Car salesman fired for wearing a Packers tie is thriving in new job

VDSF · 2011-09-21T10:47:53-07:00

Remember John Stone, the Chicago car salesman who got fired from his job for wearing a Green Bay Packers tie before the NFC championship game? Like the Packers, Stone has been doing just fine for himself over the past few months, becoming the top-selling salesmanat the new dealership that hired him after his story drew national attention.Stone wore the tie that January day to honor his grandmother, a Packers fan who was buried two days before the game. When his general manager told him to take it off, Stone thought he was joking. Asked again later, Stone refused and was fired. The manager later said Stone wearing the tie was "in contrast" to the Bears advertising campaign the dealership had run earlier in the year. The 35-year-old quickly got a job at a competing dealership and has seen a boost in his sales since his brush with fame. Paul Imig of Fox Sports Wisconsin writes that Stone has been salesman of the month three times since being hired and has been first or second in sales every month since his arrival. Customers come in and if they don't know Stone by name, they know to ask for the guy wearing the Packers tie. "In Homewood, everybody knows me," Stone told Imig. "I've got a beard now, and they still know who I am." Stone hasn't worn the tie since it got him fired from his old job but considered breaking it out this week when the Packers travel to Chicago once again. His new manager wouldn't have a problem with it, though he'd rather see the tie put in a picture frame above Stone's desk. Yes this is from Yahoo...

Sep 21, 2011 at 11:04 AM

mcbaes72
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And who gets the last laugh? The salesman because he's increased business for the new dealership and profit for himself. Old employer still making excuses, I bet.

Sep 21, 2011 at 11:17 AM

Amir
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Yes this is from Yahoo...

Sep 21, 2011 at 11:18 AM

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A Packer fan that can tie a knot in a tie? What do you know.

Sep 21, 2011 at 11:02 PM

SanDiego49er
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A dumb reason to fire somebody IMO. Wouldn't you want to warn him first and tell him you are serious? It just seems too harsh and a lack of communication between management and sales. Just could have been handled better.

Sep 21, 2011 at 11:33 PM

YungAce
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"I've got a beard now, and they still know who I am."

lol

Sep 22, 2011 at 1:30 AM

backontop
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Ahh gotta love stupid articles on Yahoo. Sure glad that there isn't anything more important to write about.

Sep 23, 2011 at 9:13 AM

djfullshred
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Ha. I love it when d******d boss moves backfire on them.

Sep 24, 2011 at 8:48 AM

ItsKapTime
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A minute of my life I will never get back

Sep 25, 2011 at 7:41 AM

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Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
A dumb reason to fire somebody IMO. Wouldn't you want to warn him first and tell him you are serious? It just seems too harsh and a lack of communication between management and sales. Just could have been handled better.

Classic case of management thinking they are more important and "powerful" than they really are.

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