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WTSooner said:
I get sick of seeing people say this.

Most adults don't shop themselves to the highest bidder EVERY chance they get. They don't. I get to see a lot of different workers in my line of work, interact with them, look at employer turnover, and that isn't how it works in the real world. And folks definitely aren't shopping around and leaving for small bumps.

Some fields are different. The IT field may be different. That's an exception to that rule. Otherwise people would just constantly be jumping jobs and turnover would be thru the roof. Not talking about low income jobs either, like the food industry.
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It happens in my industry. Software sales. Reps move around all of the time for better opportunities. Always taking calls from recruiters.
 
If the staff wants Garrison, I would be OK with that. We need a big muscular bruiser in the frontcourt. He fits that description. Like Boulder said, you don't have be that tall. A rugged tough guy with some girth that is at least 6'8 can work. I guess I am for the "best" player that fits the description of what we need. Never saw that Garrison had much offensive game, but don't really know. But, assuming he isn't a locker room cancer, he would have helped us immensely last year IMO.
 
WTSooner said:
I get sick of seeing people say this.

Most adults don't shop themselves to the highest bidder EVERY chance they get. They don't. I get to see a lot of different workers in my line of work, interact with them, look at employer turnover, and that isn't how it works in the real world. And folks definitely aren't shopping around and leaving for small bumps.

Some fields are different. The IT field may be different. That's an exception to that rule. Otherwise people would just constantly be jumping jobs and turnover would be thru the roof. Not talking about low income jobs either, like the food industry.
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Idk WT. I wonder how old you are? Seems like even 2 years staying at any company/firm is becoming more and more like a white whale these days (at least in law and for starting out attorneys/gen z'ers)..

Anecdotally, I recently came across a guy that left his first ever law firm job out of law school after THREE months of working there.. when did that guy even work? He must have instantly taken that job and starting interviewing again.. Wild. I also know of another corporate atty that is on her 7th job in 12 years (she is my age = younge range of millenial). Friggin nuts.
 
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hoopsaustin said:
Idk WT. I wonder how old you are? Seems like even 2 years staying at any company/firm is becoming more and more like a white whale these days (at least in law and for starting out attorneys/gen z'ers)..

Anecdotally, I recently came across a guy that left his first ever law firm job out of law school after THREE months of working there.. when did that guy even work? He must have instantly taken that job and starting interviewing again.. Wild. I also know of another corporate atty that is on her 7th job in 12 years (she is my age = early millenial). Friggin nuts.
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We've had this conversation before. With you and Indy. I think you both might be in fields where it's a little more common.

I stand by what I said though. I think a VAST majority of the country isn't constantly job hopping for more dollars. I didn't say nobody. Just the majority.

Not sure why my age would matter. That might, MIGHT affect why I wouldn't shop myself, it wouldn't explain what I'm seeing with the insight that I have.

I could rather easily find a job that pays more. Maybe as much as 10-20% more. But that might involve working at a place that might lay me off later. Or might be located on one of the costs. Thus I'd be remote. Thus promotion opportunities might be more difficult to come by given local folks are going to get those opportunities first. There is a whole host of reasons top pay isn't #1 on my list.
 
WTSooner said:
We've had this conversation before. With you and Indy. I think you both might be in fields where it's a little more common.

I stand by what I said though. I think a VAST majority of the country isn't constantly job hopping for more dollars. I didn't say nobody. Just the majority.

Not sure why my age would matter. That might, MIGHT affect why I wouldn't shop myself, it wouldn't explain what I'm seeing with the insight that I have.

I could rather easily find a job that pays more. Maybe as much as 10-20% more. But that might involve working at a place that might lay me off later. Or might be located on one of the costs. Thus I'd be remote. Thus promotion opportunities might be more difficult to come by given local folks are going to get those opportunities first. There is a whole host of reasons top pay isn't #1 on my list
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I mentioned age bc i think there is a marked difference on mindsets with these "youngs" generally (i.e., here, the semi-pro athletes). I think most would leave for even a 10k raise without even thinking twice. These goobs talk/think about "generational wealth" every other day and are suckers for all of these facebook courses, bc they are inundated with them. Polling shows they are also obsessed with "appearing wealthy".
 
WTSooner said:
I get sick of seeing people say this.

Most adults don't shop themselves to the highest bidder EVERY chance they get. They don't. I get to see a lot of different workers in my line of work, interact with them, look at employer turnover, and that isn't how it works in the real world. And folks definitely aren't shopping around and leaving for small bumps.

Some fields are different. The IT field may be different. That's an exception to that rule. Otherwise people would just constantly be jumping jobs and turnover would be thru the roof. Not talking about low income jobs either, like the food industry.
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Best way to view this from the athletes perspective imo is this is a short window (4-5 years) to potentially earn the most money they ever will in their lives to help provide for their family. Sure I’d love to see more loyalty but it’s the system the NCAA set up and every player has the right to do that. I think majority of people when given a good amount of money with a good organization would make the same decision to support their families. The key piece is the short time frame the athletes have to take advantage of getting the most money possible, that’s not comparable to the average joe who has a 40+ year career in whatever field(s) they’ve chosen.
 
Moneyball said:
Pretty elaborate troll to come on a multi day visit during a limited visiting window at a school you have no interest in lol
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Good point. My thinking is that he was always trying to get the biggest bag he could. Of course, he came to Norman to verify the numbers. Judging by what his family and people close to him have said, he never really considered Norman, unless the dollars jumped off the table. Maybe not a traditional trolling job, but I'm sure you get my point. I don't think he would seriously consider us for equal or lesser money than he would get from schools he likes. His family doesn't like OU..... Trolling wasn't the best description.
 
WTSooner said:
I get sick of seeing people say this.

Most adults don't shop themselves to the highest bidder EVERY chance they get. They don't. I get to see a lot of different workers in my line of work, interact with them, look at employer turnover, and that isn't how it works in the real world. And folks definitely aren't shopping around and leaving for small bumps.

Some fields are different. The IT field may be different. That's an exception to that rule. Otherwise people would just constantly be jumping jobs and turnover would be thru the roof. Not talking about low income jobs either, like the food industry.
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I get your point. I work in the mental health field. 20 yrs ago I didn't see many clinicians looking around for money. Most of us entered the field because it was a calling, based on our past experiences. The desire was to help those who might struggle with something you overcame. My focus has always been with kids and youth, and the landscape has changed. I'm considered a rarity because I haven't burned out in a high-stress environment, so I'm by far the most tenured employee in my organization. The new generation of therapists, psychologists, and mental health workers I see coming into the industry from college are very much money-driven. We have hired multiple 20-something, entry-level therapists in the last 5 yrs, only to see them get trained, learn the job, then bail to the highest bidder. We have increased pay, incentives, etc, but we routinely lose potentially good clinicians because they see more money elsewhere. It has become normal for us to lose 1/2 of our team in a month. I have interviewed more applicants in the last 5yrs, than I did in the first 10 years of being a supervisor.....
 
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