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An ex-CFO and Chick-fil-A protestor who lost his job after posting a video rant against one of the chain's employees has since lost his home and lives on food stamps.Adam Mark Smith, 37, who worked for an Arizona-based medical device manufacturer, was shamed after the 2012 YouTube video was posted showing him berating employee Rachel Elizabeth.The video which expressed his disdain over the firm's anti-gay marriage stance went viral, and left him unemployed and forced to lose his home.Nearly three years later, the married father of four is still searching for a job and his family previously had to give away possessions before he was hired and fired again, according to ABC.At the time he was working as CFO for Vante, Smith was earning $200,000 annually and had more than $1million in stock options, but he said it was all taken from him when he was fired.His 2012 firing was reported on the same day as the counter-protest against Chick-fil-A's Appreciation Day as thousands of gay couples flocked to restaurants to kiss during the summer of 2012. Things were looking rough for Smith and his wife, Amy, along with their four sons after they lost their home and moved into an RV.But there was silver lining for him and the chance for a new start when he was offered a new job as a CFO in Portland a few months later.'I felt like, "yeah, I got it. I am back'',' he said.However, nearly two weeks later, he was fired once again after his boss realized he was the man from the video.
Adam Mark Smith, 37, who worked for an Arizona-based medical device manufacturer, was shamed after the 2012 YouTube video was posted showing him berating employee Rachel Elizabeth.
Play stupid games,win stupid prizes.I hear Gearhart Chevrolet has a job opening though.
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Wow. I am most shocked that the man from the video is straight, with a wife and kids.
I am actually more interested in how Rachel is doing after that uncalled for DUmmie behavior.
Warpy (81,838 posts) 1. Abusing poorly paid fast food workers is tackySuch people work where they can get hired, they aren't often able to pick and choose. I'd have shitcanned him over that stunt, too. Now if he'd made the same speech to the sanctimonious owners, that would be different.
MADem (109,542 posts) 2. Game, set, match. That's how I feel as well.Lecturing a minimum wage worker? That's just poor judgment. I can agree with his views towards the corporation with no issue, but crabbing at the "serfs" for the actions of the "laird" is just wrong.
Takket (1,435 posts) 4. i agreeGoing after the employee, who is probably just trying to make enough money to eat, only gives "bulletin board material" to the GOP. The problem is corporate level bigots who force everyone in their company to share their values and the awful politicians who let them get away with it on the legal level.
NaturalHigh (9,623 posts) 3. I don't take pleasure in anyone's misfortune...but there is no doubt that this guy is an ass. He was lambasting some kid who probably had never even heard of the whole controversy and couldn't care less one way or the other. If Mr. Smith wanted to chastise someone for the company's corporate policies, he should have called their headquarters and got with one of the higher-ups. A kid making minimum wage is not the proper outlet for his hot air.
Takket (1,435 posts)4. i agreeGoing after the employee, who is probably just trying to make enough money to eat, only gives "bulletin board material" to the GOP.The problem is corporate level bigots who force everyone in their company to share their values and the awful politicians who let them get away with it on the legal level.
How many bouncies have we seen about DUmmies going off on some poor minimum wage worker over some petty BS? Quite a few. These DUmmies don't see themselves in this asshole that got fired, but I do.
Takket (1,435 posts)The problem is corporate level bigots who force everyone in their company to share their values and the awful politicians who let them get away with it on the legal level.
I hear Gearhart Chevrolet has a job opening though.
Quote Takket (1,435 posts)The problem is corporate level bigots who force everyone in their company to share their values and the awful politicians who let them get away with it on the legal level.
One word: Starbucks.
Adam Mark Smith, 37, was publicly shamed after posting the video of himself berating a Chick-fil-A employee The video from three years ago shows him expressing his disdain to Rachel Elizabeth for the fast-food chain's anti-gay marriage stance Was earning $200,000-a-year and had $1 million in stock options He lost his job, his stock options and his family lost their house and had to give away their possessions before he was hired and fired again Has written a memoir, 'A Million Dollar Cup of Water: Discovering the Wealth in Authenticity' charting his journey
