Klarinet Archive - Posting 000197.txt from 1998/12

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Girko "canned" over a bottle?
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 21:06:10 -0500

At 09:39 AM 12/4/98 -0600, you wrote:
>On Fri, 4 Dec 1998, Bill Hausmann wrote:
>
>> Stealing from your employer is generally accepted
>> as sufficient grounds for dismissal where I come from.
>
>Naturally it is difficult to disagree with you here in
>general principle, but I suspect that if Girko didn't
>have enemies within the orchestra, a more lenient re-
>sponse might have been likely. It's not like he em-
>bezzled endowment funds. He stole some wine, which he
>then returned and paid for, doubtless with an apology.
>Worthy of punishment, yes, but termination? Maybe it
>will be reduced to suspension and a reprimand on his
>record.

And President Clinton only perjured himself about sex, so it is OK.

Yes, his relationship with the orchestra may be a factor, but in a wrongful
dismissal lawsuit, he would face a long, uphill battle. Just goes to show
you that getting along well with your co-workers is important.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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