OTOH - he was entitled to his free speech rights just like CFLa ... but he was being an AH while he did it. Maybe he shouldn’t have been fired from his jobs but counseled on how he exercised his rights under the First Amendment. But still, I think he was a jerk.
As a company officer (Chief Financial Officer) he damn sure better have been fired after pulling a stunt like that and publicizing it.
It reflects on the company and puts the value of the company at risk. It also shows poor judgement on his part.
Do you want someone showing poor judgement as CFO in a company that you have invested your retirement in?
If he had been working on the loading dock, it wouldn't have mattered so much.
/johnny
Publicly humiliating one’s employer often has unpleasant consequences. I am transitioning to full-time consulting, and have gone out of my way to not embarrass my current employer - for this very reason.
Maybe he was just fired because he was supposed to be at work instead of waiting in line for free water, LOL.
What he did wasn't free speech--it was abuse. He didn't simply say he disagreed with Chick-fil-A; he basically attacked the young lady while he asked for free service and filmed himself. He crossed the line, using free speech as a cover.
My wife says that if she had been behind the window, she would have found it difficult to not throw something at him, because he was clearly abusing this woman and getting gratification from the fact she had to take it. It was an unwarranted power trip. That was the real personal transaction, not the spoken opinion of policy.