Did anyone else catch the shade she was throwing at Shelby in the Citius Mag Podcast? She mentions former teammates criticizing her social media presents then points to a former teammate posting pictures with a new CBD sponsor. Clearly this are still some negative feelings there. Have to wonder if this was part of the reason Colleen left BTC
https://www.instagram.com/p/CLZie6uhPWV/?utm_medium=copy_link
flying finn wrote:
Why do we accept some dude we'll forgot the name of in the NHL or NFL get millions, and will rarely get on the game - when a popular athlete like colleen get pennies on the dime?
Radically different employment structures. There are crappy NFL and NBA players who got paid far more than Bolt did as active athletes.
xfghj wrote:
WHO CARES!
Nobody. People will see her in pictures and have no clue who she is, just another lifestyle ‘model’. It’s not like she’s bringing home any medals for Lululemon to brag about
Hot blonde will help lulu sell a zillion tights to runners identifying as female. I just did an in person race, lots of milf$ in lulu and vapor fly
Could easily wear Adidas or Puma super shoes
Anger and need for redemption are big motivators, she's not out of making any olympic team yet...
But what about the shoes? You can't run without shoes. Is she going to tie a pair of yoga pants around her feet?
The only sponsorships in Track and Field should be SHOE companies. Sponsorships in other sports should also be limited as follows.
NFL - Helmet Manufacturers
NHL - Puck Makers
NBA - Hardwood Floor Installers
MLS - grass fertilizers
Tour De France - Blood Transfusion Machine Manufacturers
She will wear Nike spikes. Despite all the bashing she does of Nike she wants to get top three at trials, she’s not gonna give that up to run in some other shoe company that fits her personal brand better.
Idk where this rhetoric of “Colleen is a hero to young girls everywhere” came from. News flash it’s not just dudes on LRC that hate on her, it’s girls too. Nothing inspiring about a privileged narcissist who throws shade at her old teammates.
If she really wanted to be brave and help the cause of other women runners, she'd tell everyone exactly what she's making. None of these runners are going to get paid what they're worth if they keep hiding the numbers. There's a reason that agents push for salaries to be released -- it only helps the athletes.
Cringe level one million. I'm embarrassed for her.
kpoos wrote:
The whole Instagram video announcing her lulu sponsorship while she constantly braids her hair and softly cries in the background was something else.
As someone who shops there she makes a perfect brand ambassador. Most likely she’ll continue to race in Nike spikes. Can’t wait to see the hear they’re going to customize for her. Hopefully, they create a competitive men’s and women’s line that’s designed for competition.
Their running line is amazing, I have several tech shirts and surge joggers and they’re worth the investment. Free tailoring in store and they just came out with a new option to recycle used clothes.
Please do reveal what she's paid, what Nike paid her, and what Nike was offering.
This influencer thing is ridiculous. Show me the male, her age and accomplishment-level, who can take on that same roll. The system is whacked, and it's not unfavorable for the women.
You're confusing anecdotal evidence for overall trends.
I’m hearing north of $350k/year. Congratulations to her. She’s earned it.
Nike rarely guesses wrong when it comes to future potential. Of the athletes who left to sign elsewhere, only Meb really outperformed Nike's expectations.
If CQ continues to race in Nike shoes, then Nike still wins. Say she makes the Olympics - she won't be racing in any lululemon clothing in Tokyo.
aintrightatl122alll wrote:
https://twitter.com/karagoucher/status/1395008595226337287Do these people not get how contracts/jobs work?
The thing is Nike was NOT taking her performance into regard, just her age. She is a favorite in the steeple still to make the Olympic team. And they were offering her less than when she had done nothing coming out of college.
Good for her. It is a good fit. I find it gratifying that Galen can be supported by Nike forever for his running accomplishments, but he has no name or facial recognition for regular Americans. And seeing him in a photo doesn't make you want to buy whatever he has on. People don't know Colleen either but she can probably sell stuff.
There’s no way it’s more than 150k. Based on what Nike was originally paying her and if she’s saying it’s 3x the reduced amount Nike was offering to keep her then it’s 150k tops.
I'm sorry, but this is straight up delusional! I guess she thinks she should be paid to braid her hair and post pictures of herself 24/7! It's funny how performance based compensation only becomes an issue when you don't think you can perform anymore. No one wants to work anymore and even worse, they don't want to be fired/demoted/reprimanded for not doing the work they were hired to do. What a load of crap, I will be actively rooting against her and hope she gets smoked at the trials. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E1wRHY_WYAQu2kh?format=png&name=medium
Trigger wrote:
I'm sorry, but this is straight up delusional! I guess she thinks she should be paid to braid her hair and post pictures of herself 24/7! It's funny how performance based compensation only becomes an issue when you don't think you can perform anymore. No one wants to work anymore and even worse, they don't want to be fired/demoted/reprimanded for not doing the work they were hired to do. What a load of crap, I will be actively rooting against her and hope she gets smoked at the trials.
You need to look up the word "delusional" in the dictionary. She refused to sign with Nike because she thought she was worth more money, then went out and signed for three times what she was offered by Nike. I don't know what you think "delusional" means, but, since she thought she was worth more and someone paid her more, I don't know how that isn't evidence that she was correct. She obtained more money from someone else - see how she was right?
I know that upsets you, and we all know why it upsets you and your ilk, so go ahead and root against her and otherwise let her live rent free in your head while she, along with every other woman alive, other than your mom, doesn't spend a minute of her life thinking about you.
I'm kind of curious though with the ambassador label. As all their other global ambassadors do not earn any money, they just get gear and used for product testing and product feedback.
As of late, they have been used for photo shoots and etc.
If someone offers me a 300% pay raise for doing the same job that I currently do, I am going to take that offer. LRC must be populated by frustrated middle aged men that still think that they have to grovel for the 2% annual step raise that everyone at the company gets. They are bitter about it but, they won't leave their "secure" employment...and their boss and HR knows it.
