If Your Team Wins, It’s OK to Show Up Late!
Are you a hockey fan? If you’re from Tennessee—like BLR’s corporate office is—you’re getting a free pass for being tardy, courtesy of Nashville’s mayor herself!
Nashville Mayor Megan Barry released a memo on June 5 excusing Nashville Predators fans for being late to work the following day after the team crushed the Pittsburgh Penguins in game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Barry shared a picture of the memo to her Twitter account, which read in part, “It is with all the powers invested in me that I hereby excuse [insert name here] for showing up to work and hour or two late this morning.” The memo continued with:
“[Insert name] was merely performing their civic duty last night by staying up late to watch our Nashville Predators take on the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup Final. In fact, I would be disappointed if you were not doing the same. So[,] if your hard-working employee turns up a little late today, I hope you can show mercy and not throw them in the penalty box.”
Barry also named Monday, June 5, as “Preds Pride Day” and proclaimed it a civic holiday across Nashville. Not only were city workers allowed to show their pride—by wearing their Predators’ gear—but Barry also relinquished her mayoral duties and named the Predators’ forward Ryan Johansen as honorary mayor.
At the time of this writing, the Preds were tied 2–2, with game 5 right around the corner. I also have it on good authority, that some BLR® employees have already notified their team members that they will be out the day of the Stanley Cup parade! And before I go jinxing anything, we’re just going to end it at that!
Editor’s note: The Nashville Predators lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins Sunday night in game 6 of the Stanley Cup playoffs. I totally jinxed the Preds, I’m sorry!