Tuberville, so he could have the job. He left Louisville the first time he was there shortly after making a long-term commitment with a new contract. And, of course, most infamously was Arkansas, where he got into a motorcycle crash with a girlfriend—he is married—who worked in the athletic department. Then he lied about it." |
Clearly this man is unethical!
And his continued employment only affirms his ability to continue acting this way. He has no incentive to change his behavior. This hiring practice is not limited to athletics. We see it everywhere in education. Bad teachers get moved around. Incompetent staff are promoted or transferred. We shuffle "problem personnel" and lie during reference checks in hopes someone else will pick up our castaways and remove them from our list of problems. Our continued hiring of people known to be unethical is an unethical process in and of itself. In hiring this coach, the college knowingly put their students and staff (and future students) at risk of falling prey to unethical behaviors and made everyone an accomplice to this man's misbehavior.
*Did the link above not work? Try: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2358892-what-its-like-to-have-bobby-petrino-pull-your-offer-48-hours-before-signing-day?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial
4 comments:
I agree that this man is very unethical. What is surprising to me is that they continue to hire this man after so many offenses... As a coach you represent your team, and we know how much the U.S. loves its football teams... so in a way, he represents the college too. You would think that the college wouldn't want to tarnish its reputation by hiring such a person.
On another note, I have always found it problematic when it comes to the athletes because of how they are objectified and commodified. Coaches have the ability to sign them or simply throw them away last minute as if they were not even humans but objects. You see this in all professional sports, football, baseball, etc., where athletes are last minute traded or moved down a division with hardly any notice. And an even bigger problem is that they have to put up with bad coaches like Petrino in order to see any playing time. They have no ability to defend themselves or to speak up for that matter.
I totally agree. It really is disheartening knowing that this stuff goes on. It seems as if it is more prevalent in Athletics, which encourages me not to apply to work there. However, I know it probably goes on in all areas of hiring. This reminds me of the bully article I recently read from the Chronicle. It's amazing how many bully bosses there are out there that are able to consistently get away with it because they "produce".
I completely agree with you and your reasoning around hiring. Athletics has a reputation for being the most unethical business in the game, made famous by "The System". At the end of the day individual needs tend to come first for most people and getting a sty off your back or making sure you hire someone that will help you keep your own job is WAY more important than ethics.
Nicole I agree! When I think of places I would work, Athletics does not come to mind. Which is sad. The few people I know who work in athletics are great people! They would be fun to work with. But the overall system does not seem to be designed to value ethics or the student. I Don't know that I could work for an organization/company where I liked my colleagues but was not aligned with the overall values and treatment and behavior of the leaeders.
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