Comments on: Red Cross President Ousted Over Affair

Mark Everson Loses Top Job For "Personal Relationship" With Subordinate Employee

[netadmin1-2009]

johber

if you have had one background check and it came up clear - doesn''t hurt for them to do another does it? i mean - not a big deal - right?

[marcodele]

Another compassionate conservative christian neocon bites the dust in a storm of hypocrisy.

[johber]

Sorry this had to happen. But things do happen. Since we''re on the subject of the Red Cross. I have something to do with Amateur/Ham radio.. Did I hear/see that the Red Cross wants their agency to conduct background checks on volunteers ?? The American Radio Relay League (ham radio group) out of Newington, Ct., is in disagreement with the Red Cross on their background check issues. Any comments ?? I can see both sides of the story. The main thing that turns me off or irks me on the background check issue.. Is that the Red Cross will not accept anyone else''s background check.. Even if we''ve been doing public Service for years.. Some of us have background checks done by Federal, State, or County agencies.. But NO DICE on that from the Red Cross. They gotta do their own.. Why ?? What has happened ?? What brought this about ?? And why are they so firm on their own background checks ?? This probably does not have any relation to what has happend or what this posting is about.. Any comments ??

[gunnerv1]

Just had to sample that "Strange" and got cought.

[carlad1958]

I do not give to the Red Cross since Katrina when they turned themselves into a political rather than a charitable organization by turning down the million dollars The Dixie Chicks tried to donate. Not surprising they are rotting from the inside now.

[georgew1956]

they won''t give her name Women must be running the red cross to not let the press leak that out. women are wanting to rule the world. come on girls lets see a name behind this so called sexem up story. his face doesn''t show it was worth it. she must have been a trip and fall in kick in the gut ugly for them to hide this one.

[house015]

I have to agree with the poster that said the firing is a legal issue, not a moral one. I would have preferred a suspension until it was decided whether any coercion or favoritism occurred, but maybe I''m being too practical. Also, I hope another poster did not compare teacher''s compensation with lawyers'', due to the "caring=cost" equation, because I''m married to a teacher and Hoo-Boy, THAT''S incorrect.

[dollbaby426]

Was Mr. Everson ( so-called- happily) married? If not, it is really that big of a deal, I''m just asking. I need more details on this to make a judgement call.

People have been fooling around on jobs for a long long time, correct?

I''m not saying this is appropriate behavior or not, but.......Geeezzz

[vcharette1]

Remember when Elizabeth Dole took the job and the big hoo-ha over that? The top job then paid $400,000. What a rip-off for a charity to pay an officer that much. I''d rather give to individual charities or to Oprah''s.
As far as this person, who cares if he and a subordinate were having a fling - if it''s consensual, big deal! With his background he''ll probably fall on his feet and the pay he gets for his new job will make the Red Cross pay seem like chump change.

[annd2302]

Workplace, a little ***, no problem, just a little fun. More power to the male in the workforce.

[Krazcarl]

fuzzybrar your an ignorant troll

[tyjohn47]

All office philanderers be on alert!! If this becomes a pattern, there is going to be a lot of turnover (no pun intended) in the American workplace, let me tell ya!!

Fired for horsing around with somebody in the office? Huh. Used to be justice was dealt out by the spouse(s) of the philandering party and/or parties.

[jetlizhan]

good Lord! is everybody either an abuser, adulterer or murderer? i may have to quit reading the news for a while. please, there must be some refreshingly good and happy news out there!

[Krazcarl]

In this day in age is this a big deal happens all the time

[dogsoul]

"Society is too quick to judge and jump to conclusions without looking at facts first"

Doesn''t have ANYthing to do with that... Red Cross is a deep pockets organization & the subordinate is a woman - and thaaaaat means if they DON''T fire the man who is the boss, the Red Cross is subject to liability - regardless of what''s right of wrong... heck, they may STILL end up getting sued - AND losing... this is why many big companies have a stated policy about dating subordinates period.

Now this guy KNOWS this so he took his chances & lost but when it all comes down to it, it''s a lawyer thing...

[drivelphobe]

There are no rules regarding affairs of the heart. He must have been smitten for the first time in his life. He''s a lucky man.

[jennmarie620]

I''m sorry, but when two employees of an organization get involved in a "personal relationship" I find it an injustice to terminate the employment of one or both of them. The first thing that should be done and to investigate their job performances both before and after the relationship began and judge of said relationship affected their work in any negative way. If it''s determined that Everson showed favoritism towards this person (raises, promotions for no work-related reason, for example) THEN and only then should he be asked to resign. But if his work, or the work of this other person, has not changed negatively or had any negative effects on anyone around them then I see no harm in a relationship being had outside of work. It IS possible for people to leave personal feelings and relationships out of the office when they work with the person they''re involved with. Society is too quick to judge and jump to conclusions without looking at facts first.