Dears at Spurs Sports & Entertainment (SS&E)

My name is Michael and I am a huge Spurs fan.

I do not live in the USA, or in San Antonio area, and have no interests or connections to SS&E or any of its employees, past or present.

I have always appreciated the way the Spurs stood for the values of equity, solidarity, comradery and loyalty, especially during the last several months, which have been difficult health-wise, financially and socially for many people all over the world, including the USA.

Therefore, I was very much surprised, and saddened, to read that SS&E has decided to layoff "an unspecified number of employees due to the pandemic".

I can understand that SS&E, like any other business organization, must go through restructuring and "right sizing" every now and then, to keep the P&L on the positive side.

I can also understand that the pandemic impacted the P&L in many ways, and that we are far from seeing the end of that impact.

Having said that, I think the reason for the layoffs is also the reason to avoid the layoffs.

Under regular circumstances most people can find another job that would enable them to support their families. However, under the current circumstances, I think many of the laid off employees would find it next to impossible to find another job in the coming months.

I do not think this is something that anybody wants.

I think SS&E should try to come up with alternative solutions to minimize the pandemic impact on the P&L. Solutions that would be more in line with the organization's core values.

There are companies that decided to reduce compensations across the company but keep all employees. Often, the higher earners take a higher percentage cut, in order to soften the impact on the majority of earners and their families.

I believe that such a solution would be more in line with the Spurs core values, would prove that the Spurs are true to their message, would reflect the willingness of SS&E leadership to stand by the community in clear actions, and would resonate with other organizations across the league and the country in a way that would keep SS&E as an important, leading voice for equity, solidarity, comradery and loyalty.

I would encourage you to take some time to reconsider the layoffs, and to come up with an alternative solution.

Respectfully

Michael