I am 65, and I realized your advice in my 30s. I called my coworkers' "colleagues," and the main backstabbers were done with me. Very good advice. I kept my job over 30 years. I got 4 promotions and 3 transfers. All without gossiping or backstabbing.
@@chaplainrobinson3140 on one of my more recent jobs I had someone tell me they respect me because I don’t get involved in the drama. It was a restaurant so it’s very easy to get caught up. I’m 47 now so I had to be about 40 then.
I learned this on a job in my early 20's the hard way and never forgot it. Your coworkers are coworkers, not friends. I don’t participate in off the clock activities, I don’t share personal business, and I don't get involved with other people's business, even about the job.
I agree with you 💯! Claudia has to learn to set boundaries and cut off people who don’t mean her well. At her age, she shouldn’t be tolerating Al or anybody’s foolishness.
@@chrissya9994 I had a coworker that kept up mess and seemed to have a problem with everything I did even though I stayed in my room and focused on my students. I’m a teacher and was just doing my job and she was concerned with who I was eating lunch with and who I was talking to and everything but her job.
I have a nice nasty manager, and she is RELENTLESS. Even just ignoring her, she picks fights and runs to our manager who seems to not know how to pick sense from nonsense. It is awful. However I find peace by not engaging. I do not want to " just be older, and not wiser". In a way i am thankful for her as she helps me test my patience so each time...its better and better.
Al is a dummy. He's in debt. He just got his PhD.. You don't let the rookie stop your joy or your bag. Keep on moving. In all fairness. Al has had his moments of being very curt towards Armon and Claudia. He had it coming. As for Claudia, she needs to do better with cutting off people immediately once they've gone rogue. Giving people too many chances or opportunities makes you prone to being disrespected.
@girowaps - I have his resume in front of me. It says PhD in Management - Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA - Expected Completion: 2020...He said he was done on TEA G-I-F one day. Once he got his degree, he started teaching at Bowie State Univ.
I’ve been watching TEA-GIF since day one and I will say this, your observations and commentary is SPOT ON and accurate about Claudia and Al the snake. The only thing I’d correct is that Claudia has had several concussions due to accidents and a SA that have left a lasting affect of her slurring her words. I love your commentary on your channel. Great job! ❤
I learned my lesson about being friends with coworkers. As soon as u get promoted or work in another department, the friendship dies. That happened to me twice. One exception is a friend who recommended this job 21 years ago, we r still friends and work together.
You dropped some gems. Claudia gives very much "victim." She is emotionally in her 20s like you said. Therapy and healing will transform her life and relationships immensely. I know she talks openly about her child abuse, its very evident in her life. Furthermore, the fact that you said you were an HR professional makes sense as to why all the gems are dropped. Thats my future career ❤️
Al and Armon strike me as collecting ammunition to use later. But Claudia has to take responsibility for something. It can't always be somebody else's fault. I believe she vented to Armon who had nothing to lose, about her issues with Al that he could not have known otherwise. And because of that misstep, she's out of Job due to a mean-spirited ROAST of revenge. Sad! Now Claudia is going on different venues airing dirty laundry. Al is devious enough to know not to disparage coworkers on air.
@@mikalmccoy530 - Very Gemini-like....can't keep their mouths closed for anything just like a Sagittarius. Don't ever tell them your business. They're just gathering intel.
@mmou3878 especially in this economy...Al needs to be realistic. No one was checking for him, but Claudia put him on. It's downright despicable to discover that the person you thought was a friend and colleague was talking negatively behind your back. That ungrateful brotha. Never again since people now know he's disloyal and an opportunist. I hope he got his coins saved with all that debt.
From watching Arnon roast Al Reynold's on his birthday, I strongly believe Claudia Jordan knew about the roast beforehand, and encouraged Arnon, as Claudia admitted to not liking Al. Very unprofessional, and Claudia lost a great paying gig by gossiping behind the scenes with men who probably never liked her - Al, Arnon and probably Funky Dineva. Not all The View hosts "like" each other, yet they are wise enough to keep their jobs.
It is disappointing that these seemingly intelligent folks are really ghetto underneath and couldn't look at the big picture instead of giving into their baser instincts. I mean they are no better than Monique which is saying something.
Watching the show, you can see the tension between them, and sometimes they would cut each other down. Claudia always speak on people using her. Claudia keep doing it because she's searching for acceptance.
This is so true about Claudia. I listen to all of what happened and I thought has she not learned. My other thought is why is she on the Carlos’ podcast. If there is a possibility that her show could have been saved, the interview was counterproductive. By doing the podcast she wanted to be the victim of the situation in “the streets” but neglected the people in the office who sign the checks in the “Business Street”.
Another thing, I learned this past few months that I will never get a friend a job and the same department as me. I learned my lesson, try to help a friend who is laid off, I already had a toxic working environment, but she came in there manipulated everyone, play the victim, treating me terribly, which I forgot this is why I blocked her initially before getting a new phone, and then quit unexpectedly. I realize that I worked hard to get where I am, and that doesn’t mean I have to pull somebody up who hasn’t known hard work, sweat, and tearsto be standing and the position that I’m in. So that was my lesson.
Whew...this was good. there's this girl at my job who is a big family oriented type of person. I mean she lives for family connections (it's excessive) and tries to incorporate that at the work place. I mean has family pictures on her desk from all the functions they have, excessively talks about her family and what their doing etc. She would get frustrated because she didn't understand why people didn't have pictures of family on their desks. I told her many times we come to work to work and don't have to talk about family stuff if they don't want to .She even invited the whole department to a family event and had only been on the job for about a month.Nobody went because they thought this was weird. Boundaries! Or lack there of.
We attract people based on our psychological wounds.... It's not until one person heals (does shadowwork, for example) and leaves that the people begin to repel each other. This was a trauma bond based on abandonment issues they have in common... Claudia admitted in previous interviews that she has daddy issues as a child. She seeks acceptance and validation from people that have similar traits as her dad. Al ALSO has abandonment issues, but instead of being an empath like Claudia, he seeks happiness outside of himself, making people responsible for his happiness because of the lack of love he got as a kid. He never really becomes vulnerable so he has a "get you before you get me" attitude towards life. It's a karmic lesson that requires inner work to get to the core. Until you change within, you will continue to attract the same person /experience externally. Claudia needs to be HER OWN best friend, AND REDEFINE what a friend is. Al and her were NEVER truly friends prior to working together... He was just an opportunist waiting. Respectfully, going from outside work to being friends at work is just an environment change.... The ENERGY remains the same. Energy cannot be created, nor destroyed but it CAN be transmute, and that would require one or both parties to heal /do shadow work.
I know management that encourages and rewards backstabbing. It's a recipe for a toxic environment. Trust no one on the job. Keep your focus on your work. You are only there to earn a paycheck!
Lol... although this commentary wasn't "your thing" you did an excellent job! Your research was thorough and you were able to use it to demonstrate so many teachable lessons and moments. I was excited to see this topic being addressed and then saw it was almost an hour, I couldn't hit play fast enough... and you did not disappoint! 😊
Welp, my experience. I can definitely be honest and say I don’t have a lot of friends, even though it’s easy for me to make friends, I do not keep those friends. I did self evaluation and even though some of the times is my fault because of lack of patience and my 30s now, but I realize that I over share and bring the wrong people into my life too quickly. This is why a lot of my friendships did not work. It’s unfortunate, because I’m a loving person and when I find somebody that want to be my friend, I want to shower them with things and also over share my personal things. most of these people I’d be friends are very insecure, and they feel like they have to compete with my life. So I am learning at age 35 to not share anything about my life with people. I hardly know they would just find out as it pop up. Lol.
Claudia has said she takes lion mane for concussions she has had from car accidents. They were picking on her one day and she said if she doesn’t take it she doesn’t think clearly etc and they apologized. But I’m sure alcohol doesn’t help.
If things came down on your job, where you or your BFF will have to go... will your BFF give up the job so that you can continue to earn a paycheck? If not, count that person as a co-worker, NOT a friend! Find your close friends outside of the job, not on it!
You preached a Sermon with this commentary.👏🏾👏🏾 I always tell young people at work that your Character will always speak for you. My saying is "I don't talk about other people's business" if they try to drag me in mess. I have yet to see Claudia take accountability for anything she has said or done.
I really appreciate your insight on this matter, you were 100% correct on this. Thank you, your views on this encouraged and reminded me as well, to stay/live within the confines of my boundaries.
I hate to say it but, looking at the aftermath of it all, this show was doomed from the start. While they had great chemistry their lack of personal growth destroyed this show. Al tended to seem like the well versed one but he couldnt help but be a social climber. Funky had a following and was on the pulse of popular culture and is funny, but he is mean, he doesnt like black women and self sabatoges because of his petty personality. Claudia works hard and knows how to work her connections but she allowed herself to get played because she ignored Al and Funkys red flags. They felt like they could gang up on her. Unfortunately, she chose 2 people who were great for the camera but not for business.
Most people have problems with application. I work n healthcare & found it interesting that the smartest people n my class (attaining knowledge & taking exams) had a lot of difficulty when we went out n the field. They had no clue how 2 apply the knowledge they attained. I don't c it any different n day 2 day life & relationships. If u know u should b treated with respect, u put things n action that demand respect. Even if it means cutting some1 off instantly 4 violating said boundaries, u do it. No explanation given. People have 2 understand where u r & the players n the game. I was my best friend's boss @ 1 point n time (2009). I wrote him up 4 time & attendance. He still tells his wife about it (jokingly) 2 this day. She thinks I'm mean. We're still friends bc he understood that was my career @ the time & I don't play with my job. Outside of work, I'm easy going & laid back.
Claudia Jordan ended up losing that show, and I wonder how much Funky Dineva leaving had a part to play in it. Maybe Al Reynolds did something to him as well. I don't know. But we have to be more careful with people who want to sabotage our work. They are always trying to get somewhere on our dime and time. That was a useful show she created, and I know she hates that she has to give it up. We need to be more careful and alert to saboteurs and how we also self-sabotage. Al Reynolds was not worth the trouble.
@reginayfavors - The red flag for me was that Al was getting red carpet hosting work over Claudia. That makes no sense given her experience and model background. This dude has been brown nosing with the higher-ups for a while being sneaky.
@@incog4654 That truly means that he has been having meetings with folks who make decisions behind her back. When this is your show, you have to steer it behind everybody's back because it is not their show. It is your baby. I hate stuff like this because when you work hard to build something, you don't seem the snake staring you in the face. Hopefully, she could get her own podcast and keep going.
I don’t think there is or was anything insecure about Star Jones. I just think she saw what she thought was a handsome man, with a good career, and she was at an age where she wanted to be married. He just turned out to be something other than what she expected.I wonder if this label is attached because she was plus-sized.
I’m seeing a lot of me in this but in the view of someone who’s grown up after being immature. I’m still working but there’s been tremendous growth over the past two years.
It's so refreshing to hear your analogy of this situation. I have said and made comments on many of the bloggers comment sections saying the exact same analysis that you just rendered. It was very obvious to me that AL was the demon in this situation, and he confirmed it by as soon as the show ended he called Funky on his live, and you heard a different AL Reynolds nasty and going off on what happened, and couldn't wait to poison Funky against Armon and Im sure he would have included Claudia if Funky had not stopped him. Also if you look at a lot of the episodes, AL was nasty and very condescending to Claudia, and always tried to make himself look like he was so much smarter than her, which always made me think he wanted bad to be the face of the show, and get Claudia out of that position (the person who got him the job) AL was doing divide and conquer by using Funky, and as smart as Funky is, I don't think he saw it. However AL was doing the same strategy with Armon, but Armon caught on and bought it back to Claudia and the snake was revealed. It's very obvious that AL especially has no respect for women just ask Star Jones and Dr Heavenly, because when she was a guest on a show, he practically said that there's nothing wrong with a man using a woman, as long as she is getting what she wants from the man....he is an old tri sexual male prostitute, who is a Judas seeking opportunist and will do anything to get ahead
@@Ceemoore3000 lol if it was Nene's she would be doing it. What stopped nene from doing a show that was hers to begin with????? Ask yourself that. And also these podcast gossip blogs are everywhere. Dish nation. There are 80 youtubers who do what they did with tea gif.
Al always came off as someone who wants to be a kept man. Also, while i admire a hustler, his gigs and other jobs always came off as someone who isnt settled or financially stable. Some people are 'Renaissance men' types where they are talented and skilled in different areas. Al doesnt give me that.
Claudia allegedly created and pitched Tea gif to fox soul but asked for no ownership or producers credit per her words NOT so smart! She’s been in the business way too long to not be more business savvy especially if the word on the street is true this isn’t the first job that she fumbled the bag on! Using Al as a scapegoat when all three of them are responsible for the downfall of an easy bag like TEA! Tea was the last show standing because all of the other fox soul shows was basically cancelled SO SAD
@lynetteprice360 - I get your point. Not to defend her, but Claudia came on board when James DuBose was the GM. They had a wonderful relationship, so she never felt slighted in the beginning since he listened to her feedback and incorporated her ideas. Where she got screwed is when James left to form IN THE BLACK network or streaming app. Once James departed, the changing of the old guard went into effect. She no longer had the relationship or influence she had at FOX SOUL. Yet, somehow, Al was getting all the red carpet gigs with FOX SOUL... getting in good with new management. I was surprised he got that over Claudia. She’s more of the model and has the aesthetic and personality for that type of work. Al is too moody.
She mentioned that her and Al relationship died after 8 month’s in. After she met with him and Funky in Miami… I want to know what he says that caused their relationship to collapse
@QueXopa79 - Truth is Claudia got screwed because she picked up two strays at a wedding. Lol! She was only real friends with Gary With Da TEA. She just happened to see Al in the lobby of the hotel and Funky at the wedding. They all sat together, and she believed she was getting a good vibe from them. Unfortunately, she didn't know them well enough, Now, they blew up her baby. Anyway, Carlos King is going to give her a gig.
I really enjoyed this video. Instead of what most people have been doing which was taking one side or the other this showed the flaws in all parties involved. I'm definitely pro Claudia in this whole debate but I agreed that I felt that she contributed to the demise of the show and she has issues that she needed to resolve. But I found a lot of things that Al used to say to be very problematic and I sensed from a while ago that he's definitely a performer and very manipulative. The only thing I can see as to why she started speaking out about it is that early on she did find that she could not trust Al and she's been keeping quiet for a very long time. Over time I guess she was just tired of the slander and getting blamed for a lot of stuff so in a way they did act somewhat professionally on the show but behind the scenes it was a different story which they hid pretty well until we would pick up on those jabs every so often. Like I'll never forget when Al told Claudia to shut up and just the general way that he would discount her experiences and speak over her. You can tell there was a lack of respect there. But I'm glad you called out Claudia's lack of maturity as well as not learning from her mistakes because I agree, it doesn't make any sense that after all this time you're still making these ridiculous mistakes.
Al is a smart man, educated smart and willing to share his knowledge with all. That includes coworkers and sharing your knowledge around the work place. You need a mature and willing group for that. If that group is not ready this is going to happen. Al is going to be fine. He has the tools....yep
Armon was far too immature to be a part of that show in my opinion, he’s the messy dramatic and immature one, he’s the rah-rah dude who likes being seen, the snap off kinda gay boy, not man but boy!
Claudia stated in one of her lives that Al and her were in Miami they went out had fun and then Al got caught texting someone and talking trash about her and had to apologize. When Claudia went to give more details someone in the live said don’t say that and then the live stream abruptly ended. Claudia stated this happened very early in the show when her and Al stopped being friends. Not sure if this live is still up.
Exactly. And Al and Funky was at her house in Texas years back, and Albwaa txting people about her house and Bentley and began questioning how much money on Tea Gif Claudia was making because “she’s clearly making more than us” and all jealous shady comments. Al is the issue and I wish people would stop trying to blame Claudia. It’s ridiculous at this point.
Great tips on how to deal with people in the workplace because toxicity and gossip is always in the workplace. I think Claudia, Al and Armmon are all toxic and mentally unhealthy.
I like Claudia and still agree with your assessment of her maturity levels. Even her crew of friends seem immature, like 30 something’s, which isn’t a good look when you’re in your 50’s. Collectively Claudia, Al, and Funky were great RU-vid fodder, individually they will all have to step up their game a bit more to get that “mainstream” audience they all crave. I wish them all well as they are talented. ❤
Yes!!!!!!!! She’s a ppl pleaser! I see it a lot with her friend circle. ⭕️ she’s constantly talking about how great of a friend she is… that’s annoying..
I feel Claudia is very immature and is similar to Al. They're both power hungry, and want success at any cost. Claudia is on this campaign to destroy Al. Al is a "piece of work", but so is Claudia. Claudia is going around to different bloggers to bad mouth Al, which makes her look bad and distrusting. I would never want to work with her. She doesn’t get along with nobody, and is very cunning. She likes playing the victim. She knows she told that simple boy Armon to say the terrible things he did. Because of they're actions, they caused the demise of the show. All of them had a hand in destroying the show. Claudia was not developmentally ready to lead such a show. She's the type if she doesn't like you she will do things such as this but it backfired. I see she didn't talk about getting Al suspended for defending Nene. People should be careful following up with people that has this type of devious and negative energy.
@sherrystake - Have we been watching the same show? It's been clear that Al has been on the edge the last few months. He's snapping on folks and called Armon "boy" on a number of occasions. He even got into it with Dr. Heavenly. There's a pattern here. He's been in this funk the last year, and viewers can feel it.
CLAUDIA IS THE PROBLEM!!!! There is no way that she went around commenting on everyone’s comments. Why couldn’t she ignore EVERYTHING!!! She made herself look guilty by trying to clear her name.
Claudia will be fine. Hopefully, she will take this as teachable moment or not. It is weird for Al to think he needed to be making as much money as Claudia. I think he, Quinton, and Armon should have paid fair wages by all means. I know Al through Star Jones, and because of this show, nothing in between. Meanwhile, Claudia has done a host of shows on TV and radio, and I would expect her to get paid more.
Well according to his numbers, Funky was more popular than both of them and since the show collapsed after he left I guess he was the least problematic member of three of them.
Claudia if you loved this show, then you should have sat down with AL at the table and speak about it!! I don't think she loved Funky as much as she claims-- his light shined brighter on TV! She has went to every body's page commenting--- very unprofessional!! AL is professional and has remained that way! They all guilty of not getting along!!look at the results-- cancelled!!! Armon was the wrong fit for me!! He was irrational on the show!!
@littlestrongbear51 - But stabbed in the back. That's not the behavior of someone who is supposedly appreciative. I think Al was mad that his true character and what people thought of him was actually exposed in that public roast. Oh well. There were so many times Al called Armon "boy" in a demeaning fashion. He had it coming.
I get the feeling that Al dont like women. And im not talking attraction, im talkin women as equals. Al is very male centered but i think its an offshoot of how selfish he probably is in real life.
I use to be a faithful watcher of TGIF and currently I often watch Funky for great entertainment and belly laughs. I was heartbroken when Funky left Fox Soul. Although he originally stated it was due to a financial disagreement with Fox Soul. Later, he mentioned it was due to Claudia who had done a few interviews and mentioned Funky negatively. Mutually, their problem with each other was squashed. I still don’t understand the dynamics of Claudia, Al and Funky’s relationship with one another, but I do understand Claudia recently purchased a new home and I would only assume all that good money she was making on Fox Soul is needed to make those mortgage payments. I hope she survives this and learns her lessons from all this, whatever they may be….when you know better, you do better…I hope she knows now.
She probably did get that call from the bosses because the cancellation came less than 48 hours later after the Carlos interview what did she expect would happen
This was spot on. I am slightly older than Claudia, yet younger than Al. While watching the show, I often thought they behaved very immature for their age - even Q. I thought it may be due to the fact they did not have children. I often notice that many older childless adults seem to get stuck in their maturation and behave like they’re in their late 20s / early 30s.
Oh wow! I’ve noticed quite the opposite…especially if they had a child at a very young age. We won’t even include the unmarried part. That increases Arrested Development!
This new age is producing very immature people. These were people who were "hot" and the it people in their 20s and early 30s. Now 51, they never learned to think beyond themselves maturely. Look at the men, too. These celebs in their 50s are acting way too kiddie for me and I'm younger than them all. It's exhausting seeing this so much. But now imagine them acting like that.....the generation behind has very little to learn from. It's sad.
Claudia mentioned in previous episodes of the show that she had undergone a procedure and was taking medication and was also a survivor of DV and had side effects of violence she endured.
Claudia lacks a lot of wisdom. Her views are often based on what's popular vs. good common sense. She's beautiful with a very charismatic online persona but terribly unwise.
Al, well there's a difference between an arrangement and taking advantage. He was already affiliate with fox soul. She couldn't as easy throw in his face. He keep telling us who he is. Comfortable in bisexuality, he has morals, standards, real friends.
From the Gaslighting video Armon just put out, you're not wrong about Al it seems. It would seem Al lied on Armon being the one who had a relationship with management and setup a meeting to get Armon fired. Then, management tried to get Armon to speak to Al and fix the issue.
There is 3 side to a story… now it Al, before it was Funky.. before it was someone else. I do believe something she is saying is true however it’s can’t always be someone doing to her. Please I don’t believe that.
@@charmainewilliams7833 I don’t think anyone has clean hands either and there seems to be no self-reflection for accountability in the part they each contributed towards
36:33 - I have a friend or two with high profile positions who are high strung. I wonder if she had any friends who pulled her to the side and told her to stop it.
He probably hates you for shit you did that came off shady… for her to say she doesn’t know why he hates her … she’s playing games. Why can’t ppl see this?
