Stacey Dales Quits Her Job Becuase She has to Fly Coach

I don't know how many people out there in the world know who Stacey Dales is, but she was a standout women's college basketball player at the University of Oklahoma. She once had the name Stacey Dales-Shchuman, but dropped the Schuman after she divorced her husband.

She was drafted by the Washington Mystics of the WNBA in 2002 and and in 2004 announced her retirement for the first time. During 2006 the newly formed Chicago Sky picked Dales during the expansion WNBA draft. She also served as a mens and women's college basketball analyst, as well as a sideline reporter for college football games on ESPN. In 2008, Dales announced her formal retirement from the WNBA.

You're thinking what is so lame about a washed up ex-WNBA star who decided to find another career outside of playing basketball professionally. Well, Ms. Dales did not like the fact that she had to fly coach on her business trips, while other analysts and reporters were flying first class. What does Dales decide to do? She quits ESPN, because ESPN would not fly her first class. Dales felt like this issue was a "matter of principle" and explains herself in the following quote,

"At some point, you have to take a stand at whatever you are doing in life," Dales said. "That's not sounding like a feminist. That's not sounding like a spoiled, rotten kid. That's making a business decision that affects the quality of your life. That was an important thing for me."

How lame are you lady? You have a wonderful job at arguably the number one sports network in the world. ESPN is the Worldwide Leader. Granted she may have been a talented reporter and she may land a gig at another network, but to quit for that reason is lame!

Quitting your job because your company won't fly you first class is LAME!