Former CFO on Food Stamps After Controversial Viral Video About Chick-Fil-A

Baz · Baz's Garage

Remember the guy who HARASSED the Chick-Fil-A employee 2 1/2 years ago?

The former CFO of a medical device manufacturer in Arizona?

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One day, Smith decided to go through the drive-thru at his local Chick-Fil-A, where he ordered a free water -- the fast food chain offers customers free water -- and videotaped himself telling the drive-thru attendant how much he despised Chick-Fil-A.

"Chick-Fil-A is a hateful corporation," Smith said, in part, to the drive-thru attendant. "I don't know how you live with yourself and work here. I don't understand it. This is a horrible corporation with horrible values. You deserve better."

Smith then posted the video on his personal YouTube channel, but when he got back to work, he received a major shock.

"I got into work and the receptionist, the first thing, big eyes, 'Adam, what did you do?' ... she said, 'The voicemail is completely full, and it's full of bomb threats,'" Smith said in an exclusive interview with ABC News' "20/20."

Talk about karma......

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Smith was fired that same day. He said at the time he was earning $200,000 annually and had over $1 million in stock options.

"It was taken when I lost my employment," he said.

After losing his job, Smith, his wife Amy and their four children also lost their home. They were forced to sell and give away their possessions and move into an RV. A few months later, Smith found a new CFO job in Portland, Oregon. It was the fresh start he needed.

"I felt like, 'Yeah, I got it. I am back,'" Smith said.

About two weeks later, Smith was fired from that job after his new boss discovered he was the guy from the Chick-Fil-A video. Smith told "20/20" in subsequent job interviews, he was very honest about the video and while prospective employers seemed empathetic and understanding in the end the companies would rescind the offers saying they didn't want the distraction.

Looking back at the video now, Smith said he was emotional.

"I don't regret the stand I took, but I regret… the way I talked to her," he told "20/20."

Rest of story here.....

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HardDrive · 03-30-2015, 05:29 PM

Self absorbed nut case.

porsche4life · porsche4life's Garage

Dbag got what he had coming it sounds like.

rusnak · 03-30-2015, 05:37 PM

As much as he deserved it, I am sorry for him because he probably thought that it was cool to be a little hipster d-bag activst. Sounds like he hasn't learned anything though.

john70t · 03-30-2015, 05:56 PM

Forget the politics.
He's a numbers guy earning $200K and now flat broke three years later?

Scott R · Scott R's Garage

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Originally Posted by john70t

Forget the politics.
He's a numbers guy earning $200K and now flat broke three years later?

Yea, there were other factors at play here.

porsche4life · porsche4life's Garage

Not to speculate, but there are plenty of folks in scottsdale living beyond their means, even in that income bracket!

jyl · jyl's Garage

Equally bad stuff happens to humble, polite people who didn't do anything bad to invite it. So this guy isn't at the head of my sympathy queue.

herr_oberst · 03-30-2015, 06:50 PM

Everyone knows Portland is where unemployed hipsters go to retire!

BlueSkyJaunte · 03-30-2015, 06:58 PM

I try not to get into Schadenfreude but in this case I'll make an exception.

The reviews of his "book" were worth the visit to Amazon.

GH85Carrera · GH85Carrera's Garage

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Originally Posted by jyl

Equally bad stuff happens to humble, polite people who didn't do anything bad to invite it. So this guy isn't at the head of my sympathy queue.

This. It is hard to have any sympathy for the self absorbed self important twerp.

pcardude · 03-30-2015, 07:12 PM

Dude is a tard. I hope his wife leaves him and he lives in a van down by the river forever.

rusnak · 03-30-2015, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by herr_oberst

Everyone knows Portland is where unemployed hipsters go to retire!

Haha!! Downtown Portland, maybe. They can angrily chew their street pizza that way.

I think mercy comes with wisdom. The more of the latter you have, the former follows.

While mercy may not be "deserved", it comes from within you.

dan88911 · 03-30-2015, 07:43 PM

Welcome to the 21 century and this youtube, selfie BS.

Rick Lee · Rick Lee's Garage

I sort of feel sorry for his family, but not at all for him.

aigel · aigel's Garage

This guy must be nuts. Being able to become CFO making good money and then go to welfare a few years later? There are a lot of jobs in-between. There is a wife that could work etc. etc. As soon as you are not in a representative function, most employers would not care about the video. And if that doesn't work, start your own company - i.e. as a CPA doing taxes.

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pcardude · 03-30-2015, 09:14 PM

He is doing it on purpose at the expense of his family.

Think about it

DonDavis · DonDavis's Garage

Hmm, wonder if he's in fact bi, or maybe even closet gay.

Wasn't he at the table near us at St Francis?

Not that there's anything wrong with that...

Scuba Steve · 03-31-2015, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Rick Lee

I sort of feel sorry for his family, but not at all for him.

Couldn't have said it any better myself.

ckelly78z · 03-31-2015, 02:51 AM

It's good to see that there is some retribution for acting like a complete azz, and being so proud of the do-good attitude you have, that you videotape it and post it online. This brought a smile to my face that running rough-shod over somebodies day like he did can come back to bite you.

I don't feel sorry for him whatsoever, his family, however are the ones who have to put up with his insufferable jackassedness, and ultimately are the ones who are feeling the effects of his stupidity.