Great, let's tweedle dee dumb this down.
I don't think that fanning is keeping anything from us, nor does he not - deep down - know what the real issue is. He's just not yet being honest with himself.
Obviously, sales figures aren't the determinant factor here. As was noted in the job thread, one can walk right into good numbers there carried over from predecessors' accounts. So maybe they don't buy into the wackalysis numbers, or they don't think they'll continue.
Regardless, clearly their issue is with the "fit" in the company.
So, what could be causing them concern?
I don't think where wacky spends his vacations is itself an issue, unless it was already in the air that wacky desired to return to a full-time career of attending k-state games (see his well-self-publicized pittsburgh news video) and/or being in sports media - maybe they'd heard a few fanningbrags about his broadcasting CV and feared they were being used as an ATM until he got back in the game. Both doubtful.
More likely, the PTO 4-5 months into the new job for what they viewed as childish endeavors did nothing more than confirm concerns they already had.
Stepping outside of Planet Wacky and into the shoes of DSI middle management (the Gordon Biersch PR flag-taker-down'rs of fanning's office), what would their perspective be when looking at our guy on a day-to-day basis in his plush new office in which he's taking P&L pics out the window?
I think that will give us a start into the rationale that led to the fancanning.
I'll start with a few questions.
Was part of the job sending them reports or updates on your work in memo form?
What did they think your values were, i.e. what was most important to you? (money, prestige, growth, time, etc.)
Expand a bit on your "refusal to kiss ass" unlike the rest of the office. Like give some tangible examples.
