Comments on: ‘Here’s a Coke to wash down that pink slip’

By: Wendy

Wendy — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:15:02 +0000

What a debockle – We have always been Pepsi drinkers in my family – I will make sure we stay that way.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:01:18 +0000

I agree that the management person who said for employees to now join was just looking for trouble – why do you think employees are not allowed to participate in retail sweepstakes, etc. a company promotes. Just because of this. It should be the “genius” that came up with the idea of employees to join that should be fired – not the employees. Save me from the “idiot” MANAGEMENT people who make decisions and when it goes awry – it’s the “underlings” that becomes the “escape goat”. It makes no difference if they took codes without buying the product – it should never been offered to the employees!

By: Drea8585

Drea8585 — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:39:10 +0000

Yet another reason not to drink Coke! Go PEPSI!!!!!

By: R. B.

R. B. — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:52:00 +0000

At face value, this sounds pretty disgusting. But I have to wonder if there is more to the story as well. I hope Coke isn’t that petty and backward thinking and I hope they have better sense than this. I want more details before I make up my mind one way or the other. But I’m glad I’m a Diet Mountain Dew person (it’s a Pepsi product) and not a Coke drinker!

By: Dragon Fly

Dragon Fly — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:19:01 +0000

This is just a reminder that there’s no loyalty in an employer-employee relationship.

By: lynda

lynda — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:59:33 +0000

I agree with the others – how can someone get that many points? My family drinks Coke and we have yet to 600 and that is in a year of signing up. The story is incomplete, tell us was this over a long period of time? Were the points adding up to fast as in getting codes from other then the Coke that was drank. I would like to hear the rest of the story.

By: Patty

Patty — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:53:36 +0000

I agree that the upper management who made the poor decision to allow employee participation are the one’s who should be fired. I hope all get thier jobs back.

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:50:19 +0000

I agree Wanda. It’s obvious that the employees must have been drinking enough of their own product to receive these awards. The employer should be happy that they were drinking Coke and not the competition…unless they were retrieving the numbers off the line at work and not purchasing the product! H-M-M-M Mark, you’re right too…we’re not getting the whole story or I’m sure there would be a law suit already, considering all the people now that are suit happy!! Hot coffee in the lap..come on.

By: Kellie

Kellie — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:47:24 +0000

Yet another example of corporate america shenanigans!!! So who is checking the people doing the checking?? And really all this for a t-shirt, sleeping bag, or dart board? You would think the company would be a little smarter than that…..

By: Omar

Omar — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:39:05 +0000

I agree with Leburn, it sounds incomplete, its most unfortunate, the employee suffers for managements mistake of letting them participate in the first place not cool. And David i’ve had a jack & pepsi..its not the same..LOL…