Hiring college grads when a large percentage of the incumbents don’t have a college degree.
And just who are the nerds in your company? Your incumbents define nerds as any hire that looked different from what was normally hired for the position in question. Figure it out for yourself make your own way.Īny new hire who appears different is a threat to the status quo, which is why when the hazing started and continued without any apparent intervention, the result was this: Martin became a voluntary termination, and a jaded one at that. Lawsuits are sure to follow. Like so many workplaces that bring in recruits with different backgrounds, Martin’s managers (in this case the Dolphins coaches) appeared to have taken a hands-off approach to managing Martin and onboarding him into the organization. He’s perceived as an academic and soft in the dog-eat-dog world of the NFL. Martin is a nerd. He’s a Stanford University grad whose parents graduated from Harvard. Regardless of the fact that he’s 6-foot-5 and 300-plus pounds, he’s different. The incumbents in the Dolphin locker room collectively said “no nerds.” Which the last time I looked, isn’t a protected class. Why did the Dolphins situation go so wrong? It went wrong because a new type of player was onboarded, and the managers responsible for the team were disconnected related to giving that new type of player the support he needed with a group of incumbents that looked very different from him. That teammate is put on administrative leave pending a National Football League investigation. A voicemail from teammate Richie Incognito is leaked to show the craziness and intimidation. Martin, an offensive tackle, gets hazed as a rookie well into his second year, finally has had enough and leaves the team with the allegation of over-the-top hazing that’s basically a harassment claim. The simple details are out there for anyone to peruse. See the rest of the post over at there’s anything certain about the Jonathan Martin-Miami Dolphins situation, it’s that we don’t even know enough to be dangerous.
Jonathan Martin is a nerd. He’s a Stanford University grad whose parents graduated from Harvard. Regardless of the fact that he’s 6-foot-5 and 300-plus pounds, he’s different. To find out more about what nerds have to do with the Miami Dolphins, check out my post that's up over at. I think it's a cautionary tale of what can happen when you hire "nerds".
When it comes to everything that's going on with the Miami Dolphins, you can talk about harassment, hazing, discrimination, etc.
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