Let's face it - there aren't that many readers of this blog who are fans of the NBA (pro hoops for the uninitiated) like I am, so writing anything with "NBA" in the title is risky from a standpoint of watching readers walk to the door and hit "unsubscribe".
Still, it's a personal as well as a professional blog. With that in mind, screw it - I'm writing how I feel and with the NBA season starting up on Tuesday night, I bring you these 10 ways life in the NBA is like your HR career. Enjoy, you closet NBA fans:
10. The Birdman works for you and you get complaints daily. Sure, he's got tats everywhere, and once had a 3K crack habit. He can rebound so he stays. Plus he's clean and works hard. Random drug tests take care of the rest, right?
9. You've got a salary cap as well,, and based on the economy, like a lot of NBA teams you aren't using everything in the budget either...
8. You keep hearing that the best candidates are taking less money to go with a proven winner. That's OK - you don't need an attitude like Rasheed Wallace on the 4th floor anyway...
7. That last visa you sponsored didn't work out so well. Kind of like my man Sasha coming off the bench for the Lakers...
6. You don't work for a company, you work for a King who is the founder and so wealthy he does anything he wants regardless of your advice. At least he's not in the lunchroom in a t-shirt yelling about no calls like Mark Cuban... Wait - it's worse than that? Nevermind...
5. Your top salesperson just had photos of him, on a company junket,; show up on Facebook like the Miami Heat's Michael Beasley. Wait - it's OK - he said he didn't drink from any of the bottles on the table and the lady sleeping on the sectional next to him is his life coach...
4. You were proud of your city and your plush headquarters, then the C-level recruit you had to have slapped you in the face because his wife said your city wasn't European enough. Didn't you tell her about the reputation for great BBQ? I mean c'mon...
3. Moonlighting is now accepted in your company. You saw the light when one of your customer service managers started making some wholesome CD's on the side. Seems like a nice kid...
2. Everyone at your company is the same. See? The CEO even sits with the team - if you squint, you'll barely notice the fact that his chair is elevated 11 inches higher than everyone else's...
1. Your VP of Engineering just married Khloe Kardashian. That's not going to cause a focus issue, right?
Tip it off, because this is the league for which I'll stay up to watch meaningless games until 1am. It's all about the culture, right?
Spurs win the championship, over the Cavs in 6. Bank it!!
