I was the one on site and in charge. All of my managers knew that anyone in uniform was always welcome and appreciated! I preached this for almost 20 years of my life to everyone I supervised.bblhd672 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 2:09 pmYeah, but let those stores be the target of thieves and they are more than happy to have armed officers in the store. Hypocrites.WildBill wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 2:03 pmI have read other retail stores refusing to serve armed peace officers. I disagree with that policy, but I am not the one who made the policy and I am not the person charged with enforcing it.Maxwell wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 1:51 pmI disagree. Any retail manager who refuses entry of a LEO in uniform needs to be removed from the company immediately! As someone with almost 20 years in retail senior management any and all LEOs are always welcome. This store manager was an ignorant idiot who took the "no guns" policy to the wrong extreme.WildBill wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 1:12 pmrotor wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 12:18 pm I don't know all the details from the article but it sounds like the manager may have been following Kay policy. It was an easy scapegoat to fire the manager after a social media notation. So Kay Jewelers has an anti-gun policy, the manager follows orders and gets fired. Kay Jewelers then looks good. Not to me.No need to fire the guy IMO. I am sure that the former manager would change his behavior if the owners reminded him of the correct policy.
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- Tue Jun 11, 2019 5:23 pm
- Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
- Topic: Kay Jewelers store manager no longer employed after keeping on-duty deputy from picking up ring
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- Mon Jun 10, 2019 4:45 pm
- Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
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I was... And I have always welcomed anyone in uniform!WildBill wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 2:03 pmI have read other retail stores refusing to serve armed peace officers. I disagree with that policy, but I am not the one who made the policy and I am not the person charged with enforcing it.Maxwell wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 1:51 pmI disagree. Any retail manager who refuses entry of a LEO in uniform needs to be removed from the company immediately! As someone with almost 20 years in retail senior management any and all LEOs are always welcome. This store manager was an ignorant idiot who took the "no guns" policy to the wrong extreme.WildBill wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 1:12 pmrotor wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 12:18 pm I don't know all the details from the article but it sounds like the manager may have been following Kay policy. It was an easy scapegoat to fire the manager after a social media notation. So Kay Jewelers has an anti-gun policy, the manager follows orders and gets fired. Kay Jewelers then looks good. Not to me.
- Fri Jun 07, 2019 1:51 pm
- Forum: Gun and/or Self-Defense Related Political Issues
- Topic: Kay Jewelers store manager no longer employed after keeping on-duty deputy from picking up ring
- Replies: 29
- Views: 7330
Re: Kay Jewelers store manager no longer employed after keeping on-duty deputy from picking up ring
I disagree. Any retail manager who refuses entry of a LEO in uniform needs to be removed from the company immediately! As someone with almost 20 years in retail senior management any and all LEOs are always welcome. This store manager was an ignorant idiot who took the "no guns" policy to the wrong extreme.WildBill wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 1:12 pmrotor wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 12:18 pm I don't know all the details from the article but it sounds like the manager may have been following Kay policy. It was an easy scapegoat to fire the manager after a social media notation. So Kay Jewelers has an anti-gun policy, the manager follows orders and gets fired. Kay Jewelers then looks good. Not to me.