Fired for wearing a Packer tie
Not sure there's much else to say - the guy who fired him admitted he was fired for the tie and not because he was a lousy salesman.
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quote:Originally posted by Tdog:
then you tell the employee to change the tie or go home - you don't fire him.
quote:Originally posted by IL_Pack_Fan:
Any other profession this would be ridiculous, but I think the manager had a valid point. How many Chevy's do you think you're going to sell to Bears' fans sporting a Packer tie the day after they lost their Super Bowl? Plus the sponsorship of the Bears builds his case a bit.
That said, I'm sure this was done more out of spite than a legitimate concern for the business.
quote:Originally posted by Boris:
I see a wrongful termination suit in the near future
quote:Originally posted by Boris:
I see a wrongful termination suit in the near future
quote:Originally posted by Hungry5:quote:Originally posted by Boris:
I see a wrongful termination suit in the near future
I see a lot of free publicity for that dealership... what if the guy is actually a bears fan?
Mike & Mike spent 15-20 minutes on it this morning.
quote:Originally posted by BrainDed:
If I owned the business, I would want the guy fired. One, the guy does not respect the business, or two, he is a moron. Either way, I dont want to employ him. Even if he didnt know about the relationship with the bears. If you deal with the customer face to face, you cant be wearing something that could potentially hurt sales. You stay neutral.
Of course I would find a more legit reason, because I'm not a moron. Plant some porn on his PC or something.
quote:Originally posted by BearNDesert:
It doesn't have to do with class, it has to do with business. In the retail game, especially in today's economy, you just can't risk alienating customers. Had the Packers lost Sunday, you're telling me you'd be chomping at the bit to break-out your checkbook to buy a car from a dude in Bears' paraphernalia @ a Milwaukee dealership Monday morning?
quote:Originally posted by GBFanForLife:
As long as the salesman gives me the right deal, I could give a crap what he is wearing.
quote:Originally posted by Illini Kev:quote:Originally posted by BearNDesert:
It doesn't have to do with class, it has to do with business. In the retail game, especially in today's economy, you just can't risk alienating customers. Had the Packers lost Sunday, you're telling me you'd be chomping at the bit to break-out your checkbook to buy a car from a dude in Bears' paraphernalia @ a Milwaukee dealership Monday morning?
The problem with the idiot boss is...the salesman may have possibly alienated a few customers he came in contact with, but with the way this was handled, an entire fanbase of Packers fans were alienated. I grew up in the sw suburbs close to where this dealership exists, there are a lot of Packer fans in the area.
quote:Originally posted by PackerRuss:
I'm not completely up on this story, but I could see how the tie guy could take it as a joke from his boss about taking the tie off.
As for firing the guy....... C'mon Man!!!!!!
quote:Originally posted by GBFanForLife:
As long as the salesman gives me the right deal, I could give a crap what he is wearing.
quote:No, you are a moron. It was a freakin' tie of a sports team. I could see if someone like yourself wore a McDonalds tie to their Burger King asst. manager job but this isn't the case.
Yeah, let's plant porn on a guy because you don't like the team he roots for. Yes, you really are a flippin' moron.
quote:Originally posted by GusBob:
So you can wear the tie one day but not the next? Does not compute
I'd bet in light of the nationwide bad publicity Webb Chevy and the Bears are not gonna be business partners anymore. Now thats bad for sales.
Thats why the other dealer picked the guy up off waivers