http://www.npr.org/sections/thetorch/2016/08/02/488421196/in-rio-u-s-men-s-basketball-will-stay-on-a-cruise-ship-the-silver-cloud
How can people say layoffs are a part of life when management wastes money like this?
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Put up multimillionaires in a luxury cruise ship when they can easily afford their own 5-star hotel rooms and then make your own employees share small hotel rooms to save on costs at your regional meetings.
Wonder why THIS was not highlighted on the MAIN CEC webpage? Interesting to say the least.
@1tft well said, it's very disappointing
This sickens me. It's more than impressing the players, it's also about creating good PR. To do that while people are losing their jobs is despicable. This company has lost its soul and its conscience. I feel so disgusted.
Was that in addition to what they were paid for Cisco Live?
We could talk about Maroon 5 playing the Chairman's Club sales event, in Hawaii, to the tune of $400K...
Way to go. I ask: How many jobs could have been saved here. Yet, it's all about executive hubris here. They want to be friends with players...
On top of all that, the USA team is made up of pros who can easily afford their own luxury accommodations. The article notes that the US basketball team typically stays in luxury accommodations.