# Uh, they guarantee it. Men's Warehouse fires the founder. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 19, 2013, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-they-guarantee-it-mens-warehouse-fires-the-founder/661390 "2013-06-19T19:42:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-they-guarantee-it-mens-warehouse-fires-the-founder/661390/1 "2013-06-19T19:42:29Z")
[Weird. The dude is not only the founder, but also the image of the company.](http://finance.yahoo.com/news/mens-wearhouse-ousts-founder-exec-132847193.html) ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-they-guarantee-it-mens-warehouse-fires-the-founder/661390/2 "2013-06-19T20:16:37Z")
The strange thing is that they’ve been doing really well, not usually the time a company dumps their #1. Word is that he’s always been a pretty big pothead, so maybe that has something to do with it. When he started the company, he would go through the pockets of the returned rental tuxes after prom looking for forgotten joints and whatnot. He’s a pretty big pot legalization proponent as well. All of which I think make him a pretty cool dude. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-they-guarantee-it-mens-warehouse-fires-the-founder/661390/3 "2013-06-19T20:18:12Z")
I don’t know anything about the way that company is run, but I do think that man is an effective promoter of what the company sells. I bet they do worse without him. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-they-guarantee-it-mens-warehouse-fires-the-founder/661390/4 "2013-06-19T20:19:21Z")
It’s Wearhouse. Maybe it’s because he shot that Martin kid. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-they-guarantee-it-mens-warehouse-fires-the-founder/661390/5 "2013-06-19T20:19:53Z")
I dunno. He went from insane screamer to luded-out visionary. Both creeped me out. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-they-guarantee-it-mens-warehouse-fires-the-founder/661390/6 "2013-06-19T20:24:02Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > The strange thing is that they’ve been doing really well, not usually the time a company dumps their #1. > > Word is that he’s always been a pretty big pothead, so maybe that has something to do with it. When he started the company, he would go through the pockets of the returned rental tuxes after prom looking for forgotten joints and whatnot. He’s a pretty big pot legalization proponent as well. All of which I think make him a pretty cool dude. I always hated him, but reading this made me like him. But I just read that he got Deepak Chopra hired onto their board of directors, so I think I hate him again. ---
**Author:** ![ducati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-they-guarantee-it-mens-warehouse-fires-the-founder/661390/7 "2013-06-19T20:34:45Z")
I went there one time years ago. Their prices were INSANE! And not the good way. Expensive as hell. There are places here in town where I can get the same thing for 1/4 of his prices. That’s when I stopped even listening to his ramblings. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-they-guarantee-it-mens-warehouse-fires-the-founder/661390/8 "2013-06-19T21:01:26Z")
Seriously? Those suits are about as cheap as you can get. Where are you finding suits for 75 bucks? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-they-guarantee-it-mens-warehouse-fires-the-founder/661390/9 "2013-06-19T21:08:02Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > [Weird. The dude is not only the founder, but also the image of the company.](http://finance.yahoo.com/news/mens-wearhouse-ousts-founder-exec-132847193.html) True, but if Apple can fire Steve Jobs… ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-they-guarantee-it-mens-warehouse-fires-the-founder/661390/10 "2013-06-19T21:18:00Z")
Does this mean that I’m no longer going to like the way I look? ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-they-guarantee-it-mens-warehouse-fires-the-founder/661390/11 "2013-06-19T21:25:08Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > I always hated him, but reading this made me like him. But I just read that he got Deepak Chopra hired onto their board of directors, so I think I hate him again. I actually had to listen to him today. On a CD. Not by choice. Seriously. Weep for me. Though I suppose my shackra? is now better aligned now or something… ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-they-guarantee-it-mens-warehouse-fires-the-founder/661390/12 "2013-06-19T21:29:47Z")
23% profit increase in the first quarter and he got fired? Wow. Tough room. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-they-guarantee-it-mens-warehouse-fires-the-founder/661390/13 "2013-06-19T21:36:43Z")
> [@Rick](#): > > 23% profit increase in the first quarter and he got fired? > Wow. Tough room. They just didn’t like the way he looked. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-they-guarantee-it-mens-warehouse-fires-the-founder/661390/14 "2013-06-19T21:44:54Z")
> [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](#): > > Does this mean that I’m no longer going to like the way I look? You might, or might not. You’re completely on your own! ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-they-guarantee-it-mens-warehouse-fires-the-founder/661390/15 "2013-06-19T22:05:26Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > Seriously? Those suits are about as cheap as you can get. Where are you finding suits for 75 bucks? Funeral home. Prices are good but selection is limited. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-they-guarantee-it-mens-warehouse-fires-the-founder/661390/16 "2013-06-19T22:12:41Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > It’s Wearhouse. > > Maybe it’s because he shot that Martin kid. This went right over my head, so I was going to google it and see what happened… at which point the other shoe dropped :smack: Roddy ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Mondegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/91b2a8/32.png) [@Lord\_Mondegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Mondegreen)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-they-guarantee-it-mens-warehouse-fires-the-founder/661390/17 "2013-06-20T00:07:19Z")
I worked for a company once where the founder and largest shareholder (but not majority shareholder obviously) was fired as CEO. The company was performing very well, but the CEO and the second largest shareholder had major disagreements in the Boardroom. Eventually the 2nd largest shareholder convinced the rest of the Board to fire the CEO. The founder stayed on the Board and an external CEO was hired. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-they-guarantee-it-mens-warehouse-fires-the-founder/661390/18 "2013-06-20T00:17:32Z")
> [@Rick](#): > > 23% profit increase in the first quarter and he got fired? > Wow. Tough room. I see what you did there. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-they-guarantee-it-mens-warehouse-fires-the-founder/661390/19 "2013-06-20T00:19:42Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Maybe it’s because he shot that Martin kid. It’s the weirdest thing… he screams like a little girl. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-they-guarantee-it-mens-warehouse-fires-the-founder/661390/20 "2013-06-20T01:53:12Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > Funeral home. Prices are good but selection is limited. Yeah, but I never liked the breezes in back. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-they-guarantee-it-mens-warehouse-fires-the-founder/661390.md?page=2)