Coca-Cola fires man for drinking Pepsi

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2003-06-16 04:00am

About the dumbes thing ever...

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Damaramu · Post by **Damaramu** » 2003-06-16 04:03am

Hmmm.....interesting.

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2003-06-16 04:04am

I find this comical. Capitalist fools!- er, um, wait... I mean, uh... silly...um... *runs away*

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-06-16 04:05am

It looks stupid, but then again, if the worker knew about the company rules and knowingly violated them while on the job, he knows where to go look for the biggest idiot: right in the mirror.

Tosho · Post by **Tosho** » 2003-06-16 04:20am

To be fair he was using a rival corporation's product and assuming that he bought it himself he was lining the pockets of said rival corporation. As an employee he should of felt loyaty to his employer, by betraying his employers he deseved to lose his job IMO.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-06-16 04:27am

I don't know whether to be amused or apalled

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2003-06-16 06:04am

He should have just said he was doing research on their competators.

Or, better yet. He was forceing himself to drink Pepsi so when he drank a Coke it would taste that much better.

Darth Gojira · Post by **Darth Gojira** » 2003-06-16 07:46am

To get off-topic, is it just me, or does Pepsi and Coke taste EXACTLY alike? It's been bothering me for years.

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2003-06-16 07:56am

Darth Gojira wrote:To get off-topic, is it just me, or does Pepsi and Coke taste EXACTLY alike? It's been bothering me for years.

I doubt it's just you but to me they do not taste exactly alike. It would be interesting to try my own blind taste test with a bunch of colas to see what they tasted like when I didn't know what they were.

A little bit more on topic: Do you suppose Coke would be upset if it's employees drank Pepsi Co. products, like Mountain Dew for instance?

Towlie · Post by **Towlie** » 2003-06-16 07:57am

Pepsi might hire him. Hell, they might even put him in some commercials. Heck, this could even be a Pepsi publicity stunt. If it isn't, then they should have thought of it.

Boba Fett · Post by **Boba Fett** » 2003-06-16 08:19am

Towlie wrote:Pepsi might hire him. Hell, they might even put him in some commercials. Heck, this could even be a Pepsi publicity stunt. If it isn't, then they should have thought of it.

Good point Towlie!

Give the guy and the whole accident a little more publicity and BLAMMM...

...there's Pepsi Co., the reincarnate of Mother Theresa, the saviour.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-06-16 10:08am

I know that corporations are supposed to compete with each other, but isn't this a bit extreme?

Death from the Sea · Post by **Death from the Sea** » 2003-06-16 10:51am

Darth Gojira wrote:To get off-topic, is it just me, or does Pepsi and Coke taste EXACTLY alike? It's been bothering me for years.

It is just you. I personally am a Dr. Pepper man, but a Coke every so often is good for something different. Anyway Pepsi and coke only taste similar when hot, but the Dr. Pepper tastes pretty similar to Coke and Pepsi to when hot so the hot drink comparison doesn't really work that great.
Pepsi also tastes like mop water IMHO.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-06-16 10:55am

Death from the Sea wrote:
Darth Gojira wrote:To get off-topic, is it just me, or does Pepsi and Coke taste EXACTLY alike? It's been bothering me for years.
It is just you. I personally am a Dr. Pepper man, but a Coke every so often is good for something different. Anyway Pepsi and coke only taste similar when hot, but the Dr. Pepper tastes pretty similar to Coke and Pepsi to when hot so the hot drink comparison doesn't really work that great.
Pepsi also tastes like mop water IMHO.

Crush DFS for that comment.

Darth Yoshi · Post by **Darth Yoshi** » 2003-06-16 11:15am

Huh. I can't say I'm surprised, but the fellow should have been more careful about drinking the competition's product on company time.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-06-16 11:21am

Maybe it was for the union reason.

But given how thin ice that puts him on...he should've seriously thought twice about drinking the competition while on the clock.

Crown · Post by **Crown** » 2003-06-16 12:08pm

Darth Gojira wrote:To get off-topic, is it just me, or does Pepsi and Coke taste EXACTLY alike? It's been bothering me for years.

Nope. For me, Pepsi and Diet Coke taste the same.

thecreech · Post by **thecreech** » 2003-06-16 12:12pm

Pepsi has done the same thing awhile back. The guy was drinking a coke... left it in his truck. Someone found it. and they poped him.

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2003-06-16 12:20pm

I sorta wish that my company would do that.

But boss is smart enough to newer get into union hazzle like that.

Also they did a interview with the CEO for Coca-Cola Sweden and he just told the reporters that bad taste is not grounds for dismissal.

EmperorMing · Post by **EmperorMing** » 2003-06-17 02:00am

Ghost Rider wrote:Maybe it was for the union reason.

But given how thin ice that puts him on...he should've seriously thought twice about drinking the competition while on the clock.

That's what I was seeing further into the article. Especially tht bit about organising the union...

Ted C · Post by **Ted C** » 2003-06-17 05:25pm

Darth Gojira wrote:To get off-topic, is it just me, or does Pepsi and Coke taste EXACTLY alike? It's been bothering me for years.

In my experience, no, and Pepsi makes a lousy mix with rum.

On the original question, was the Coca-Cola employee drinking a rival product while dressed in a Coca-Cola uniform while on duty delivering Coca-Cola products? (No, I haven't bothered to read through the articles.) What he drinks on his own time is his own business, but I would consider it a serious offense if someone were blatantly undermining my company that way.

jegs2 · Post by **jegs2** » 2003-06-17 05:29pm

Darth Wong wrote:It looks stupid, but then again, if the worker knew about the company rules and knowingly violated them while on the job, he knows where to go look for the biggest idiot: right in the mirror.

Roger that -- shouldnt' take a brain surgeon to realize how foolish it is to pop open a can of Pepsi when you're working for the main competitor, but then stupid is as stupid does...

SoX · Post by **SoX** » 2003-06-17 05:30pm

Pepsi and coke taste entirely different.

coke is slightly more bitter, (even tho they are both sweet as dammit)
pepsi gets sickly quicker than coke does.

every so often i have to change.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-06-17 05:46pm

Choice is irrelevant, free will is irrelevant, you will drink Coke.

SoX · Post by **SoX** » 2003-06-17 05:47pm

can i resist? or is that futile?