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-Short Attention Span Theater-
Pro gay marriage CFO loses job over ambush video
2012-08-03
From The Other Perfesser

See video here

Vante's news release

Vante regrets the unfortunate events that transpired yesterday in Tucson between our former CFO/Treasurer Adam Smith and an employee at Chick-fil-A. Effective immediately, Mr. Smith is no longer an employee of our company.

The actions of Mr. Smith do not reflect our corporate values in any manner. Vante is an equal opportunity company with a diverse workforce, which holds diverse opinions. We respect the right of our employees and all Americans to hold and express their personal opinions, however, we also expect our company officers to behave in a manner commensurate with their position and in a respectful fashion that conveys these values of civility with others.

We hope that the general population does not hold Mr. Smith's actions against Vante and its employees.
Posted by:badanov

#18  I also hope that the CEO of Vante personally visited that Chick-Fil-A to apologize to that young lady.

The asshole in the video is one of the reasons I'm glad that I never worked in customer service. I would have wanted to crawl through the window and choke the everloving sh*t out him.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2012-08-03 22:35  

#17  I hope the woman serving this POS will get a promotion. Her reaction was terrific and professional.
Posted by: European Conservative   2012-08-03 22:13  

#16  "thinking" not "thing"
Posted by: Kelly   2012-08-03 20:05  

#15  "As what, toilet-cleaner?"

Well, that would be ok but I was sort of thing that he could be the lady's assistant. Maybe fetching water and such.
Posted by: Kelly   2012-08-03 20:03  

#14  I doubt this guy has ever cleaned a toilet in his life.

*the KU stat, if every single person at this on-line petition is current student or faculty, it is around 1 in 20, that is 5%, of Campus.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2012-08-03 17:30  

#13  Grats to Vante for doing the right thing. How many companies would have reacted so well?
Posted by: Iblis   2012-08-03 17:05  

#12  One percenter speaking truth to power through a take out window. My hero.
Posted by: regular joe   2012-08-03 16:56  

#11  "Actually, I think Chick-fia-A should offer him a job."

As what, toilet-cleaner?

CFA has more respect for its toilets than that.

Were I on the Board of Directors of Vante, I'd demand an outside investigation/audit of this clown's department - both the financials and how he treated the personnel. His lack of judgment here is stunning - no reason to think he was any different at work.
Posted by: Barbara   2012-08-03 16:51  

#10  Actually, I think Chick-fia-A should offer him a job.
Posted by: Kelly   2012-08-03 16:45  

#9  Someone called Adam Smith who's pro-fascist CFO! Very ironic for this age.

I wonder is he better at finance than he is at economics?
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2012-08-03 15:34  

#8  Adam Smith- unemployed douchebag, not the Deconomist. Don't hire douchebags. don't hire Adam
Posted by: Frank G   2012-08-03 13:03  

#7  I have substantial admiration for the young woman. She stood up to a bully -- that's what Mr. Smith was, a bully -- with decency, grace and poise.
Posted by: Steve White   2012-08-03 12:17  

#6  Whoever hired this dipshit at Vante ought to be canned as well.
Posted by: NCMike   2012-08-03 10:34  

#5  Last I heard University of Kansas, Berkley-on-Kaw, had only 1200 signitures (no mention on whether names were actually students, and not Cherry Garcia, Fellow Achio, Patty O'Furniture, so forth)

Also as counter-story, Wichita news had an emo on, skinney dude with the thick glasses, looks like that dude on the Olympics channel. Said was a Wichita State student, had a Jayhawk shirt on. Bullcrap, neither campus self-respecting alumni would stand for that; pre-fab-ulous.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2012-08-03 08:38  

#4  "You just know this will all end up as a in-class Business Case Study for major Universities + Colleges." Yea, you know how that will go. Spin city. Mush heads will suck it up and parrot what they are told. Well, if you want to pass the course. I have seen it happen.
Posted by: Dale   2012-08-03 06:32  

#3  Pro- and anti-CHICK-FIL-A is all over the MSM-Net today. Customer lines are repor out the door in many Chick-Fil-A Lobbies + Drive-Thrus, as well for non-affiliated nearby Restaurants.

THE POWER OF THE BIRD/CHICK COMPELLS THEM!

OOOOOOOOO, You just know this will all end up as a in-class Business Case Study for major Universities + Colleges.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2012-08-03 02:10  

#2  Â”IÂ’m a nice guy, by the way Â… totally heterosexual," he continues. "Not a gay in me, I just canÂ’t stand the hate.”

Ummmmmmmmmmmmmm....
Posted by: tu3031   2012-08-03 00:34  

#1  Hmmmmm...don't think it turned out the way you planned it, did it, Looney Tunes?
Posted by: tu3031   2012-08-03 00:12  

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