At the encouragement of a friend, I got on NHL.COM. I was looking for some kind of code of conduct. And sure enough, the NHL has a page dedicated to their principles of Teamwork, Respect, Perseverance, Integrity, Courage, Acceptance, Passion, and Humility. They even have summits to promote these values. I don’t know if they hold their affiliates to these principles, but I can tell you the organization I worked with definitely does not adhere to the standards described on this NHL community page. While I’m sure there are companies everywhere who publish their company beliefs and then don’t even treat their employees by their own standards, these high profile organizations have a lot of influence as mentors and spokesmen and should be the best role models they can possibly be. And their affiliates and employees should exude these standards.
If you’ve been reading my blog from the beginning, you know exactly what I’m talking about. The hockey organization employees stole from me, disparaged me, sabotaged my business, and disrespected me in just about every way possible short of physical abuse. I don’t know how they justified their behavior to themselves and their coworkers. Even if you take away the fact that I’m a disabled female senior citizen, their behavior was abominable.
I looked at the Contact Us page for the NHL community. It specifically states they want stories of how hockey has positively affected you. I guess that means they’re not interested in hearing how their affiliates represent them and their code of conduct if it’s not ideal. The NHL’s standards say to do the right thing, yet they don’t want to hear that someone didn’t do the right thing. It’s easy to think you’re great when you live in a bubble and only accept compliments.
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