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Red Cross boss played with the wrong fluids
Posted by Fired Fred on November 28, 2007 12:16 PM
After helping bleed taxpayers dry as head of the IRS for four years, Mark Everson looked like what the Red Cross needed to run its operations.
That lasted all of six months. Someone ratted out Marky Mark for doing some Boogie Nights renditions with a female subordinate.
To all my executive readers out there, and any guy who wants to be one someday, listen to your pal Fred. Nothing, nothing, nothing will get you fired faster than playing Fluid Donor and Naughty Nurse with a woman who's under you in ways beyond, and more physically challenging than, the corporate chain of command...
The Red Cross said its board of governors asked for and received Everson's resignation, effective immediately, after being notified about 10 days ago by a senior executive at the national office about Everson's relationship with a woman on the staff. The woman's name was not released.The old horndog is married with two kids, but I'm betting that marriage thing becomes past tense pretty soon. That Chronicle report said Marky Mark's daughter said "people will like you now" after he got the Red Cross job.
"The board acted quickly after learning that Mr. Everson engaged in a personal relationship with a subordinate employee," a statement said. "It concluded that the situation reflected poor judgment on Mr. Everson's part and diminished his ability to lead the organization in the future."
You know, because no one likes the IRS? Ha ha. She was right. Someone liked her dad a lot. Boom chika bow bow.
Running the Red Cross looks like a tough gig. They've had five top leaders in six years. I guess the job sucks a lot out of you.
Yeah, I went there. Snap.