So the hotel couldn’t just reprimand the employee and tell him to remove the pin, they had to fire him. They’re a-holes. No further proof is needed.

woodNfish on October 17, 2011 at 4:39 PM

Actually, they did. It’s in the video. The Management told him to remove the pin. He refused and was sent home for the day and told to retun retun the next day not wearing the pin. He returned wearing the pin.

Strike one was wearing the pin. Strike two was refusing to remove it. Returning with it was Strike Three and he’s out of there. How much more was the manager supposed to do regarding blatant insubordination?

All such policies practiced by any business or institution or industry operating within the United States of American should automatically include an exception for USA Flag pins.

Anyone anywhere within the USA should have the right to honor this country by wearing its symbol.

Snake, the strawman about a military person in uniform is just that. A U.S. military uniform, even those which do not already have a flag insignia included, are themselves a representation of this nation. Yes, adding a pin to a uniform is outside of regulations, but please don’t make your parallel there. The service personnel in uniform have no need to wear a pin to indicate their patriotism.

Freelancer on October 16, 2011 at 11:10 AM

And the uniform standards for work aren’t a uniform? My question remains. Why does the Hotel need to make an exception for a psudo patriotic symbol that opens the door to a flood of exempt this or you hate X demands from every other employee? I still say that the Hotel was 100% right.

Exactly what us “psudo” patriots are sayin’, slick rick. Where the hell does it end? And this guy is no dummy. I’ll take the guy who stands up for something he has deep conviction in at the risk of losing something important in his life than the one who’s shook by the man.

RepubChica on October 16, 2011 at 9:23 AM

Then you hire the guy who won’t follow instructions. I wouldn’t. I don’t need an employee who is going to disobey and go into a display of hysteronics every time I tell him his hair is getting a little long.

The hotel acted stupidly.

Where does it stop? When does it stop?

Snake307 on October 16, 2011 at 5:37 AM

Exactly what us “psudo” patriots are sayin’, slick rick. Where the hell does it end? And this guy is no dummy. I’ll take the guy who stands up for something he has deep conviction in at the risk of losing something important in his life than the one who’s shook by the man.

He admitted that he returned with the pin in place after being sent home for wearing it. That was a direct challenge to the management. That was a direct challenge to his employer. If you challenge your employer, you risk losing that employer. Everybody knows that. This dolt was dumb enough to challenge his boss. Now he’s fired. And good riddence to him. Congradulations to the hotel for standing up for it’s standards.

Before you rant on about an exemption for the American Flag, I’ll ask if you exempt that, what’s next? If you don’t exempt a pink ribbon, you’re in favor of women and men getting Breast Cancer. If you don’t exemp a red ribbon you are in favor of people gettin AIDS right? If you don’t exempt a yellow ribbon you don’t support the troops do you? Pretty soon the employees are all wearing so many symbols they have lost the crisp and professional appearance that the hotel was stiving for. Instead they look like cartoons that is the look another Florida landmark is going for.

Where does it stop? When does it stop? What is it about this silly incident that makes you think that the nation will fall if we don’t get outraged about a dummy failing to follow instructions? LEGAL AND LAWFUL instructions I might add.

He made his choice, he got his wish. Now he can wear his lapel pin to the unemployment office.

{^_^}

The caliber of the trolls around here has really shriveled lately.

OhioCoastie on October 15, 2011 at 6:56 PM

Ain’t that the truth?

I never thought I’d miss getalobotomy.

Tell us why you get “sad” whenever you see one. I don’t.

PS, BenJarvus Green-Ellis says hey!

Del Dolemonte on October 15, 2011 at 4:52 PM

Jet Boy never said that. I could be wrong, but I think what he’s saying is that it’s sad that some Americans (ahem Democrats) find the site of the American Flag some how … “anti-liberal,” “anti-Democrat,” and perhaps “pro-Republican.”

MeatHeadinCA on October 15, 2011 at 5:00 PM

Thanks MeatHead…at least someone knows what I meant there.

As for Del’s other jab there….

:P

But then whaddya gonna do when Infectious Diarrhea Awareness Week rolls around?

Man it’s coming up soon. It seems like I just put away the IDAW decorations and now I gotta get em out again!

Akzed on October 15, 2011 at 3:38 PM

Are you comparing Infectious Diarrhea Awareness to the American flag?
If you have this problem, please take some BIFIDIS…he’s the anecdote for regular bowel movements…mostly from his mouth.

HornetSting on October 15, 2011 at 3:42 PM

Winner! Geez . . . that hadda leave a permanent scar.

Note: please turn sarcasm detector on.

When I got trained as a manager, I was taught to treat all employees equally, which meant enforcing the rules with no exceptions. If you make exceptions for one person and not others, you get into a world of troubles.

Rules are rules.

Akzed on October 15, 2011 at 3:33 PM

If that were true we would be speaking German and Japanese.

Sadly, this is the environment that exists. I really can’t blame the person who enforced the hotel’s rules until I know more about them.

MadisonConservative on October 15, 2011 at 5:40 PM

Call me romantic, but I like to believe there are strong individuals out there who will make the exception for the flag. If you really believe that strongly in it and willing to risk your bottom line, because you know in your gut it is right, stand by it. What’s really the worse that can happen? You’re not gonna get dragged out of your bed in the dead of night never to be see and heard from again. People have faced worse than this down through the ages. Some have become famous.

Millions out of work We have lost 3.3 million net jobs so far under Ojesus, and Hot Air is crying about a piece of “Freedom Flair” manufactured in China.

Priorities.

bifidis on October 15, 2011 at 3:33 PM

There ya go, stooge. All fixed.

You’re welcome.

hillbillyjim on October 15, 2011 at 5:41 PM

Apologies to Karl. I meant to link this above.