A pizza shop has gone viral after erecting a sign promoting jobs for 'non-stupid people'.
Santino's Pizza sparked a bit of controversy recently when someone spotted the tongue-in-cheek sign hanging outside the Ohio eatery:
Referencing the struggle they've had recruiting the right people, the advert reads: "Now hiring non-stupid people."
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Now, while the sign was actually put up a few months ago, it's only now getting some attention after a photo of it was posted online. As is often the way these days.
And while lots of people thought it was pretty funny, not everyone is a fan of the humour.
"If that's the first impression you choose to make as a business owner, don't complain when your employees leave," said one critic.
Another commented: "Why do managers feel they aren’t a part of the solution? Why not help others learn how to do their jobs better and offer up coaching and mentoring?
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"Seems a more humanitarian solution would solve a couple of the problems the sign eludes to."
"If a teacher of the owner's children called him or stupid because they didn't get all the answers correct on a test, I'm sure we would have been talking about unfair, unprofessional," put a third.
Others seemed to see the funny side of it all, though.
"Perfect, it's about time a restaurant did something like this," said one fan.
"If you're offended by it then maybe you are part of the problem and the sign was meant for you."
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Someone else chipped in: "I totally understand. Very hard to find young people that can actually function in the work place."
"Damn, everyone is so PC and woke and get their little feelings hurt," a third chimed. "I think this is both honest and funny."
While another added: "If the sign simply said, 'Help Wanted', the perpetually offended would say, 'You're showing hate to the poor, unemployed people', or some garbage. I love the sign!"
Following the backlash, Jayden Dunigan, whose family owns the restaurant, told WSYX that they were just having a laugh.
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He told the outlet that they had been spending a lot of the time and money on training new employees only to have them not even turn up for work.
Dunigan said: “A lot of the people we’ve hired just don’t want to work.
"There is no work ethic behind them, so that’s the meaning behind the ‘non-stupid'."
LADbible has contacted Santino's for comment.
Dominic Smithers