I received a call today from the assistant manager of Home Depot. He was answering my inquiry about the problem having to do with the management of Home Depot asking the hot dog vender to leave. He told me that some time back Home Depot had some sort of a children's day and part of the program was to have an ice cream truck at the store to provide ice cream for the kids. Well the ice cream truck inadvertently parked in the hot dog vendors spot. an argument ensued and the hot dog vendor allegedly dropped the dreaded "F" bomb. The manager told me that it is company policy that any employee or contractor that uses that language is to be fired on the spot. I told him that while I do not condone the use of that kind of language but, that hot dog man was there when that store first opened and in all these years he has been respectful and friendly to everyone. Heck he lost his temper one time, we are all adults here, what's the big deal. Caution him about the incident but, to rob him of his lively hood is way over the top, certainly the punishment does not fit the crime. The manager agreed and said he spoke with corporate and they said that it would be up to the hot dog man if he wanted to stay or not but, as far as Home Depot is concerned he can stay as long as he likes.
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