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zev318
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada4306 Posts
July 22 2011 01:45 GMT
#6021
what's the standard in korea for leaving a job for another company? just curious, if anyone knows.

in NA, generally its just to give 2 weeks notice, at least that's what i've been accustomed to.
nufcrulz
Profile Joined February 2010
Singapore934 Posts
July 22 2011 01:45 GMT
#6022
i really dont get what all this fuss is about. i mean if TSL didn't offer their players proper professional contracts, then stuff like this is bound to happen. How is this EG's fault? They asked Puma whether he wanted to join them, Puma said yes, talks to his coach to release him and the coach agrees.

I mean either the coach is willing to let Puma go or he knows he has no choice in the matter. Either way i don't see how Coach Lee should whine about what clearly was his fault in the first place.

Also, why isnt EG's position on this in the OP as well. Why am i getting one sided views from the Korean side?
Roggay
Profile Joined April 2010
Switzerland6320 Posts
July 22 2011 01:46 GMT
#6023
On July 22 2011 10:44 PBG wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 22 2011 10:41 Kazeyonoma wrote:
well this thread is just one giant shit fest isn't it.

from what i can tell, this WoC went terribly, poor Milkis.


yeah poor guy I don't even know why he was even on the show. Ideally you'd want Coach Lee on the show but due to the language barriers i'd imagine it would have been a recipe for disaster, especially on such short notice as the story isn't even 1 day old.

He was probably the only guy wheat could get on the show at this time that could explain the korean point of view. But he was clearly outmatched in this debate.
VillageBC
Profile Joined January 2011
322 Posts
July 22 2011 01:46 GMT
#6024
On July 22 2011 10:43 War Horse wrote:
Well now EG has a player that will do well in Korea


Watch this deal fall through, since it's not signed. TSL/Lee feel bad for Puma and take him back but put him under a kespa styled contract...

Everyone loses.
h3nG
Profile Joined March 2011
46 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-22 01:47:35
July 22 2011 01:47 GMT
#6025
Sh!t like this cannot continue...

The way I see it:

1. TSL provided PUMA the opportunity to become awesome (housing, food, training, etc...)
2. PUMA becomes awesome thanks to TSL
>>>>PUMA being awesome can bring in TSL money via +SPONSORS for TSL
4. EG pulled of a NINJA move on STEALS the opportunity from TSL.

+ for PUMA
++ for EG
- - for TSL

Who loss and gained?? No shit TSL is mad. They got robbed of step 3.
Marsupian
Profile Joined April 2011
Netherlands455 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-22 01:47:50
July 22 2011 01:47 GMT
#6026

On July 22 2011 10:36 KevinBacon wrote:
I am pretty sure players like Puma don't have a contract because korean teams didn't expect this kind of ninja steal from foreigner teams could happen since it doesn't amonst the korean ones if they knew i think they would have made them sign contracts even without a salary which i believe will happen in the future.


The thing is those "rules" between korean teams are ignorant. It's in the best interest of the players if they are free to go if they haven't signed a contract. If not teams could just refuse to let their players go and treat them poorly. EG could offer more to the player than TSL and Puma wasn't signed so he was free to go. If he was bound by some unwritten rule that he couldn't leave that would have been bad for the player as it takes away opportunities from him.

Contracting you players is necessary in any where money is involved and SC2 is no different. You can't just bind your players with unwritten rules and expect them to stay with you even tho there are parties that offer more to them. That is just arrogant imo.

Also calling this a "ninja steal" is out of tune with reality. Do you really expect every team to not offer your players a contract because they are already with a team? You can't blame EG for doing that as they are only offering to support a player. It's in the best interest of the players that they get offers as this gives them a choice and will force teams to compete for players which will improve the support they will get.
NexUmbra
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Scotland3776 Posts
July 22 2011 01:47 GMT
#6027
On July 22 2011 10:45 nufcrulz wrote:

Also, why isnt EG's position on this in the OP as well. Why am i getting one sided views from the Korean side?


Because this is a


TRANSLATED ARTICLE

By the Korean website which dislikes this.
Life has won two GSLs and a Blizzard Cup. NOT three GSLs.
Charger
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States2405 Posts
July 22 2011 01:47 GMT
#6028
Both parties are at fault. EG should have talked to Lee and Lee should have contacted AG privately.

I still can't decide if it's ok for a player to break the news to his coach/team as opposed to the competing team doing it. I mean, Puma has been around the block and knows how things work so if I was in EG's shoes and he told me he would take care of it and talk to his coach then I probably would have done the same thing and let him do that. IF the news came back that the talk did not go well, I would have immediately called Lee. From what AG said though, Puma said the talk(s) went well. Although maybe even at that point it's a good idea to talk to Lee, but I don't know if there was even time for this to happen as it seems Lee went immediately to the 'press'. It's easy in retrospect to know what to do but following the timeline as it actually happened makes things a little blurry.
It's easy to be a Monday morning quarterback.
TOCHMY
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Sweden1692 Posts
July 22 2011 01:47 GMT
#6029
On July 22 2011 10:43 War Horse wrote:
Well now EG has a player that will do well in Korea


not yet :3 he's not signed yet ^^
Yoona <3 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Look! It's Totoro! ☉.☉☂
esotericc
Profile Joined July 2011
449 Posts
July 22 2011 01:47 GMT
#6030
On July 22 2011 10:44 NexUmbra wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 22 2011 10:37 esotericc wrote:
On July 22 2011 10:36 KevinBacon wrote:
I am pretty sure players like Puma don't have a contract because korean teams didn't expect this kind of ninja steal from foreigner teams could happen since it doesn't amonst the korean ones if they knew i think they would have made them sign contracts even without a salary which i believe will happen in the future.


I find it offensive that Korean teams think they shouldn't have to pay their players.


Instead they house them, feed them and give them the best practice conditions in the world.


And if the team dissolves or they don't win tournaments now what? No salary they have nothing to fall back on. Pay your employees or expect someone else too.
Immolate
Profile Joined September 2010
42 Posts
July 22 2011 01:47 GMT
#6031
guy prob didnt have to attack milkis the way he did (even though he said he wasn't accusing him it doesn't mean shit)
turdburgler
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
England6749 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-22 01:49:33
July 22 2011 01:47 GMT
#6032
On July 22 2011 10:44 InvalidID wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 22 2011 10:40 Roggay wrote:
On July 22 2011 10:37 esotericc wrote:
On July 22 2011 10:36 KevinBacon wrote:
I am pretty sure players like Puma don't have a contract because korean teams didn't expect this kind of ninja steal from foreigner teams could happen since it doesn't amonst the korean ones if they knew i think they would have made them sign contracts even without a salary which i believe will happen in the future.


I find it offensive that Korean teams think they shouldn't have to pay their players.

They are providing them with free food, housing, coachs and practice partners...
Its not unreasonnable at all.


What I find offensive and unreasonable is this belief that for some reason consent or notification should be provided by an employer hiring a person from another company. TSL_Puma wanted to leave his job, as he was being paid only in coaching and room and board, for another company, that gave him a better offer. This is standard in business, and no courtesy call would be expected, nor generally given. This belief that TSL was somehow robbed, neglects employee rights in favor of monopolistic employers(and any organization of companies, formal or informal, that prohibits free transfer of employees is monopolistic).



many people in many jobs around the world trade their pay for pre-provided food/shelter.

why are you being so ridiculous?

On July 22 2011 10:47 esotericc wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 22 2011 10:44 NexUmbra wrote:
On July 22 2011 10:37 esotericc wrote:
On July 22 2011 10:36 KevinBacon wrote:
I am pretty sure players like Puma don't have a contract because korean teams didn't expect this kind of ninja steal from foreigner teams could happen since it doesn't amonst the korean ones if they knew i think they would have made them sign contracts even without a salary which i believe will happen in the future.


I find it offensive that Korean teams think they shouldn't have to pay their players.


Instead they house them, feed them and give them the best practice conditions in the world.


And if the team dissolves or they don't win tournaments now what? No salary they have nothing to fall back on. Pay your employees or expect someone else too.



employee at business X loses crappy entry level job, now has nothing to fall back on, so you blame the company for offering him a job?

wat
oBlade
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States6496 Posts
July 22 2011 01:47 GMT
#6033
On July 22 2011 10:43 Dingobloo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 22 2011 10:38 PHC wrote:
On July 22 2011 10:33 Dingobloo wrote:
On July 22 2011 10:27 Daedra wrote:
Milkis also didn't do anything wrong, it is his job to translate, not write a formal article. But I can see where EG is coming from, a huge thread on this issue and a lot of it hate on EG when the facts weren't known.


It's pretty sticky, and certainly a discussion for another thread, but I feel it might be a TL moderation thing, the topic should be closed until they get a statement from EG then re-opened, leaving it open I fear just leads to 100's of pages of baseless speculation before anyone from EG even has a chance to wake up in the morning.




Why should this thread be closed until EG posts a statement? This is a public community forum. It's their PR job to remedy the situation.


How would TL feel if we just started posting baseless accusations in the sidebar as facts? This isn't that big, but there was certainly misinformation involved, that Puma was already signed (he isn't). TL in general prides itself on the quality of it's posts, something it has control over due to the moderation of the forum and rumors without fact checking or seeking statements should be the basis of a quality post about breaking news.

The quality control mechanisms of TL have given us thousands of successful translations. If there was confusion about the Puma situation, it's a small price for such quick translation for the community.
"I read it. You know how to read, you ignorant fuck?" - Andy Dufresne
poorbeggarman
Profile Joined August 2010
139 Posts
July 22 2011 01:48 GMT
#6034
On July 22 2011 10:44 PBG wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 22 2011 10:41 Kazeyonoma wrote:
well this thread is just one giant shit fest isn't it.

from what i can tell, this WoC went terribly, poor Milkis.


yeah poor guy I don't even know why he was even on the show. Ideally you'd want Coach Lee on the show but due to the language barriers i'd imagine it would have been a recipe for disaster, especially on such short notice as the story isn't even 1 day old.


Well, that, and the show was at 8am Seoul time. Imagine getting a call from DJWheat at 4-5am in the morning to come on the show.
InvalidID
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States1050 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-22 01:50:33
July 22 2011 01:49 GMT
#6035
On July 22 2011 10:47 turdburgler wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 22 2011 10:44 InvalidID wrote:
On July 22 2011 10:40 Roggay wrote:
On July 22 2011 10:37 esotericc wrote:
On July 22 2011 10:36 KevinBacon wrote:
I am pretty sure players like Puma don't have a contract because korean teams didn't expect this kind of ninja steal from foreigner teams could happen since it doesn't amonst the korean ones if they knew i think they would have made them sign contracts even without a salary which i believe will happen in the future.


I find it offensive that Korean teams think they shouldn't have to pay their players.

They are providing them with free food, housing, coachs and practice partners...
Its not unreasonnable at all.


What I find offensive and unreasonable is this belief that for some reason consent or notification should be provided by an employer hiring a person from another company. TSL_Puma wanted to leave his job, as he was being paid only in coaching and room and board, for another company, that gave him a better offer. This is standard in business, and no courtesy call would be expected, nor generally given. This belief that TSL was somehow robbed, neglects employee rights in favor of monopolistic employers(and any organization of companies, formal or informal, that prohibits free transfer of employees is monopolistic).



many people in many jobs around the world trade their pay for pre-provided food/shelter.

why are you being so ridiculous?


I agree, and I said I never said I had a problem with that. I have a problem with people thinking there is something wrong with recruiting employees of other companies. There is nothing wrong with that, it is good for the employees, and any protections that prevent that only hurt the employees. Contracts that limit an employees ability to move to another company are illegal in many parts of the US, and are ridiculous practices.
NexUmbra
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Scotland3776 Posts
July 22 2011 01:49 GMT
#6036
On July 22 2011 10:47 esotericc wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 22 2011 10:44 NexUmbra wrote:
On July 22 2011 10:37 esotericc wrote:
On July 22 2011 10:36 KevinBacon wrote:
I am pretty sure players like Puma don't have a contract because korean teams didn't expect this kind of ninja steal from foreigner teams could happen since it doesn't amonst the korean ones if they knew i think they would have made them sign contracts even without a salary which i believe will happen in the future.


I find it offensive that Korean teams think they shouldn't have to pay their players.


Instead they house them, feed them and give them the best practice conditions in the world.


And if the team dissolves or they don't win tournaments now what? No salary they have nothing to fall back on. Pay your employees or expect someone else too.


Jesus this isn't some kind of typical job, this is their dream, to be a progamer. And if they are worried about "having nothing to fall back on" then don't become a progamer and go get a normal job.
Life has won two GSLs and a Blizzard Cup. NOT three GSLs.
acgFork
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Canada397 Posts
July 22 2011 01:49 GMT
#6037
Hmmm.. I think Puma made the right decision but InControL shouldn't have played those dirty tricks
acgFork 208
Roggay
Profile Joined April 2010
Switzerland6320 Posts
July 22 2011 01:49 GMT
#6038
On July 22 2011 10:44 InvalidID wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 22 2011 10:40 Roggay wrote:
On July 22 2011 10:37 esotericc wrote:
On July 22 2011 10:36 KevinBacon wrote:
I am pretty sure players like Puma don't have a contract because korean teams didn't expect this kind of ninja steal from foreigner teams could happen since it doesn't amonst the korean ones if they knew i think they would have made them sign contracts even without a salary which i believe will happen in the future.


I find it offensive that Korean teams think they shouldn't have to pay their players.

They are providing them with free food, housing, coachs and practice partners...
Its not unreasonnable at all.


What I find offensive and unreasonable is this belief that for some reason consent or notification should be provided by an employer hiring a person from another company. TSL_Puma wanted to leave his job, as he was being paid only in coaching and room and board, for another company, that gave him a better offer. This is standard in business, and no courtesy call would be expected, nor generally given. This belief that TSL was somehow robbed, neglects employee rights in favor of monopolistic employers(and any organization of companies, formal or informal, that prohibits free transfer of employees is monopolistic).

Buisness-wise it is understandable. Ethically it is way less, especially if you take into account the cultural problem, and they should have taked it into account if they wanted to be respectful. I can understand that koreans are not happy about it.
pdd
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Australia9933 Posts
July 22 2011 01:50 GMT
#6039
I have to say that the OP should be updated with some of the key point of that were made during WoC.

Namely, the fact that Puma still hasn't signed and that AG is seeking to talk to Coach Lee.
TI4 Champions: EE-Sama | B7-God | A-God_2000 | Kappa Lord | pieliedie
TheButtonmen
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada1403 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-22 01:51:09
July 22 2011 01:50 GMT
#6040
On July 22 2011 10:49 NexUmbra wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 22 2011 10:47 esotericc wrote:
On July 22 2011 10:44 NexUmbra wrote:
On July 22 2011 10:37 esotericc wrote:
On July 22 2011 10:36 KevinBacon wrote:
I am pretty sure players like Puma don't have a contract because korean teams didn't expect this kind of ninja steal from foreigner teams could happen since it doesn't amonst the korean ones if they knew i think they would have made them sign contracts even without a salary which i believe will happen in the future.


I find it offensive that Korean teams think they shouldn't have to pay their players.


Instead they house them, feed them and give them the best practice conditions in the world.


And if the team dissolves or they don't win tournaments now what? No salary they have nothing to fall back on. Pay your employees or expect someone else too.


Jesus this isn't some kind of typical job, this is their dream, to be a progamer. And if they are worried about "having nothing to fall back on" then don't become a progamer and go get a normal job.


Fun fact, progamers still need to eat.

Players being payed is a good thing.
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