Many people have emailed me wondering why I never posted about the Wal-Mart greeter who was fired for modifiying this photo, by sticking his own head on the body, and then showing a printout to customers.
Well here it is, by popular demand.
Folks, I've known about the original photo for 6 months, and found it rather gross for my taste. Anyway, the guy who was fired has no regrets, because the media has been phoning and knocking on his door constantly.:
Muscatine, Ia. - In retrospect, Dean Wooten says, maybe getting fired from Wal-Mart was a blessing in disguise.Still, he wants to go back to WM; he loves working there! Shhh, don't tell the unions!For one thing, he had time to volunteer, ringing the bell for the Salvation Army almost a dozen times over Christmas. For another, he's been able to use the down time to add a new swarm to his beekeeping operation.
But mostly, he says, people sure seem to be enjoying the reason for his firing.
That photo. The computer-generated one of him appearing to be wearing nothing but a Wal-Mart sack.
"I thought everybody would get a laugh out of it," Wooten says.
They sure have.
Wooten said he doesn't agree with the judge's decision to deny him unemployment benefits, but he has no beef with Wal-Mart. In fact, he said, he misses his co-workers. Store officials have told him he can reapply for his greeter job again in six months, and he intends to."I just loved that job," he said. "Every morning, I'd say, 'Good morning. Enjoy your shopping at Wal-Mart.' And when they left, I'd say, 'Thank you for shopping at Wal-Mart.' I loved meeting the people."
Posted by Kevin on January, 18 2005 at 10:31 AM
