tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14237465.post114412905871552118..comments2024-03-22T19:12:22.089+11:00Comments on One Salient Oversight: Resignation #1: Trevor HohnsNeil Cameron (One Salient Oversight)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03143948543305522865noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14237465.post-1144232847952314082006-04-05T20:27:00.000+10:002006-04-05T20:27:00.000+10:00I'm not sure wanting to spend more time with the f...I'm not sure wanting to spend more time with the family is always a "claytons reason". I can think of at least 3 different cases where people cite family reasons in their decision to retire/ resign.<BR/><BR/>1. A GENUINE CLAYTONS REASON.<BR/>Citing family reasons -- particularly in the world of top-level sport or business -- is very often just a convenient cover for the real reasons. Many people just get sick of the job or decide to get out for other reasons and then publicly justify the decision with reference to family, but have no desire to spend extra time with the family. Telling the truth here would reflect poorly on both the employer and the employee. If (hypothetically speaking of course) Trevor Hohns were to say that he's retiring because he found the job a total bore and his fellow selectors completely obnoxious it would reflect very poorly on both him and the Australian Cricket Board (or "Cricket Australia" in Orwellian Newspeak). It's much easier to go quietly by telling the lie about family reasons (or business commitments or whatever). This saves face for all parties concerned.<BR/><BR/>2. A CONFUSED REASON<BR/>Here people are genuine in their desire to spend more time with family but this desire isn't a motivating factor in the decision to retire/ resign. Such people confuse the *consequence* of their decision to retire/ resign with the their *motivation* to retire/ resign. Their motivation might be completely unrelated to family, (eg they found the job a total bore) but also look forward to the consequence of their retirement/ resignation (having more time to spend with family).<BR/><BR/>3. A GENUINE REASON<BR/>There are also cases where family reasons do actually motivate people to retire/ resign from a particular job (particularly one involving a lot of travel) -- in other words where the desire to spend more time with the family is a decisive motivating factor.<BR/><BR/>So while "spending more time with the family" is very often a genuine Claytons reason (a downright lie!) and very often it's a confused reason (mistaking consequence for motivation), I don't think we should be so cynical to suggest that it is never a genuine reason.apodeictichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024442518388857830noreply@blogger.com