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Felicity Waller, Head of Commercial, lastest senior staff member to leave

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  • Dave2l
    Dave2l Posts: 8,880
    It's a shambles at Charlton. The CEO just doesn't know what she's doing it's simple.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    I'm just surprised at the number of 'internal' jobs there are at CAFC Towers.
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,978
    Sadly it's true.

    She was on the Upbeats walk today - fair play to her - but she is incredibly upset about departing.

    Really lovely lady, just like Mel was up for the fight. One communication has caused a lot of shit!
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,430
    The_President said:

    I'm just surprised at the number of 'internal' jobs there are at CAFC Towers.

    We need a mock up of the Fawlty Towers sign outside the Valley ;)
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,359
    @Swisdom can you clear up why she resigned?

    Was it the Roland Rant or the recruitment agency calling her?
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    I would have thought that Daisy wouldn't have the necessary experience or skill to do that.
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,978
    Henry Irving said:

    @Swisdom can you clear up why she resigned?

    Was it the Roland Rant or the recruitment agency calling her?

    She didn't say exactly but it was Not the recruitment agency story. That's not true

    She's really upset but said the story that's "out there" isn't true

  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,359
    Swisdom said:

    Henry Irving said:

    @Swisdom can you clear up why she resigned?

    Was it the Roland Rant or the recruitment agency calling her?

    She didn't say exactly but it was Not the recruitment agency story. That's not true

    She's really upset but said the story that's "out there" isn't true

    Cheers Steve, when I heard it originally a little while back the Roland Rant was the trigger but guess there are usually a few factors.
  • Anna_Kissed
    Anna_Kissed Posts: 3,302
    Am sorry to learn of this. I met Felicity for the first time after the Birmingham game and it was obvious to me that she's a decent person. The best of luck to her.

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  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    cafcdave123 said:

    If she had resigned then it's a complete non story.

    I once had to train my replacement after resigning.

    Basically woman looking for a new job mistakenly asked by recruitment company if she was interested in the one she had resigned from.

    Replacement for what? Not for what happens with your Dad on a Tuesday night surely?
  • ME14addick
    ME14addick Posts: 9,788
    I met her at the Training day Experience along with Mel Baroni. Both seemed very nice and good for Charlton. The club seems unable to keep good staff and both jobs are a poisoned chalice.
  • rikofold
    rikofold Posts: 4,051
    Henry Irving said:

    Swisdom said:

    Henry Irving said:

    @Swisdom can you clear up why she resigned?

    Was it the Roland Rant or the recruitment agency calling her?

    She didn't say exactly but it was Not the recruitment agency story. That's not true

    She's really upset but said the story that's "out there" isn't true

    Cheers Steve, when I heard it originally a little while back the Roland Rant was the trigger but guess there are usually a few factors.
    That's my understanding as well. Although it wouldn't surprise me if she received a call from an agency to boot.
  • DA9
    DA9 Posts: 11,099
    Bit like Rodney in OFAH applying for his own job
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,947
    Sounds like a only fools episode where Rodney applied for his own job with Del
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,804
    Why can't they see how disfunctional and what a joke they are? Seriously, why?
  • Longtimeaddicted
    Longtimeaddicted Posts: 582
    Henry Irving
    April 16
    http://m.sportsrecruitment.com/jobs/details/2150/commercial-manager

    Hi Henry

    Having had a read of this Job Description .

    I've seen many of such, quite how the hell this is a description for a Commercial Manager is way beyond me, Business Development Manager, Sales Reptile, sure Bean Counter never.

    Still obviously they do know best!
  • Norfolk_Addick
    Norfolk_Addick Posts: 2,289
    edited April 2016
    Longtimeaddicted said:

    Henry Irving
    April 16
    http://m.sportsrecruitment.com/jobs/details/2150/commercial-manager

    Hi Henry

    Having had a read of this Job Description .

    I've seen many of such, quite how the hell this is a description for a Commercial Manager is way beyond me, Business Development Manager, Sales Reptile, sure Bean Counter never.

    Still obviously they do know best!

    Desired:

    Experience of developing sales products and taking them to market
    Credible experience working within sports industry in a similar role
    Demonstrate vision and ability to persuade and deliver change into an organisation
    Proven ability to delegate and lead a team to achieve a vision
    An ability to review the current operation and identify practical areas for improvement
    Strong verbal and personal communication skills and an individual with a steely determination to always deliver more than just the minimum
    Self-motivated with an ability to identify and qualify clients through harnessing relationships and understanding their business needs
    Build trust, value others, communicate effectively, drive execution, focus on the client, collaborate with others and demonstrate high integrity
    Uses initiative and is proactive; helping to create and implement new ideas and ways of working
    Positive about achieving Club, departmental and individual success
    An ability to define strategic vision and make that change happen
    Must be accountable for delivering results within assigned levels of accountability.



    This is a job at Charlton? They must have got this wrong?
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,322
    Bournemouth Addick said:

    Sorry, being a bit thick I know, but is what's being said that she has quit after agents working for the club tapped her up for her own job?

    Even "The Office" never had a scene like this. Comedy Gold, if it wasn't happening at our football club.

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  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,785
    Noted the comments above re my tweet. All I can tell you is that there seem to have been conflicting versions inside the club yesterday, never mind outside.

    What is clear is that the club have downgraded the role from "head of commercial" to "commercial manager", which will be to cut the salary.

    I don't know Felicity but I apologise to her if I compounded the confusion. It's pretty telling neither she nor Mel Baroni have lasted eight months in the Meire/Keohane-led shambles.

    I'm sure that what emerges into the public domain is just the tip of the iceberg.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,242
    masicat said:

    Typist

    Welcome to Charlton life; Pub Landlord.
  • mascot88
    mascot88 Posts: 9,697
    It's just a shambles as always...
  • Addicted
    Addicted Posts: 2,804
    Pretty sure if she's been there less than a year there's no grounds fro constructive dismissal. The telling thing is that they cant keep employees, fans and probably once their contracts are up, players because everyone connected with the club cant help but see the disgrace it has become. How far back have we fallen in the last 2 years? It would almost be harder to fuck it up this badly deliberately. I cannot describe (on here) exactly how much I despise RD and KM.
  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 4,816
    Addicted said:

    Pretty sure if she's been there less than a year there's no grounds fro constructive dismissal. The telling thing is that they cant keep employees, fans and probably once their contracts are up, players because everyone connected with the club cant help but see the disgrace it has become. How far back have we fallen in the last 2 years? It would almost be harder to fuck it up this badly deliberately. I cannot describe (on here) exactly how much I despise RD and KM.

    I do still wonder if it is all a deliberate way of running down the club and the fanbase to achieve a bigger financial goal (probably to do with the sale or redevelopment of The Valley).
    Surely nobody could be this incompetent.
  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,499
    Or could it be to make the wage bill smaller and therefore making the club appear more viable to prospective buyers........as you can tell I haven't got a clue about these things, maybe I should apply for a job at the club?
  • Sevensix
    Sevensix Posts: 156
    Even though I tried more than once I couldn't get half way through those hugely repetitive jargon-ridden job details before my eyes glazed over and my brain seized up. Surely the role to be filled and the qualities sought in the candidates could more clearly and engagingly be conveyed in few concise sentences appropriate to the club's situation?

    When I see this kind of stuff I don't know whether the employer simply lacks the wit to break out of a standard cut-and-paste approach urged upon them by a lazy recruitment agent, or whether agency and employer are engaged in some sort of conspiracy (conscious or otherwise) to sound more 'dynamic' and generally big-up whatever job is being advertised, however exalted or humble.

    End of senior citizen's rant......
  • Hartleypete
    Hartleypete Posts: 4,710
    But every head of commercial has been better than the last one, fact KM told me.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,232
    "Credible experience working within sports industry in a similar role" - How come this has suddenly become a required criteria? It wasn't deemed necessary when recruiting the CEO, even Fraye's "credible experience" could be questioned...
  • Cardinal Sin
    Cardinal Sin Posts: 5,233
    Algarveaddick said:

    "Credible experience working within sports industry in a similar role" - How come this has suddenly become a required criteria? It wasn't deemed necessary when recruiting the CEO, even Fraye's "credible experience" could be questioned...

    That's what they would like. What they get given the salary on offer and the working conditions are obviously poles apart. An ability to speak Flemish trumps all of the above.

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