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Update: Packers Fan Canned for Wearing Team Tie Gets New Job
- Posted on January 25, 2011 at 11:11pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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John Stone was fired for wearing his Packers team tie to the Chicago-area car dealership where he worked on Monday. His employer said Stone was “salting the wounds” of Bears fans who lost to the Packers on Sunday. Well, it didn’t take long for Stone (who sold a respectable 14 cars in a month-and-a-half of work) to get a new gig:
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JustAGuy
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 5:50pmHere’s the clown, Jerry Roberts, husband to the owner Jackie Webb.
http://www.webbchevroletoaklawn.com/MeetOurTeam
Report Post »JustAGuy
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 5:47pmHere’s this clown. Jerry Roberts, husband of the owner, Jackie Webb.
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Jerry+Roberts+webb+chevrolet&view=detail&id=BE02D03114409152A793586FE66BB54244800032&first=1&FORM=IDFRIR
Report Post »JustAGuy
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 5:32pmI had a run-in with the manager at Webb Chevrolet. The owner is a young woman who was given the dealership as a wedding gift. The manager is her husband. The guy’s an idiot. I ended up getting into a shouting match with him in the showroom in front of other customers because he wanted to charge me for services never rendered. I had to pay just to get my car back.
Report Post »nelan72
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 12:32pmIt is easy to find a smart loyal man. They wear Green Bay Packers ties.
Report Post »OkieDokie
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 9:35amI‘m guess I’m naive when it comes to sports that people would be so offended by a certain sports team that it would infer with their financial decisions. I never knew that sports fans would be that offended that they would go to a different place to do business if a sales person had on other team’s sports attire. I guess the general manager really thinks that all people are like the guy in the movie “The Fan”
Report Post »Warphead
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 9:04amThe company that hired him, I’m sure, will find out just what a prize employee they have. He’s a real smart guy to sacrifice his job over a tie.
Report Post »davidwjohnson
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 10:38amMillions have died for a lot less. Just be thankful you didn’t live during the time of Stalin, Mao, or Pol Pot. It’s attitudes like yours that made them possible.
Report Post »LEARN-FROM-THE-GIANTS
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 8:57amThis guy is a hero to people who cannot be intimidated. His convictions are awesome.
If lived in Chicago, was a Packers Fan and wanted to buy a Chevy, I wouldn’t buy from anyone else.
Good luck in your new job!
Report Post »frankee47
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 8:46amthis is news?
Report Post »litrex18
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 8:02amWait, Chicago? Isn’t that where “Cominsky Park” is? You know, where Barry watched baseball????
Report Post »kens
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 8:00amAnd you think Rahm-Bo isn’t going to get himself back on the ballet in Chicago?
Report Post »Uncle Sambo
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 7:34amBeer, Deep-fried Cheese Curds, Bratwursts, Sour Kraut, Cherry Pie,and the Green Bay Packers. Can anything say America better than that?
Report Post »BigBouy
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 5:30amWhat a dope.
Report Post »OkieDokie
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 9:38amI hope you meant his previous boss b/c anyone that can sell 14 cars in this economy is no dope!!
Report Post »INTHEBEGININGGOD
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 4:48amIt would have been better if Mr. Stone went to a Ford dealership instead of the same old Government and obama owned GM products. GO FREE ENTERPRISE.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 7:02amHe got a job within 48 hours, working for someone obviously smarter than his former employer, so he doesn’t have to go on the government dole. Good for him! Hope he sells alot more cars and fulfills the American dream.
Report Post »Randyrocker
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 11:56pmCheese Whiz!
Report Post »taxed
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 11:54pmThese are the ugliest local news folks I have ever seen…
http://conservativepoliticalforum.com
Report Post »NickDeringer
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 11:53pmIn other important news: man gets the word “mini” tattooed on his penis. http://tinyurl.com/63hwmgg
Report Post »mtnclimberjim
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 7:40amThe fishing has picked up. Pulled a couple nice Steel Head out of the river.
Report Post »WireWizard
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 11:38pmI hope to see a follow-up to this story, I wonder if the dealership that fired him will lose business.
Report Post »ooooonooooo
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 11:45pmthey will gain business….it is an ingenious move for publicity…they are in chicago
GO PACK!!!!!!!
Report Post »Grapeknutz
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 8:13amI wonder if the general manager is still working at that dealer after this debacle?
Report Post »Taquoshi
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 12:19pmI think it is interesting that the car dealership had a promotional contract deal with the Cubs in the first place. Also that they didn’t explain that to Mr. Stone.
All the Cubs fans will flock to that dealership and others will go to Homewood, so it will settle down, but I’d have some questions about the management judgment of the first dealership.
Report Post »pavnvet
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 4:15pmI am a retired retail automotive executive (General Manager and General Sales Manager). At one time, I consulted for Ford and General Motors to their retail dealerships.
The out of control egos of many dealership managers is well known within the business. I can envision how this went down. The salesperson is shown little respect by many managers, as they feel they can always replace him or her. Well run dealerships don’t think or act this way. Many that have are no longer in business.
Will this negative publicity have an effect on the dealership? Most definitely. Not only was the salesman’s performance above average, I bet there are a lot of Packer fans that now know where not to go for their next vehicle. That is not to mention potential customers that will equate the way they treat their employees will also be the way they treat their customers.
A good car salesperson has probably the best job security in the country…he can go anywhere and make a living.
Report Post »deskpilot
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 11:22pmWell Done to Homewood Chevolet.
Report Post »Good Luck to Mr. Stone. Hopefully you’re not in CHICAGO with this new job and can keep more of your hard earn, well deserved income.
TruthTalker
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 11:14pmerm, that was stated in the first article.
Report Post »TruthTalker
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 12:11amnot sure why you dont notice your own reporting, ….
Report Post »Sergio Q
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 4:45am“TRUTHTALKER” it seems somebody is having too much fun with the copy/paste doo-daddy on there laptop!
Report Post »…as for the canned car salesman with a new gig story ,this is proof way way too much mindnumbing sports being the focus of dim witted people!
( with Cheerleaders being the ONLY positive contribution to sosciety from football ,and I heard neither of the teams going to the super bowl has squads ,why watch a bunch of extreeeemly overpaid buffonz play a silly game if there aint no Ziss Boom Bahh RahRahRah from some scantily dressed hottys !?! )
historyguy48
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 7:09amSergioQ; I guess you never had the fun of playing the game in college or pros. It is a blast when you do, knowing that there are very few people that can compete at that level.
Report Post »It’s kind of like a good marine that tries out for the seals, you just want to know.
However, it is just a game. It really does not have any actual meaning to it, Outside of entertainment,
Sergio Q
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 3:01pmdont get me wrong “HISTORYGUY48” ,and being a active male since my youth football & other sports/games were & are fun & indeed challenging (& no , I do not nor ever had the skillz to compete at Pro levels)
Report Post »but my point (other than Cheerleaders are a good thing ;-) ,is that our sosciety has placed sports/jocks on a golden seat of worship & yet dismiss or simply gander at things worthy or in need of our attention far more than idolizing a “game” team or athelete.
..many of our communitys & individual citizens are suffering a lack in finances yet shell out ginormous amounts of ca$hola in support & honor of the “games” …&/or drill stats & trinkets into our lives.
firen a guy over a tie??? ,REALLY!! ,its like he cant have an opinion or choice in what silly@$$ team ta cheer on without risking his job …It might have helped make a sale to some likeminded potential buyer or inspired a fan of the opposing team ta razz or hiss him thus opening a door to truly test his salesmenship skillz …granted some hardhead might have been offended and -ready for this pondery?- ..gone to one of the other salesmen there with the right tie on n made a purchas ~partially on the grounds of making a point(?)~. **WAH-LAH** the cash regester rings & thats what the boss should have been thinking.
(what about potential buyers that might be offended by “salting the wound” ,had the Bears won???)
RobertCA
Posted on January 25, 2011 at 11:13pmzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Report Post »tgarrett369
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 2:15am“THE REASON FOR TERRORISM” is to create victims and security. So if you create a group with victims and terrorists as members… you create a vaccuum or an energy that PROPELS the victims to the security. If Securtiy is America, and Terrorism is Al-Quida, or the Talaban, or any foe, if the victims are in buisiness with the Terrorists, then Security- (America) will be rushed with “victims” in buisiness with terrorists. – Troy Garrett
Report Post »Cemoto78
Posted on January 26, 2011 at 9:52amGo Packers…..!!!!
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