Habs cut staff (Mod warning in OP)

[Tim Wallach]

I guess this is a predictable function of the current situation, but is it ominous that the Habs have "restructured" and cut several employees including long-time Comms director Dominic Saillant?

I'm not sure what to make of it other than I hate seeing people lose jobs. I guess it's Paul Wilson's world now.

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[GlassesJacketShirt]

I guess this is a predictable function of the current situation, but is it ominous that the Habs have "restructured" and cut several employees including long-time Comms director Dominic Saillant?

I'm not sure what to make of it other than I hate seeing people lose jobs. I guess it's Paul Wilson's world now.

f***ing hate that word, "restructured."

 

[Kriss E]

I guess this is a predictable function of the current situation, but is it ominous that the Habs have "restructured" and cut several employees including long-time Comms director Dominic Saillant?

I'm not sure what to make of it other than I hate seeing people lose jobs. I guess it's Paul Wilson's world now.

It's only normal for them to cut staff. Not exactly sure what Dominic Saillant was in charge of anyways.

 

[Kriss E]

f***ing hate that word, "restructured."

I understand your annoyance with the word but in this case, I think it's fully warranted.
This organization needs a complete restructure. They're bad at pretty much everything. The only thing they're good with is charities/community work, and piggybacking their prestigious history.

 

[waffledave]

The people who got cut are PR guys, marketing, etc... Not really anyone we would normally care about.

 

[overlords]

f***ing hate that word, "restructured."

They're just trying to make things run more smoothly

 

[Runner77]

I guess it's Paul Wilson's world now.

They're blaming it on the pandemic however, if that's the case, why have several employees been permanently let go? Also, why proceed with a restructuring at this time?

 

[Le Tricolore]

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[Edgy]

We had a Marchand on our staff!! Blasphemous!

 

[Runner77]

 

[GordonGraham]

Small world

My dad is actually the guy who gave Dominic Saillant his first job in sport/press relation.

Hired him to call on sport radio shows to promote and give up the result from a fastball league in quebec city in the mid-late 80's

 

[waffledave]

They're blaming it on the pandemic however, if that's the case, why have several employees been permanently let go? Also, why proceed with a restructuring at this time?

There are a bunch of are being let go on a temporary basis but are still getting certain benefits.

There are a bunch others who were let go permanently.

When things resume, they will be restructuring and some may be let go again at that point.

 

[groovejuice]

I understand your annoyance with the word but in this case, I think it's fully warranted.
This organization needs a complete restructure. They're bad at pretty much everything. The only thing they're good with is charities/community work, and piggybacking their prestigious history.

It wouldn't surprise me at all if any restructuring was tantamount to moving the deck chairs around on the Titanic.

 

[Kriss E]

It wouldn't surprise me at all if any restructuring was tantamount to moving the deck chairs around on the Titanic.

I wouldn't be surprised either. This team has a very poor track record over the past 8 years.

 

[nhlfan9191]

I understand your annoyance with the word but in this case, I think it's fully warranted.
This organization needs a complete restructure. They're bad at pretty much everything. The only thing they're good with is charities/community work, and piggybacking their prestigious history.

I can’t tell if I’m missing the point completely, or you are.

 

[ahmedou]

Groupe CH, parent company for the Canadiens, cuts more jobs

 

[waffledave]

They're blaming it on the pandemic however, if that's the case, why have several employees been permanently let go? Also, why proceed with a restructuring at this time?

Rumours say it was a long time coming. Funny thing is they are apparently quite short staffed in many areas. Not uncommon for some of these guys to be working 8 am to 2 am on game days with no overtime. Molson does not believe in paying overtime to anyone. Even f***ing concession staff making $13/h in one of the worst jobs I can imagine. Imagine making minimum and only getting paid for 8 out of 10 hours worked.

 

[MasterD]

Rumours say it was a long time coming. Funny thing is they are apparently quite short staffed in many areas. Not uncommon for some of these guys to be working 8 am to 2 am on game days with no overtime. Molson does not believe in paying overtime to anyone. Even f***ing concession staff making $13/h in one of the worst jobs I can imagine. Imagine making minimum and only getting paid for 8 out of 10 hours worked.

IF that's true, those minimum wage jobs workers should call the Normes du travail.

 

[the]

Why pay overtime to a concession stand worker when they can be eating those new and improved hot dogs for free?

 

[waffledave]

IF that's true, those minimum wage jobs workers should call the Normes du travail.

There is already a lawsuit.

 

[Braun]

The people who got cut are PR guys, marketing, etc... Not really anyone we would normally care about.

Well, who else is going to tell us if it’s an upper or lower body injury

 

[Le Tricolore]

Rumours say it was a long time coming. Funny thing is they are apparently quite short staffed in many areas. Not uncommon for some of these guys to be working 8 am to 2 am on game days with no overtime. Molson does not believe in paying overtime to anyone. Even f***ing concession staff making $13/h in one of the worst jobs I can imagine. Imagine making minimum and only getting paid for 8 out of 10 hours worked.

In what world do people working concessions work for 8 hours? Let's say doors open for an 60 minutes before it starts (90 minutes for some weekend games) and concessions close before the event is over. Let's say employees are required to be there an hour before and after to prep and close up.

It certainly isn't close to 8 hours.

 

[waffledave]

In what world do people working concessions work for 8 hours? Let's say doors open for an 60 minutes before it starts (90 minutes for some weekend games) and concessions close before the event is over. Let's say employees are required to be there an hour before and after to prep and close up.

It certainly isn't close to 8 hours.

I don't know how many hours they work in a shift, it was really just more to illiterate the point of not being paid for all hours worked. It's a notorious problem all across the organization, though since the lawsuit they are better about it.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

The people who got cut are PR guys, marketing, etc... Not really anyone we would normally care about.

Ooooh Ed Bernays must be rollin in his grave

 

[GordonGraham]

In what world do people working concessions work for 8 hours? Let's say doors open for an 60 minutes before it starts (90 minutes for some weekend games) and concessions close before the event is over. Let's say employees are required to be there an hour before and after to prep and close up.

It certainly isn't close to 8 hours.

Not all but plenty of concessions staff work super long days, i worked at the colisee in Quebec city and some had to be there in the morning for deliveries they had to carry and cases of fries to every single location, same thing for bread/sausage cases of water ,pop fountain….Other were stuck in a small room in the basement all day making pop corn cotton candy and bagging it, cooking buckets of gravy……….