Man Fired Over Packers Tie Gets New Job
Chicago Man Hired By Different Car Dealership After Termination
POSTED: 10:14 am CST January 26, 2011
UPDATED: 10:20 am CST January 26, 2011
OAK LAWN, Ill. -- The car salesman in suburban Chicago who was fired on Monday for refusing to remove a Green Bay Packers tie has been hired by a different car dealer.John Stone, the dismissed salesman, was offered a job Tuesday morning by the general manager of Chevrolet of Homewood, during an interview on WGN radio in Chicago.Stone was fired on Monday for wearing a Packers tie that he wore to work the day after the Packers beat the Chicago Bears, 21-14, to advance to the Super Bowl.John Stone said he wore the Packers tie to work on Monday at Webb Chevrolet in Oak Lawn, to honor his late grandmother who was a big Packers fan.The sentimental gesture did not impress his boss, general manager Jerry Roberts.Roberts said the dealership has done promotions involving the Bears, and he was afraid the tie could alienate the team's fans and make it harder to sell cars.Roberts said Stone was given five chances to take off the tie but he refused.The Chicago Tribune reported Stone said he would accept the new job offer, but it's contingent on an interview.
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