Posted: The Stupid need not apply


Posted On: Thursday - March 2nd 2023 6:38PM MST
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  General Stupidity

Discrimination! There oughta be a law!



I don't know why one gets the story from a Tampa, Florida TV news website for goings-on in Columbus, Ohio, but that's the world we live in, and this was Instapundit's link - Pizza shop catches attention with ‘now hiring non-stupid people’ sign.

I like it. The owner claims this was just a joke (more on that), but there's truth in this joke. It's very hard to hire good employees now, especially if you have the work-a-day world of the '00s, '90s, or earlier in mind. It's hard to get these people's minds off their iCrap for long enough periods for which they can get basic tasks done. The 1 to 2 year (depending on location) Kung Flu PanicFest free ticket to leisure made any work ethic hard for employees to fathom when/if they've come back to work. Hence the sign pictured above.
A Santino’s employee inside told WCMH that the signs were intended to be a joke, but referred further requests for comment to the pizzeria’s owners. The worker was well aware of the online attention Santino’s request for “non-stupid people” had received, with people calling the store to discuss the sign.
The owners couldn't be reached, and I don't blame them for that. This sign is only funny because there's truth to it, but you can't even make fun of the stupid anymore. Look, I do know that using the word "retard" can be hurtful to those few parents or siblings. "Stupid" on the other hand ... isn't it under one's control? They do say "you can't fix stupid", though, but just come into work on freaking time, use your iCrap only when you have a break, and put your mind into the work as much as is required.

Santino's, this Columbus, Ohio pizzeria, got some pushback against the sign:
The “non-stupid” signs drew attention online that turned into retaliation, with a man posting on social media that he ordered $110 dollars worth of pizza without paying, then never picked them up.
Goodness gracious, even the pushback is getting stupid! That's not how you do it. In my day, if you really have it in for someone, you order pizzas every night to his apartment, until the place cancels him (we didn't call it that). You don't tell anyone but your friends that you did it, because YOU don't want to get banned from ordering pizza pies.

I was pleasantly surprised that there are no Yelp commenters with their panties in wads due to discrimination against the stupid otherly reasoning. They recommend the Italian sub, garlic bread, and Fettuccine Alfredo.

I took a look at Santino's pizza on their menu as scanned and displayed on yelp* shows "Traditional Thin Crust Pizzas". There ya' go - New York style. I may be pissing off half the Peak Stupidity customer base, but, if these people sell that thick cheesy greasy stuff, they need to read their own sign and revamp the menu accordingly.


* Speaking of stupid, the restaurant's own website is slow and clunky and doesn't actually display the nice Italian-themed menu in pictures anywhere. (You might want to view it that way to decide whether you want to come in for a meal.)

Comments:
The Alarmist
Friday - March 3rd 2023 1:45AM MST
PS

... burb called Manly...
The Alarmist
Friday - March 3rd 2023 1:43AM MST
PS

Just outside Brisbane, Oz, in a burn called Manly (not to be confused with Manly Beach near Sydney), you will find a shop called Manly Lawnmowers.
Moderator
Friday - March 3rd 2023 1:16AM MST
PS: You used to be able to get away with that sort of thing, Mr. Hail, but, alas, ubiquitous cameras. It's probably not worth it for the clever guy with the scissors.

Mr. Smith, I can believe that headline from experience.

Moderator
Friday - March 3rd 2023 1:14AM MST
PS: It was also in Florida, Alarmist, but long ago when almost all of it was The South - I believe around Melbourne - that I saw a sign for some place where they sold and fixed lawn mowers.

Outside by the mowers on display:

"Get ready for the summer. Don't be a mow-ron" I've remembered that sign for many years!
Adam Smith
Thursday - March 2nd 2023 10:11PM MST
PS: Smart people have to work somewhere...

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/too-smart-to-be-a-cop/

Hail
Thursday - March 2nd 2023 8:59PM MST
PS

Poor strategic planning on that sign,
for it wouldn't be hard for a vandal
to procure a pair of scissors
and turn it into:

NOW HIRING
... STUPID PEOPLE
The Alarmist
Thursday - March 2nd 2023 7:30PM MST
PS

Yes, my wife noticed a similar sign lin our corner of Florida, and she wondered if it might run afoul of the ADA.
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