A Bit Dated, But An Ultimate FU Money Story

[james.hendrickson]

I came across this story a while ago, and wanted to share it. Its a bit dated, but the story is that Buffalo Bill's cornerback abruptly quit halfway through a game in the 2018 season. Why? Because he could. He got something like $2.25 million from the Bills.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/24703207/buffalo-bills-cb-vontae-davis-abruptly-retires-football-half-vs-los-angeles-chargers

It just goes to show - if you have FU money, you have choices.

[Singuy]

I came across this story a while ago, and wanted to share it. Its a bit dated, but the story is that Buffalo Bill's cornerback abruptly quit halfway through a game in the 2018 season. Why? Because he could. He got something like $2.25 million from the Bills.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/24703207/buffalo-bills-cb-vontae-davis-abruptly-retires-football-half-vs-los-angeles-chargers

It just goes to show - if you have FU money, you have choices.

80% of ball players will be spending dat FU money until they are F-ed. Not impressed by ball players spending FU money. They actually are really bad at paying taxes(as their financial skills are very low) so the majority of them over spend to the point of bankruptcy.

The true FU money comes from oil tycoons and hedge fund managers. They actually know how to make a return from their already crazy amount of money so no matter how many Yachts they decide to sit on fire just to take a picture, they still can't out spend their earnings.

[~bs]

people do stuff like this all the time, whether they have money or not. Not impressed by someone leaving a job abruptly leaving your coworkers holding the bag and picking up your slack. There' s a reason why people give a courtesy 2 week notice. Giving someone the shaft after being well compensated and treated isn't admirable at all.

[disneysteve]

80% of ball players will be spending dat FU money until they are F-ed. Not impressed by ball players spending FU money. They actually are really bad at paying taxes(as their financial skills are very low) so the majority of them over spend to the point of bankruptcy.

Is this as true as it used to be? I don't follow sports at all but just from general knowledge, I get the impression that the leagues have gotten better at providing financial information, trustworthy advisers, and education so that this doesn't happen as much. I seem to see a lot more pro athletes getting involved in successful business ventures after, or even during, their playing careers. I also see a lot more of them setting up charitable foundations and putting some of their money to good use.

I certainly hope they've gotten better.

[disneysteve]

people do stuff like this all the time, whether they have money or not. Not impressed by someone leaving a job abruptly leaving your coworkers holding the bag and picking up your slack. There' s a reason why people give a courtesy 2 week notice. Giving someone the shaft after being well compensated and treated isn't admirable at all.

I agree with you in theory. Though I've also never quite thought the 2-week notice thing made sense. As an employee, if I've made the decision to leave a job, it's probably because conditions have gotten so bad that I've hit my limit and can't deal with it anymore. Why would I want to spend 2 more weeks there? And as an employer, do you really want an employee like that around for 2 weeks, spreading negativity and potentially causing trouble? I've only outright quit one job in my career and although I offered the couple of weeks notice, my employer told me not to bother coming back, which I was perfectly fine with. I thought that made a lot more sense. I guess it all depends on the situation, though. At my last job, I actually gave 3-months notice but that was a very amicable transition and I felt somewhat bad about leaving.

[~bs]

I agree with you in theory. Though I've also never quite thought the 2-week notice thing made sense. As an employee, if I've made the decision to leave a job, it's probably because conditions have gotten so bad that I've hit my limit and can't deal with it anymore. Why would I want to spend 2 more weeks there? And as an employer, do you really want an employee like that around for 2 weeks, spreading negativity and potentially causing trouble? I've only outright quit one job in my career and although I offered the couple of weeks notice, my employer told me not to bother coming back, which I was perfectly fine with. I thought that made a lot more sense. I guess it all depends on the situation, though. At my last job, I actually gave 3-months notice but that was a very amicable transition and I felt somewhat bad about leaving.

Probably not a requirement. It's a courtesy extended by an employee to an employer, as is severance pay/bonuses paid to employees upon leaving. If an employee wants to give 2 weeks, they should expect that the employer prefer that they leave by end of week. It's giving the employer opportunity to transition. When I left my previous job, I was asked to stay on for several weeks to help transition, which my new employer was ok with as well. It worked out in the end because of the way my new employer's medical insurance timing. I had to ask old employer to keep me on medical for an extra month, which they were fine with.

But yeah, it really depends on situation. Burning bridges around here generally isn't a good idea, even if you really dislike the employer. It's a small town.

[Fishindude77]

With few exceptions, just about every time an employee gave me two weeks notice, I had them pack up and leave then and now.
Last thing you need is a disgruntled employee hanging around telling others how the grass is greener elsewhere.

[disneysteve]

With few exceptions, just about every time an employee gave me two weeks notice, I had them pack up and leave then and now.
Last thing you need is a disgruntled employee hanging around telling others how the grass is greener elsewhere.

Exactly. And depending on the nature of the job, there's no telling what trouble that employee could cause. They could poison relationships with customers or clients, mess things up in the computer system, delete important files, try to direct patients to a competitor where you will be working, etc.

[cypher1]

I've only outright quit one job in my career and although I offered the couple of weeks notice, my employer told me not to bother coming back, which I was perfectly fine with. I thought that made a lot more sense. I guess it all depends on the situation, though. At my last job, I actually gave 3-months notice but that was a very amicable transition and I felt somewhat bad about leaving.

That's exactly it. Not everyone leaves their position for negative reasons. I think 2 weeks is more than fair, and respectful. I'm mainly speaking for the IT field in MN, but I've learned to never burn bridges with previous employers. If you stay in the same state, you never know if you may come across them in a different company down the road. Word gets around if someone leaves on bad terms, or just isnt a suitable or professional employee, especially with the help of social media like LinkedIn and referrals.

My last employer I couldn't stand some project managers and we had some horrible leadership, lack of accountability all over. I would have loved to give them my honest feedback and tell them off before I left, but just wasn't worth it IMO. Also I still worked with a decent manager, and great peers whom I'm still very close with. So I gave a month's notice to help transition my work to direct peers and outsourcing team in India. I kept it professional, even if I was burnt out from the environment and horrible leadership.

I've also seen if someone gives their 2 weeks notice, and management thinks their gonna be a headache, they'll remove all access and walk them out that same day. Same goes if we leave for a competitors employment.