Comments on: Chiefs stadium workers losing key benefit of employment

By: jca6610

jca6610 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:28:49 +0000

I’ve been a Chiefs season ticket holder for 10 years. As you drive into the stadium parking lot and enter the stadium, these people mostly greet you with a huge smile and something like “Enjoy the Game!”, no matter what the weather. I don’t know what these people get paid but it can’t be much. I don’t see how the Chiefs could be losing money or “overcompensating” them by letting these people into the stadium in the 2nd quarter. Hell, once they’re in the stadium, they may spend $20.00 on nachos and a beer. It really seems like a screw job. I’d really like a better explanation from the Chiefs. They don’t seem to see the forest for the trees.

By: rcali

rcali — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:03:32 +0000

Like all things, some how money is involved in this decision. Maybe as people quit they can hire new ones in at lower wages/benefits?

By: NoHomeTeam

NoHomeTeam — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:00:11 +0000

jbaxt says: “In other news, McDonald’s stopped letting staff eat free big macs…. Who gives a sh!t!!!”

Anyone with a modicum of human empathy?

By: bwisnasky

bwisnasky — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:06:14 +0000

The thing that gets me is you constantly hear about other organizations being “classy”, including the Queefs, but Oakland gets slammed all the time for being “classless”. Al didn’t cut anyone during the lockout. He asked that employees push season ticket sales…. just because they need the help in that department. But he didn’t pink slip anyone. Is he cheap with coaches? Yes, but his players are usually some of the best taken care of in the game, both when they are playing, and when they are retired. Yes, there are exceptions, and I’m sure the Raider haters will be quick to point them out. But overall, Al has run that team as classy as anyone else, but he gets all the flak in the world for being “Mr. Burns”. Makes me sick

By: pftstory

pftstory — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:58:33 +0000

How many other teams provide this benefit?

You can term it a cut in pay. And it may be to many what makes the job worth having (if the money alone is not enough).

But with the lack of info in the post, it sure appears geared to make the team look bad.

Oh and the ones who say “we work hard taking those tickets” Get real.

By: MichaelEdits

MichaelEdits — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:48:12 +0000

One of the key benefits of working for the Panthers organization is that you’re free to leave without watching the games.

By: bruce49

bruce49 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:15:04 +0000

Oh please! These employees are some of the biggest crybabies I’ve seen in a while. The “benefit” they get from having this job isn’t watching the game, it’s HAVING A JOB and getting paid for it! And I bet most even make more than $10/hr.

And do some real investigative reporting instead of regurgitating info you get from other sources and find out how many other stadiums around the league actually allow this. I’d be surprised if even half of the stadiums do. These guys need to suck it up and stop crying!

This story is ridiculous!

By: graider3576

graider3576 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:35:31 +0000

I would expect nothing less. No class

By: biggerballz

biggerballz — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:23:36 +0000

at least they still have a job, if they don’t like it i’m sure plenty of people would line up to replace them.

By: kcfanatic

kcfanatic — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:13:31 +0000

It should be noted that the Chiefs have been in the bottom 3 of salries in the league for the past 2 years.

By: baggataway

baggataway — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:51:49 +0000

Very well put @zeroed78

“these employees have more impact than anyone else on fans’ game day experience. This is where ownership chooses to pinch pennies?”

By: savannahrose44

savannahrose44 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:18:21 +0000

Never prouder to be a Seahawk fan. Way to screw your employees there Chiefs.

By: deadmanwalking47

deadmanwalking47 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:09:19 +0000

what a bunch of greedy turds!the chiefs won’t be worth watching anyways this season!

By: melonnhead

melonnhead — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:28:42 +0000

I blame Jerry Jones.

By: zerored78

zerored78 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:28:07 +0000

These are the people most of us have more interaction with than any other employees of the organization. Outside of maybe concessions (which are vendors) these employees have more impact than anyone else on fans’ game day experience. This is where ownership chooses to pinch pennies?

By: steelerfan9598

steelerfan9598 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:11:18 +0000

I’m willing to bet more people would do the job for FREE if they were able to watch the game at no charge than get paid double and miss the game. Sh*t, that’s how they get people to remove the snow – free tickets. Since letting them watch the game for free doesn’t cost the team anything, this is dumb as hell.

By: joetoronto

joetoronto — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:09:41 +0000

Wow, talk about cheap. This is cheap even for KC.

By: vetdana

vetdana — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 06:36:41 +0000

I think there’s about to be 400 new part time jobs open in KC. As well as 400 new unemployment aplications.

Bad news on the UI benefit claims….Most states deny UI benefits on a voluntary quit.

By: goforthanddie

goforthanddie — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 06:35:31 +0000

Wonder what would happen if all those affected decided to stay home for the opener. You know, so they can support the team that isn’t supporting them. Let the bigwigs take tickets and not see the game.

By: omaha189

omaha189 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 05:38:39 +0000

Don’t forget parking at arrowhead is going up from $20 to $24 this year. As a season ticket holder, I cannot agree with this move. Those people work for a mesely 4 hours every other week if they are lucky and 90% of them do a great job. The benefit of watching the game should continue. I would even be willing to give these people my tickets when I cannot go to a game. But in all reality, the NFL owners need to stop finding ways to scrape every penny out of the NFL. It is NOT just a business. If it was, then all of us fans are the biggest suckers of them all.

By: goawayeverybody

goawayeverybody — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 05:07:10 +0000

What a classless organization.

By: normswifevera

normswifevera — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:48:30 +0000

“When we go and work hard at the gates and knowing that it’s hot outside or freezing in January, even during the season, you get your benefit of going and watching the game.”

Oh, see, he works hard because he gets to watch a game for free afterwards. He doesn’t work hard because it’s HIS JOB THAT HE’S PAID TO DO.

What an utterly ridiculous thing to be complaining about in the current climate. You don’t want the job because you can’t watch a football game for free anymore? Then get bent. Plenty of people will appriciate the money and won’t care less about watching the game.

By: vietnambob2473

vietnambob2473 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:37:54 +0000

Cheap and classless organization. First they spend way below the salary floor, then they cut pay and benefits to workers, then this. Makes me glad not to be a Chiefs fan.

By: baggataway

baggataway — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:37:28 +0000

As a Ravens fan, the chiefs aren’t typically on my radar unless they’re on our schedule, providing good highlights from plays, or competing with us in the playoff hunt…

This makes me want to really get to know the organization better as a whole and see if this disgustingly classless act is the norm or an individual incident…

A good businessman should know that unity is what makes a company strong, not (for lack of a better term) segregation…

Sorry, Chiefs fans…it blows when you’re team’s name gets the spotlight for something like this…

By: godofwine330

godofwine330 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:36:11 +0000

Just classless. Why cut something that doesn’t cost the team or anybody anything? Way to go, chiefs.

By: nmunderdog

nmunderdog — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:32:46 +0000

Pissed off at the players, and taking it out on the fans!

By: acerockefellar

acerockefellar — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:19:42 +0000

I dont see how the team loses any money by not letting them watch. I’m sure they just sit in a seat that wasnt sold.

By: clintonrb

clintonrb — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:19:30 +0000

Clark hunt, this isn’t going to end well- kansas city will not forgive you for the things you’ve attempted to pull this year, you’re a penny pincher, quite sad.
What the hell does it hurt to have 30 some odd ticket takers after the job they’re required to do is done sit in the cheap seats?
I’ve been a chiefs fan since I was a kid old enough to understand the game(early 1990s) and this is by far one of the teams mire despicable acts.. Lamar Hunt / Carl Petersen would have never pulled this so why Clark and Scott are you allowing this to happen? What are you really losing here by letting employees watch the game, these are your. Fans, they’re part of the heart and soul of the team s culture..Make this right.

By: 1kcfan

1kcfan — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:10:04 +0000

I went to the Chiefs website and sent an email about how classless this is………seriously, these people get verbally abused at times while parking cars and now they don’t even get to watch the game??? Something wrong here…

By: loudgazelle

loudgazelle — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:03:49 +0000

Clark Hunt has been spending too much time next door with that cheapskate David Glass.