Why Van Halen's contract calls for the removal of all brown M&Ms

Re:Why Van Halen's contract calls for the removal of all bro... by oldgregg on Wednesday August 05, 2009 @02:37PM (#743961)

Very professional but often very narcissistic and demanding. I had a friend who was tour managing for a major artist-- the amount of logistics he had to juggle was mind-numbing-- only to be fired a couple months ago because he forgot to order a pizza for the artist after the show. :-/

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Re:Why Van Halen's contract calls for the removal of all bro... by DrJokepu on Wednesday August 05, 2009 @03:43PM (#744084)

While this is a great anecdote I can't help but think that mayb this wasn't the real reason your friend was let go, it was more like an excuse or a last straw. Obviously I don't know anything about the circumstances but that's what Occam's Razor dictates.

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Re:Why Van Halen's contract calls for the removal of all bro... by joe_the_user on Wednesday August 05, 2009 @05:25PM (#744301)

Actually, the main article is a good argument that it can be both.

Yes, the organization method mandates that a person be fired for merely forgetting the pizza because ... this, arguably, makes it less likely that anyone will be fired for something more serious.

But at that point, the organization method itself kind-of ... sucks.

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Re:Why Van Halen's contract calls for the removal of all bro... by tumult on Wednesday August 05, 2009 @03:45PM (#744088)

You'd be surprised.

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