Theft from dealership

[Chris_Bryant]

Interesting story- a sales manager from a *cough* well known chain dealership is caught on camera stealing a mattress from another dealer.
Story on WLOS

[Paul_Clancy]

Oregon = heaven. Can’t wait to get back.

[BruceMc]

1968mooney, I'd be tickled pink if you saw any state's road sign and turned around & went home!
Likewise, I'm pleased that you don't like Oregon, and it is my greatest hope the remainder of the country to the west and north of Florida is not to your liking.

(Seriously, I stated my opinion, and apparently you took umbrage with it. It's just an opinion - let it go!)

[1968mooney]

Ha ha ha

[BruceMc]

Coupled with my own ugly experiences with CW and stories like this, I've avoided CW for the last several years.
That and any KOA. Our saying when we see a sign for one whilst on the road: KOA -Stay Away!!!!

[CFerguson]

colliehauler wrote:
If I bought a new RV they would be more then welcome to keep the torture device they call a mattress. I have bought several new RV'S and have yet to leave the dealership with the mattress. They can have the garbage tv as well.

I can't understand why anyone would even want this stuff let alone stealing it.

Same here on the mattress.

He'd fit right in with the CW bunch I dealt with at the Knoxville branch. The sales mgr was also the one who tried to physically intimidate me into buying a TT. But yeah. theres not enough Personal Responsibility in the world today.

[philh]

Was it a crime? He's going to sleep on it.

[4x4van]

Wow, a Sales Manager? And check out his mug shot: He's SMILING!!!

[Kansas_Climber]

I agree with Downtheavenue. While it does reflect badly, I don't know how a reasonable person could hold a company responsible for the actions of an individual in an instance like this. I am sure it was dealt with at his company.

[Bird_Freak]

Just think how bad he would rip off a customer.

[colliehauler]

If I bought a new RV they would be more then welcome to keep the torture device they call a mattress. I have bought several new RV'S and have yet to leave the dealership with the mattress. They can have the garbage tv as well.

I can't understand why anyone would even want this stuff let alone stealing it.

[newman_fulltime]

Now that's customer service

[BadgerMcAdams]

It reflects poorly on the company...The leaders are ALWAYS responsible for the actions of their employees. That was drummed into my head from day one of Basic Training and never changed in my 20 years of service. YOU, the leader, are responsible for the actions of those under you.

If the person felt comfortable in taking the mattresses and other items, then that comfort must have come from an environment where such actions were tacitly approved or overlooked by those in charge. That one of the individuals was a Sales Manager (i.e. higher level employee), he should have had the knowledge that his actions were not in line with the company's policies, yet they committed the crime anyway. This means that they didn't care that their actions may reflect poorly on their employers. This indicates a show of contempt of their employer's code of ethics.

Either way, Leadership is responsible in the end. They worked for the company, and the company will be the one who had to answer for it in the public venue. The employee may go to jail, but the employer will have the stigma for a time period of being the ones who "Stole that stuff from another RV Dealer!"

[time2roll]

DownTheAvenue wrote:
That reflects poorly on the individuals but not on the company they worked for.

If a manager does this I assume the company culture is similar from top to bottom.

[TBammer]

Just doing what he has to to help the customer. LOL