update regarding teen helped w tie at Target. he got the job!

[Liberal_in_LA]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026191367




His mother was equally grateful to the strangers who showed her son kindness.
'They could have just sold my son a tie,' said Najirah Parrish. 'But they took the time, helped him tie the tie and talked to him. They treated my son with dignity, respect.'
They also gave him real world advice to help him get a job.
'I did step-by-step what he told me,' Moore said.

It worked! Teen, who was touchingly shown how to tie a tie by a Target employee before his interview, lands the job... and plans to buy a thank you gift with his first paycheck

Yasir Moore has successfully completed the hiring process with Chic-Fil-A
He was hired on Friday and intends to buy the Target employees a gift
Moore went to Target to buy a clip-on tie for a job interview
Since they were all out of clip-on ties, he bought a regular tie
Store employee Dennis Roberts offered to help him learn to tie it
He was also given a pep talk for his job interview and it clearly worked


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2953559/It-worked-Teen-shown-tie-tie-Target-employee-lands-job.html#ixzz3RmFd8HQx
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[chillfactor]

1. with all of the horrific things going on in this country and the world....

what a heart-warming story! Thank you for the update!

[femmocrat]

2. Nice story.

Everyone looks very proud of him!

[one_voice]

3. This is such a nice story.

K&R

[3catwoman3]

4. So pleased to see...

...this update.

[BrotherIvan]

5. These people are making the world a livable place

It's not that hard to be kind or treat people with dignity, but some choose not to. People like these are wonderful role models. I wish Yasir the best.

[hopemountain]

41. ^^^ +7 billion

[BrotherIvan]

42. Backatcha!

[mnhtnbb]

6. Happy to hear it!

[mahannah]

7. Nice to see good news once in a while.

[Omaha Steve]

8. Glad to hear this

I was wondering...

K&R!

[postulater]

9. Imagine the baaaad PR for Chikfila if they wouldn't have hired him.

Like they can afford any bad PR.

They really couldn't NOT hire the kid.

Good for him, he will do well.

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

29. You can look at his demeanor and tell that

he is the kind of kid that the chicken franchise hires. Chick-fil-a around here has the best service of any fast food joint bar none. Not to mention the cleanest bathrooms. White, black, hispanic, pretty girl in a hijab, or the folksy grandpa who waits on us - they are all groomed well, neat, and very polite. And obviously well trained.

We don't always have to think the worst of people, you know.

[Fearless]

34. So doesn't make them a good company

Just a company with a slick image.

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

36. If you mean you don't like their conservative stance

on some issues, I agree with you, especially there stand on marriage equality.

Otherwise, our local Chic-Fil-A is the cleanest and nicest fast food place around. Just like other fast food places, I'm sure they all vary.

[Fearless]

43. Yes, and I'm speaking of the company not individual franchisees

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

30. delete

delete

[BlancheSplanchnik]

10. I'm smiling...

Happy for him! And the Target folks who helped.

[SoapBox]

11. Saw this on national news last week...

Nice to hear a good story for a change.

[sheshe2]

12. Bravo, well done Target!

[7962]

13. Wonderful! Now where are all those who commented that this HAD to be fake?

In the original OP we had a few who just couldnt fathom how this could REALLY happen. sad.

[Liberal_in_LA]

18. hanging their heads in shame

[Orrex]

19. Maybe you should read it again

As I promised, I acknowledged my error in-thread, as I was all along willing to do, once the story was confirmed.

It was never claimed that the story couldn't be real, by the way. The issue was that so many were unwilling to imagine that it might be false.

Congratulations to him, and I wish him the best of luck.

[7962]

21. Thanks. You're a rare one.

[joshcryer]

23. You "conclude that it's a deliberate ploy by Target."

Until we get independent confirmation that this is a spontaneous occurrence not conceived or driven by the marketing department, I'm going to err on the side of overwhelming reality & recent experience and conclude that it's a deliberate ploy by Target.

Another choice quote by you include you saying it "conveniently portrayed a corporate monolith as an oasis of human compassion."

No regard to the workers who were sharing an everyday experience with the world and it just so happened to go viral. There are probably tens thousands of incidents like this every day. This is just one that happened to get documented and go viral.

Watch this guys video to see interactions like that, when he goes to retail locations: https://www.youtube.com/user/laoshu505000/videos

[Orrex]

26. Why don't you quote my other posts, in which I recanted?

Why are you trying to portray me as dishonest?

After all, you're the one who made a false accusation in that thread and have so far refused to admit it.

Unless you can cite the post in which someone "literally" claimed that the Target employees were operatives, of course.

[Rex]

45. You know one thing I've learned over the years here

is the difference between a DUer and some anonymous username - is that DUers can actually be skeptics AND admit they are wrong when something is proven true.

Thank you for being a DUer and not just some anonymous username that is never wrong. Like the fella you are reply to, Mr. never been wrong eva...

[cwydro]

40. Orrex retracted the statements he/she made here.

Gosh, can we not give credit to those who are willing to admit wrong?

I was suspicious of the whole thing too.

We've been proved wrong and that is a very good thing!

[IronLionZion]

27. I generally believe people are good until they show otherwise

Whether its real or not, this boy was obviously helped by those workers.


And it is possible that the workers are normal decent people who did something good on their own, and then the company heard about it and promoted it as a feel good story. That happens in a lot of workplaces and there's nothing wrong with that.


People don't normally shop for ties at target and it's got to be a very tiny part of their business.

[LanternWaste]

49. More and more often, I see 'skepticism' used simply as an excuse to be ugly...

More and more often, I see 'skepticism' used simply as an excuse to be ugly...

[MissDeeds]

14. Awesome

Great news!

K&R

[Brother Buzz]

15. Huzzah! And all best, but Chic-Fil-A?

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

31. Despite their stance on gay marriage

I would consider Chic-Fil-A the best fast food restaurant for a teen to work around here. All the kids are pleasant, and the atmosphere is very friendly without being over the top fake.

[calimary]

16. He looks awfully handsome in that suit and tie!

Every now and then - a happy ending! I think we all need it!

[MrMickeysMom]

17. Good on you guys!

[Marie Marie]

20. Gotta love a happy ending.

But I would say in this case, Chick-fil-A is the lucky one. I am betting that this young man is going to be a great employee for them.

[NBachers]

22. Congratulations Yasir Moore, and good on Target employees and Chick Fil-A

Dude cleans up real well, doesn't he?

[lovemydog]

24. I'm really happy for Yasir.

Glad there's many nice people out there too, like those folks at the Target. Sometimes we can get all riled up about politics & stuff. Humanism & friendliness goes a long way toward making the world a better place locally, personally. Bravo to all. Good luck Yasir.

[uponit7771]

25. +1

[romanic]

28. Great news!

And congrats to Yasir.

[Owl]

32. Nice!

[KeepItReal]

33. Thank you for the update!

[NJCher]

35. Awwww

They could have just sold my son a tie,' said Najirah Parrish. 'But they took the time, helped him tie the tie and talked to him.

Good for Yasir and for his entry into the world of work! I'll bet the employees who helped him feel pretty good about that.

Yes, I remember the original post and all the suspicious minds who thought this was a publicity stunt by Target. I find that degree of suspicion disturbing. That's a side of DU I wish didn't exist.


Cher

[handmade34]

37. Sweet!

Congratulations Yasir and I hope you are managing that same store in the near future!!

[blkmusclmachine]

38. What's the deal with the Chilk Fil A? They are far right wing and gay haters, in my opinion

[Liberal_in_LA]

39. we are celebrating a teen landing a first job, nit chik

[Rex]

47. Yeah I wish he was getting a job at a better place, but don't deny him his first paycheck.

That's a big deal, besides - he will work somewhere else one day. Kids just getting started, cut him some slack.

[Terra Alta]

44. I'm so happy for him.

Hope he does well, and that this will lead to bigger and better things.

[Rex]

46. We need more of this, tons and tons and tons more of this.

Can't go wrong with human compassion, just need more of it in the world.

[rocktivity]

48. CUE THE VONAGE THEME!

Especially since his mother appears to be a Muslim. Of course, the kid's not knowing how to tie a tie suggests that there's not a man around the house.


rocktivity