\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/3473075-418/tie-stone-bears-customers-john.html http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chibrknews-packers-necktie-gets-car-sales-01242011,0,7415617.story Edited January 25, 2011 by \GoBillsInDallas/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 So a car sales manager is a complete dick? Who would have ever imagined that! I guess the dude should have taken off the tie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Typical boss douche-baggery he should sue for fan based discrimination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2003Contenders Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Sounds to me like the salesman was looking for trouble. If my boss asks me to take off a tie -- I take off my tie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Yeah... I just read that... Was a car dealership in Oak Lawn (South Suburb). Not for wearing the Packers tie... But for not taking it off. It was a sales job... See that is the thing about this rivalry that I never understood... There is like no "buffer zone." GB/WI and CHI/ILL are so damn close... Almost one. When the state of Illinois became a state, it actually used slight of hand to dupe Congress in moving the border between WI terr. and Illinois to where it is today... Farther away from the prime commercial zone at the end of the lake. At least when we mention the BFLO-MIA rivalry... There is at least some room between the two places. What I am saying is that in the Chicago area--- You see quite a mixing of fans and it seems normal. There are many, many Packer fans in CHI... Coming from BFLO, to me, that is strange. I got used to it because of that non-existant "buffer zone." Now... I live on the Indiana (Illinana) border... Head into Indiana and you have the Colts begin to dominate the place with a mixing of Bears fans and their stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metzelaars_lives Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Sounds to me like the salesman was looking for trouble. If my boss asks me to take off a tie -- I take off my tie. Exactly. Could you imagine someone wearing a Dolphins tie at Niagara Nissan the day after they had beaten the Bills in the playoffs? I know, Bills? Playoffs? It's almost like a fantasy at this point. But still, that would not be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST MODE BABY! Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Sounds to me like the salesman was looking for trouble. If my boss asks me to take off a tie -- I take off my tie. Not only that, but this dealership has deals with Chicago Bears players and the team with advertising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Exactly. Could you imagine someone wearing a Dolphins tie at Niagara Nissan the day after they had beaten the Bills in the playoffs? I know, Bills? Playoffs? It's almost like a fantasy at this point. But still, that would not be cool. Apples and oranges and hence what I posted above. The BFLO-MIA rivalry is so unlike the CHI-GB thing. There is no "buffer zone" here. As an outsider, I sometimes see it as one region... It really is. Both CHI and GB embody many of the same values. Like the Cubs-Sox or Yankees-Mets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jo39416 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I read somewhere (I think Yahoo) that it was a tribute to his Grandmother that recently died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1billsfan Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 That guy doesn't deserve a job. What part of the word "boss" does he not get? The title should have read…"Packer Backer Fired for Being an Overindulged Idiot" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandius Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I read somewhere (I think Yahoo) that it was a tribute to his Grandmother that recently died. A sorry perhaps made-up excuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fong Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 From the information I've managed to gather, car salesman is a terrible occupation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 That guy doesn't deserve a job. What part of the word "boss" does he not get? The title should have read…"Packer Backer Fired for Being an Overindulged Idiot" What exactly, did the guy do to deserve to get fired? And what grounds does the boss have for firing him? There's absolutely nothing wrong with the guy's professional attire he wore to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Caveman Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 What exactly, did the guy do to deserve to get fired? And what grounds does the boss have for firing him? There's absolutely nothing wrong with the guy's professional attire he wore to work. He pissed his boss off on multiple occasions. This in a field where the only required job skills are kissing ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 What exactly, did the guy do to deserve to get fired? And what grounds does the boss have for firing him? There's absolutely nothing wrong with the guy's professional attire he wore to work. Exactly! Well said. It is sports... Silly sports... Everybody should be above the fray and personal vendettas. Nothing is wrong with the tie. The Packers have bragging rights to this area... That is what bragging rights means! It is the boss that is being petty and can't get off the "power trip." Suck it up Bears' fans. This was scripted as a "classic"... An "epic battle" that has happened only one time (1941) in the teams 100 or so games... Old-time football. Nitschke v. Ditka. The real sad part is we get the whole new age Cutler thingy! Anyway, I regress! He pissed his boss off on multiple occasions. This in a field where the only required job skills are kissing ass. True. Why can't car shopping be like buying a toaster, toilet seat, or computer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AReed Deep For 7 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 sounds like a lawsuite waiting to happen. but the guy is clearly an idiot, i know i sure as hell wouldnt be buying a car from someone wearing a dolphins tie the day after a playoff loss, thats common sense. the dude probably sucked at his job to begin with. *lawsuit (typo) i know how to spell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Caveman Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 True. Why can't car shopping be like buying a toaster, toilet seat, or computer? If you're spending $20,000 on a toaster, toilet seat, or computer someone will be there to kiss your ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandius Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 The tie was disturbing to coworkers and potential paying customers. It's a business, afterall. Look, common sense has to rule here. This is a guy who woke up and thought to himself, "I'm going to be a big dick at work today." He was told by his superior to stop being a dick, he didn't comply, and so he was fired. That's how life works. He was asking for trouble and he got it. The douchebag will probably try to sue but I highly doubt he gets a penny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 sounds like a lawsuite waiting to happen. but the guy is clearly an idiot, i know i sure as hell wouldnt be buying a car from someone wearing a dolphins tie the day after a playoff loss, thats common sense. the dude probably sucked at his job to begin with. *lawsuit (typo) i know how to spell lawsuit for what? he was warned on 2 instances about a dress code violation his superior reasonably deemed detrimental to their business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gggbills Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) What exactly, did the guy do to deserve to get fired? And what grounds does the boss have for firing him? There's absolutely nothing wrong with the guy's professional attire he wore to work. I would have to say that at a minimun the guy shows very poor judgement. He has all year to wear that tie, but to wear it the day after the Bears get beat...I simple do not understand why someone would do that. Can he do it, YES...Does he have right to do it..YES, but just becasue you can do a thing does not make it a good idea to do it. If sued his boss will say that he was concern about he potenial impact the tie might have on would-be customers. THe boss would say...it does not mean he could never wear the tie, just not so soon after a hard lost. And altough we know that people should not take sports so seriously, some do and we have to respect that, after all we are in sales" Should not have worn the tie Edited January 25, 2011 by gggbills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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