⭐ OFFICIAL 2020-2021 NBA Off-Season Thread: Olympics begin 7/23; NBA Draft 7/29⭐

[atlsfinest]

Why are we talking about this?

Knicks gonna keep their cap clean for 6 years from now when Zion can actually move freely?

If I were a New Orleans fan (or their owner) I would be pretty pissed about this. After spending years trying to get Anthony Davis out of New Orleans, the media immediately pivoted to figuring out a way to get Zion out of New Orleans.

"You don't want to waste your career in New Orleans, do you?"

 

[Hank Scorpio]

Homie, I was in the military for 6 years. The stakes are higher than any office job you have. Literal life and limb were at risk on a daily basis. I still didn't go around calling my colleagues or subordinates "baby b****es". But I guess I don't understand what you're going through

Thanks for your service. Being for real, no cap or patronization.

I get what you mean, but it's tough to understand a culture, if you're not a part of it. I guess, we can agree to diagree.

 

[atlsfinest]

Private vs Public sector

I was an active duty Navy Officer for 6 years

 

[Hank Scorpio]

I was an active duty Navy Officer for 6 years

You should be the first person to understand differences in experiences, instead of de minimising others in the process.

C'mon, bruh. You're better than this. You were an Officer.

 

[pmatic]

I was an active duty Navy Officer for 6 years

Been working in Navy offices the last eight years myself, so I get it. But the private sector sounds a lot more ruthless all things considered.

 

[amitt5504]

Why #50 look like Uncle Jeff

 

[Hank Scorpio]

Been working in Navy offices the last eight years myself, so I get it. But the private sector sounds a lot more ruthless all things considered.

I don't know anything about the public sector. My dad works for the public, and from what he tells me--there's a lot of protection and bureaucracy.

 

[art vandelay]

I’m an Active Duty Chief, and I don’t think I’d be able to work in a regular civilian office these days.......with that said, I’m kind of tired of the office I work in now too.

 

[amitt5504]

Alcatraz

 

[shotsrangout]

THIS >>>>>

This **** put tears in my eyes the first time I watched it. Dude is THE example of what a leader should be. You can disagree with some of his methods but he got the BEST out of these guys every ******* year.

 

[lovehateself]

Zion aint going anywhere. Pelicans would have to be really trash and go through numerous coaching changes for him to even consider it.

so in other words, continue to be the pelicans

 

[pmatic]

I don't know anything about the public sector. My dad works for the public, and from what he tells me--there's a lot of protection and bureaucracy.

Yes. So much unnecessary meetings and hoops to jump through to move to make incremental progress.

 

[antidope]

On this subject, dude in my analyst class who was on my team was in the marines and kept trying to draw comparisons between what the military was like and what the office was like. He expected too much from the office. He expected too much respect, and consideration for people's time. It was nothing like that.

He was gone in three years, thought flipping teams would change things... it didn't. Then he quit. Pretty much every vet that I have worked with has said the same thing.

 

[shotsrangout]

Another man calls me a baby ***** to my face at work and we are stepping outside

y’all bugging out

 

[pmatic]

“Obviously Boston has those guys with (Jayson) Tatum and (Jaylen) Brown, and they would have been hell of fun to play with,” he said. “But I feel like Denver was just the best fit to showcase my well-roundedness as a ballplayer, the defensive aspect and the offensive (aspect) — basically just (the) glue that I can bring. The guy who can fill in, do a little bit of everything on the offensive end and then lock up the other team’s best pla

I wonder if Orlando presented Aaron Gordon with either going to Boston or Denver?

 

[Hank Scorpio]

On this subject, dude in my analyst class who was on my team was in the marines and kept trying to draw comparisons between what the military was like and what the office was like. He expected too much from the office. He expected too much respect, and consideration for people's time. It was nothing like that.

He was gone in three years, thought flipping teams would change things... it didn't. Then he quit. Pretty much every vet that I have worked with has said the same thing.

That's pretty interesting, because now that I come to think of it, only a handful of vets every really do make it out in finance. The ones that do, end up going really far and become successful.

But you're spot on with your observations. Too often you see vet's expecting too much, when making the transition into the private sector, especially in high finance. It's ironic, because you'd think they were trained to have the discipline to excel in finance.

 

[Hank Scorpio]

Another man calls me a baby ***** to my face at work and we are stepping outside

y’all bugging out

Easy to say this now, but very difficult to do so when you're in the moment. Pressure from the group mounts up too high.

 

[Rootin4EverybodyBlack]

Getting all flustered over an office job is the weirdest **** in the world to me Nobody’s life is on the line, if you die today, they’ll have somebody else doing your work tomorrow. It’s fake stress created by the culture within that company or dept.

 

[shotsrangout]

Easy to say this now, but very difficult to do so when you're in the moment. Pressure from the group mounts up too high.

Nah man this **** ain’t tv.

we both grown men. No reason to call me a baby ***** at work over anything. I work a blue collar job where dudes say whatever and I have never been disrespected like that

 

[Hank Scorpio]

Getting all flustered over an office job is the weirdest **** in the world to me Nobody’s life is on the line, if you die today, they’ll have somebody else doing your work tomorrow. It’s fake stress created by the culture within that company or dept.

This isn't false, if you really think about.

The only people is REALLY hits, are the owners.

Nah man this **** ain’t tv.

we both grown men. No reason to call me a baby ***** at work over anything. I work a blue collar job where dudes say whatever and I have never been disrespected like that

It's not meant to be disrespectful. People take things too seriously

 

[antidope]

That's pretty interesting, because now that I come to think of it, only a handful of vets every really do make it out in finance. The ones that do, end up going really far and become successful.

But you're spot on with your observations. Too often you see vet's expecting too much, when making the transition into the private sector, especially in high finance. It's ironic, because you'd think they were trained to have the discipline to excel in finance.

Just for clarity's sake by "TOO MUCH" we mean thing that in a normal environment we would deem simply be considerate.

I also think your last sentence is the problem. the transition in discipline is similar, but the transition in stakes is way different. At the one of the day, this construct is about making rich people richer and some people are like "Why am I letting this happen to me for other peoples money"

I think about that a lot

 

[Hank Scorpio]

Just for clarity's sake by "TOO MUCH" we mean thing that in a normal environment we would deem simply be considerate.

I also think your last sentence is the problem. the transition in discipline is similar, but the transition in stakes is way different. At the one of the day, this construct is about making rich people richer and some people are like "Why am I letting this happen to me for other peoples money"

I think about that a lot

This is def. more of a 1-on-1 convo. I feel you on that sentiment.

Come to the other side

 

[ballinsam23]

Yea no way am I gonna let that slide. We joke around and throw shots at everyone at work, but we don’t cross a line. That’s straight up disrespectful, especially coming from a coworker, and should be addressed.

 

[antidope]

Nah man this **** ain’t tv.

we both grown men. No reason to call me a baby ***** at work over anything. I work a blue collar job where dudes say whatever and I have never been disrespected like that

Not making excuses for anyone but that's just what you sign up for when you come into the field. I do think that Gen Z is not rolling with ANY of this though and things will have to change.

This is def. more of a 1-on-1 convo. I feel you on that sentiment.

Come to the other side

I am in a weird spot where I just took a new role but IDK if I really want to do this forever. I give it three more years before I make a move unless the comp really keeps me here.

 

[nick.]

If you think about it, is a desk job really that different from being an NBA player?

If you don't put in the work, they'll replace you. If you call your teammate a b**** in practice, you might get fined or even cut. Jobs are on the line every day in a fast paced environment.