Former CFO on Food Stamps After Controversial Viral Video About Chik-Fil-A

[PoliticAverse]

A former CFO is now on food stamps after a video he posted on YouTube two and half ago criticizing Chick-Fil-A went viral and destroyed his career.

Adam Smith, 37, was the CFO of a medical device manufacturer in Arizona, until the summer 2012, when he -- and thousands of other people -- started protesting against Chick-Fil-A for the fast-food chain’s anti-gay stance.

One day, Smith decided to go through the drive-thru at his local Chick-Fil-A, where he ordered a free water -- the fast food chain offers customers free water -- and videotaped himself telling the drive-thru attendant how much he despised Chick-Fil-A.

“Chick-Fil-A is a hateful corporation,” Smith said, in part, to the drive-thru attendant. “I don’t know how you live with yourself and work here. I don’t understand it. This is a horrible corporation with horrible values. You deserve better.”

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[Warpy]

1. Abusing poorly paid fast food workers is tacky

Such 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]

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]

4. i agree

Going 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]

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.

[cwydro]

5. What an idiot.

I felt sorry for the employee.

[NaturalHigh]

6. Apparently he has written a book now.

"'A Million Dollar Cup of Water: Discovering the Wealth in Authenticity'

Maybe that's why he's talking to the media.