Poop Teen fired for wearing Donkey jersey

POND_OF_RED · 01-22-2014, 11:22 AM

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Teen...241386031.html

Nathaniel Wentz has football in his blood. He and his dad have bonded over the victories and heartbreaks on the gridiron since Nathaniel was just 3 years old.
"I’m a die hard," said Nathaniel.
"We're very passionate about it," added his father, Randall.
On Sunday those passions were tested when Nathaniel was told to go home and change his shirt after coming to work in a Denver Broncos jersey. He says the manager at the Odyssey 1 family entertainment center in Tacoma invited employees to wear jerseys to work on game day to show off their team spirit. Apparently, however, he only meant Seahawks jerseys.
"I thought, wow. Really?" said the elder Wentz.

The father says he asked to talk to the owner, who didn’t call back, so Nathaniel stayed home. The next day he found out he had been fired.
"It was all about you can’t. You can’t represent your team. There’s something wrong with that," said Nathaniel.
The 17-year-old high school quarterback says he was technically fired for not returning to work on Sunday. It turns out, however, you can be fired in Washington for wearing a Broncos jersey, even a Seahawks jersey, if the boss doesn’t like it.
"It's a petty move on the part of the employer," said staunch Seahawks fan Patrick Leo McGuigan of HKM Employment Attorneys in Seattle. But even he says employers do have the right to restrict what you wear. "An employer has a common law right to terminate for no cause, good cause or a cause that’s morally wrong, as the courts like to point out."

Even in a city awash in Seahawks blue, however, Nathanial is finding support among Seattleites to wear his Bronco orange.
"I think it’s crazy," said Hawks fan Bernie Crump, as he waited in line outside Century Link Field to pick up his Super Bowl tickets. "We’re civilized here. It’s not like we live in Philadelphia!"
Management at Odyssey 1 refused to talk about the situation on the record Tuesday.
As for Nathaniel, he lost his job, but he says at least he won’t have to worry about working on Super Bowl Sunday.

Sounds like insubordination to me but what do I know. I wasn't raised as a crybaby donkey fan...

rico · 01-22-2014, 11:23 AM

Serves him right. Hopefully he learned his lesson.

Rudy tossed tigger's salad · 01-22-2014, 11:24 AM

Dress code, bitch

Mr. Arrowhead · 01-22-2014, 11:25 AM

ha good!

Rudy tossed tigger's salad · 01-22-2014, 11:26 AM

He'll have a DUI within 5 years

**Easy 6** · 01-22-2014, 11:27 AM

It was the right call, I'm fine with this.

TEX · 01-22-2014, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Rudy lost the toss

Dress code, bitch

This.

Kman34 · 01-22-2014, 11:29 AM

Nathaniel Wentz ...Sounds gay

**RealSNR** · 01-22-2014, 11:30 AM

Your business is trying to make money. If you wear something that takes away from that operation, you can go **** yourself.

Big Poppa Payne · 01-22-2014, 11:32 AM

Nathaniel is lucky he only lost his job and didn't lose his teeth.

**ptlyon** · 01-22-2014, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by npayne1978

Nathaniel is lucky he only lost his job and didn't get shot.

FYP

Jimmya · 01-22-2014, 11:37 AM

Dress code for life!

rico · 01-22-2014, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by SNR

Your business is trying to make money. If you wear something that takes away from that operation, you can go **** yourself.

Awesome! I've got a bunch of my Donk fan friends whining about this on facebook today. I want to chime in with something other than, "serves him right, hopefully he learned his lesson" for I know they will just strike back with something along the lines of, "butt-hurt Chiefs fan, derpity-dooooo!"

I'm going to use this.

**wazu** · 01-22-2014, 11:39 AM

His father called them? WTF is that? Tells me the kid is probably a coddled little nancy boy with the kind of parents that call his boss.

**ptlyon** · 01-22-2014, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by wazu

His father called them? WTF is that? Tells me the kid is probably a coddled little nancy boy with the kind of parents that call his boss.

Well, he is a donkey fan...

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POND_OF_RED The talking stonehead Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Blue Springs, MO Casino cash: $1523146	Teen fired for wearing Donkey jersey http://www.king5.com/news/local/Teen...241386031.html Nathaniel Wentz has football in his blood. He and his dad have bonded over the victories and heartbreaks on the gridiron since Nathaniel was just 3 years old. "I’m a die hard," said Nathaniel. "We're very passionate about it," added his father, Randall. On Sunday those passions were tested when Nathaniel was told to go home and change his shirt after coming to work in a Denver Broncos jersey. He says the manager at the Odyssey 1 family entertainment center in Tacoma invited employees to wear jerseys to work on game day to show off their team spirit. Apparently, however, he only meant Seahawks jerseys. "I thought, wow. Really?" said the elder Wentz. The father says he asked to talk to the owner, who didn’t call back, so Nathaniel stayed home. The next day he found out he had been fired. "It was all about you can’t. You can’t represent your team. There’s something wrong with that," said Nathaniel. The 17-year-old high school quarterback says he was technically fired for not returning to work on Sunday. It turns out, however, you can be fired in Washington for wearing a Broncos jersey, even a Seahawks jersey, if the boss doesn’t like it. "It's a petty move on the part of the employer," said staunch Seahawks fan Patrick Leo McGuigan of HKM Employment Attorneys in Seattle. But even he says employers do have the right to restrict what you wear. "An employer has a common law right to terminate for no cause, good cause or a cause that’s morally wrong, as the courts like to point out." Even in a city awash in Seahawks blue, however, Nathanial is finding support among Seattleites to wear his Bronco orange. "I think it’s crazy," said Hawks fan Bernie Crump, as he waited in line outside Century Link Field to pick up his Super Bowl tickets. "We’re civilized here. It’s not like we live in Philadelphia!" Management at Odyssey 1 refused to talk about the situation on the record Tuesday. As for Nathaniel, he lost his job, but he says at least he won’t have to worry about working on Super Bowl Sunday. Sounds like insubordination to me but what do I know. I wasn't raised as a crybaby donkey fan...
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