Chris Floyd venting over twitter

Just another problem with social media... This is something that should be taken care of behind closed doors.  Not knowing the whole story I won't try and determine who is right and who is wrong but this stuff needs to stay private.  I hate twitter

Aww, he was promised a job before the hiring process was actually done and they wound up going with someone else?  I feel so bad for him.  I guess being a national champion qualifies you for all kinds of jobs.  Without knowing the whole background, I hope the university did its due diligence and went with the best candidate rather than just giving a wink and a nod to someone.  

No one should have "promised" him the job in the first place of course, but still.  I have been passed over for a lot of jobs and no one should be gifted one.

If you think you have a job ( especially a job in such a high profile area) because you were promised it and not because you signed a contract, then you probably don't deserve the job.



Moving before you even know if you have the job? Wow. There's many qualified people in the world and not all of them went to UM. You get the job if ypu're the best candidate, not if you have the most past relationships. Geez, this is Life 101.

So being a former student athlete and national champion entitles you to a job? Join the real world Mr. Floyd.

I am watching 97 ND game and he just destroyed a lb on a mattison blitz pickup and scored a td on a run earlier.



I am glad he is not mad at me.

Sorry, but there's not nearly enough information available for people to be commenting on the legitimacy of his frustration (one way or another). Complaints about his public venting might be fair, but again, there's a ton that we don't know.

Hell, I think the most newsworthy thing here is that even when someone is infuriated with the Michigan AD, he still manages to express his love and appreciation for Brady Hoke.

Regardless of what happened, best thing is to just keep it to yourself, especially when it comes to social media. No one ever got ahead putting their unhappiness out for all to see. 

Why would you move to a state without a job? I was told I would get multiple jobs in life if I applied. I didn't get some, and never moved until human resources had my offer in my email. This isn't high school where everyone passes, or sports where nobody is a loser. Our society better toughen up on kids. We are always politically correct and we don't prepare kids for work. Life doesn't work on promises, only action.

As others have noted, I'm going to withhold full judgment until knowing the whole story, but don't complain on twitter about not getting a job if it wasn't in writing.  But my guess is the  "we'd love to have you come in and interview for the position" part that was said was interpretted as "you'll get the job because you used to play for UM", which obviously didn't turn out to be the case.  But this little diatribe will certainly burn bridges at the University, and seems foolish for a guy who is a couple of years older than me and should know better.  

I've been passed over for jobs that I thought should be mine, and I certainly didn't publicly bitch about it.  Sucks to move and all, but that's on him, and his complaints just make him sound like a whiny kid.

we should extend the not following recruits to not following anyone on twitter to avoid hum bugs

is short for twitter,,, unfortunately.

Unfortunately this is kind of surprising because in this day and age seems like it isn't always about what you know anymore, it is about who you know

I'd say if you've actually been promised a job, by a department you've worked with/for in the past -- especially one with whom you have a strong connection -- it wouldn't be unreasonable to assume they'll make good on the promise. But it's hard to know what happened in Floyd's case. 

 As for the original OP, I think the larger theme we're hearing goes to a lack of racial diversity in the department and/or on the football staff. While certain individual complaints may not amount to much -- Braylon's especially -- you're seeing a larger theme develop. The football team is composed mostly of black kids; the staff, quite the opposite. This is a valid concern, one that exists throughout college football. 

jump on twitter to vent. There needs to be a communiction forum called "Venter" that is just sent out to your inner circle.

Hopefully other opportunities will come up for Chris.

Shit happens. Move on. As a corporate recruiter myself, I never understood backlash with missing out on job opportunities. He now will never have a chance if something new opens in the AD.

I don't think anyone should be hired without being qualified, but if you are a qualified candidate and you are a UofM alumn like myself I am hiring you. Part of what makes us special is our incredible alumni base. Chris has a point. You help out fellow alumns whenever you can. It's a large part of why people attend the greatest university in the world. It's the reason why you can walk down the streets of Dubai, Tokyo, Bangladesh or Phoenix and hear Go Blue.

Sounds tough. Don't think his Twitter complaint imperils the program. Could even be seen as a healthy way to let off steam, a stage in the move from denial to anger to acceptance.

Obviously we don't know the whole story, but if we assume his tweets are true that he was promised a job and moved to AA based on that promise, I'd be pretty pissed too if I were him.  It's not like he's pissed just because he got passed over, he's pissed because he was told he wasn't being passed over, made lifestyle and financial decisions based on that promise, and was then renegged on.  That would make me pissed off too, especially it it were my alma mater doing it. 

Who knows what the full story is, but to say he's just venting because of sour grapes isn't fair either.

I sat next to Chris at a fundraiser a couple months ago and he discussed the job op.

I asked him how firm the agreement was, and he said something to the effect of "we've done everything but sign the contract" (put it in quotes but that's a paraphrise.

Obviously...the contract's the key...

Assuming he was  promised the jog, it's possible this is more about the idiot who did the promising  than it is about Floyd himself. Doesn't promising someone a position during the hiring process violate ethical and legal standards?  We know it happens all the time, but it shouldn't, because when it does occur, it makes the whole hiring process a sham.  

The worst I've ever dealt with was when I was the top candidate for a position and the job opening was canceled, then re-opened with a newly written job description that pretty much excluded me.

1. Bitch about a former employer during a job interview.

2. Bitch in the media about a prospective employer not hiring you.

3. Move to a different city before you've got a signed contract in hand.

I made the stupid mistake of committing #1 many years ago, and Chris committed #2 and #3.

Is this really a thread? Do people really spend all day on twitter just to know what people are thinking and saying. Go outside and kick rocks or something, find a new hobby.